Mumbai/Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pune in Maharashtra on Thursday was cancelled due to the heavy rain situation in the city, officials said. Modi was to flag off the Metro train line from District Court to Swargate in Pune and launch development projects of Rs 22,600 crore, ahead of the state assembly elections….
Bhopal: The BJP has enrolled more than one crore members in Madhya Pradesh under the first phase of its membership drive between September 2 and 25, a party leader said on Thursday. The membership figure in the first phase stood at 1,00,81,432, he said. The second phase of the membership drive will begin on October…
New Delhi: A reduction in crude oil prices in recent weeks has improved margins on retail auto fuels, providing state-owned firms a headroom to cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2-3 per litre, rating agency Icra said on Thursday. The price of a basket of crude oil India imports averaged USD 74 per barrel…
Kanpur: India would want their big guns Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to fire when the mighty hosts aim for a clean sweep against a beleaguered Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting here on Friday. The all-round show of Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubman Gill’s sublime hundred, Ravindra Jadeja’s quality batting and Rishabh Pant’s roaring…
Jerusalem: The Indian Embassy in Beirut has urged its nationals to avoid travel to Lebanon due to escalating violence and “strongly advised” those present there to exercise extreme caution and leave the country as soon as possible. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday said that 200,00 people have been displaced…
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Thursday sentenced Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut to 15 days simple imprisonment in a defamation complaint filed against him by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya. The metropolitan magistrate (Sewree court) convicted the Rajya Sabha member under Indian Penal Code Section 500 (punishment for defamation) and also imposed…
Lakshmana Rao In ancient times, Lord Rama instructed Lakshmana to leave Sita near the ashram of Valmiki, by the banks of the Ganga. Lakshmana, obedient to his lord’s command, faithfully carried out the king’s instructions and returned to Ayodhya, reporting his actions to the throne. However, upon seeing Lord Rama, he noticed a profound sorrow…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last year in connection with a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih put onerous conditions while granting relief. The top court had reserved…
New York: As tensions surge in the Middle East, Israel is gearing up for a potential ground invasion of Lebanon, following a series of escalating attacks between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. This development comes as the U.S. and France presented a 21-day ceasefire proposal to the United Nations Security Council, aiming to de-escalate the…
Washington: There has been no bigger advocate of the Asian-American community than Donald Trump, the former president and Republican presidential candidate, his campaign has said. The statement came on Wednesday, a day after a survey revealed that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was leading against him by 38 points among the Asian-American voters. “There has…
