In a major jolt to Congress, its senior leader and AICC general secretary Gurudas Kamat has quit from all posts in the party, according to a statement on Wednesday. “I had met Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi last week on Wednesday and discussed to be relieved from all responsibilities,” he[Read More…]
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BJP spokesperson registers complaint against Facebook troll
Bharatiya Janta Party Spokesperson Shaina NC on Saturday registered a complaint with Mumbai Police alleging that she has been abused on Facebook after she posted an interview with a private channel on her page. According to HT reports, she was informed by her personal assistant Sagarika Shinde about the unacceptable[Read More…]
Investors make beeline for Punjab; state may attract upto Rs 1 lakh cr this fiscal
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s outreach to meet investors and business leaders in Mumbai seems to have bode well with India Inc. Sources close to the Punjab CM told Newsd that every top corporate honcho who met Capt Singh evinced interest in the impending growth story of the state. “Of them,[Read More…]
TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar gets provisional protection from arrest
On Sunday, a Mumbai sessions court gave TVF founder Arunabh Kumar, provisional protection from arrest till Monday. Founder and CEO of a popular online digital entertainment channel, Arunabh is charged with molesting at least two women. One complaint against him was from a Mumbai-based production house who alleged that he[Read More…]
Vinod Khanna hospitalised due to dehydration
Actor Vinod Khanna, who was hospitalised in Mumbai earlier this week due to “severe dehydration”, could be suffering from bladder cancer, say reports. This news comes soon after Khanna’s son conversation with the reporters in which he mentioned that he could be discharged soon. “Dad was hospitalised on Friday for severe[Read More…]
Haj pilgrimage by sea route likely to resume
Veteran classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar dies at 84
Veteran Hindustani classical singers, Kishori Amonkar died at the age of 84 at her residence in Mumbai on Monday evening. Reportedly, Amonkar was ailing for a while. The Padma Vibhushan recipient classical singer was born on April 10, 1932 to Madhavdas Bhatiya and Mogubai Kurdikar. The famed vocalist, Amonkar learned[Read More…]
Mumbai: Cases of chicken pox, respiratory illnesses on rise as summer sets in
With the soaring temperature, the cases of chicken pox and respiratory illnesses are on the rise, said the municipal health department. The cases of viral infection, chicken pox go up in fluctuating temperatures and are mainly affecting children. “Cases of chicken pox increase in summer. There have been many cases[Read More…]
TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar booked for sexual harassment
The founder and CEO of the The Viral Fever(TVF) Arunabh Kumar was booked on Wednesday on charges of molestation. The police lodged a case based on a complaint lodged by a woman who said he had sexually harassed her. The case was registered at a police station in the Andheri east[Read More…]
Former Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra dies at 77
Former Rajya Sabha MP and president of Odisha Janamorcha party Pyari Mohan Mohapatra died in Mumbai after a prolonged illness on Sunday at the age of 77. Mohapatra passed away at 9.48 pm at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. He was also called ‘Chanakya of Odisha politics.’ Odisha chief minister Naveen[Read More…]
I would like Salman Khan to promote tourism: CM Mehbooba Mufti
The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that the state is safe for tourists to visit since disturbance that began last year has diminished. The CM also said that given a chance, she would like to call Bollywood actor Salman Khan to promote tourism in the Valley. Mufti[Read More…]
Another woman accuses TVF founder Arunabh Kumar of sexual harassment
An anonymous user by the name of Indian Fowler published a post on Medium alleging that she had been sexually harassed by TVF founder Arunabh Kumar.The anonymous woman wrote that she had been molested by Kumar in TVF’s Mumbai office back in 2014. A day after the allegations were made,[Read More…]
Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki becomes the head of JuD
Shiv Sena candidate becomes the new Mumbai mayor
BJP won’t contest for BMC mayor post: Fadnavis
High Court asks BMC, PWD, police & urban bodies to appear for the next court hearing
The Bombay High Court ordered the senior officials of the BMC, MMRDA, MSRDC, Mumbai Police and the PWD, on Monday, to appear before the court on the next hearing to address the issue of potholes and have a solid solution to the problem. A division bench of Justice V M[Read More…]
There has to be course correction in the party: Congress
After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections overthrow, the Congress said it will reflect on what caused the defeat of their party. They also said that their party will take a course of correction. “There has to be course correction in the party which will be undertaken by our senior[Read More…]
GoAir flight makes emergency landing
Mumbai: Free parking to end as govt lifts stay on BMC policy
There may be no free parking on any road or footpath in Mumbai, apart from for a few selected tourist spots and public places from March onwards as the state government has lifted its stay on a policy the BMC set 2 years ago. The step came just a week[Read More…]
Indian heritage looter arrested in Mumbai
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, has finally managed to detain heritage looter Indian-origin US businessman Vijay Nanda, said to be a top international smuggler. Nanda is running a global syndicate dealing in precious antiques, from South Mumbai. India is being robbed of its exceptional and ancient sculptures and[Read More…]
Man creates ruckus on Delhi-Mumbai Jet flight
ED questions Zakir Naik’s NGO officials in Mumbai
Man assaulted for not standing up during national anthem
Illegal smuggling of tobacco, gold at the Mumbai airport
Two passengers Vijay Kumar Natvarlal Rupapara and Manish Kumar Mansukhlal Khambani holding Indian passports on their departure to Lubumbashi via Addis Ababa by Ethiopian Air flight no. ET 641 were stopped at the airport. The passengers were allegedly attempting to export 5869 pouches and 900 tins of tobacco products, 185.5 kgs of[Read More…]
Hexa Vs XUV5OO Vs Innova Crysta: Variant wise feature comparison
Tata has finally launched the much anticipated Hexa, which was introduced in its production-spec guise a couple of months ago in the Indian market, today. It is a completely reworked Aria, and has now become the flagship product in Tata’s product lineup. The Hexa goes up against two of the well[Read More…]