Senior Congress Leader Gurudas Kamat Dies At 63
Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat died at a private hospital in New Delhi today, party officials confirmed. He was 63. Mr Kamat also served as the former Mumbai Congress President. An advocate by profession, Gurudas Kamat was a Member of the Parliament for the Mumbai ...
Dabholkar murder case: Forensics to ascertain if recovered weapon was used to kill rationalist
Days after the alleged shooter in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case, Sachin Andure, reportedly revealed that he had given a firearm to his brothers-in-law for safekeeping, the CBI and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday recovered a 7.65 bore pistol from a residence in Aurangaba...
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors
New York: Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer," pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying he and Trump arranged the payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model to influence the election...
Par panel calls ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to brief on mounting NPAs
New Delhi: A parliamentary committee looking into the issue of mounting non-performing assets (NPAs) has asked former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan to appear before it and brief on the matter. Rajan was invited after former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian pra...
Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan seeks Rs 2,600 crore special package from Centre for relief efforts
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Monday sought a Rs 2,600 crore special package from the Centre even as the state struggled to find its feet after the devastating deluge that left 223 dead in a fortnight and forced over 10 lakh people out of their homes. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan chaired a mee...
Yogi Adityanath hate speech case: Supreme Court sends notice to UP govt
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to explain why chief minister Yogi Adityanath should not be prosecuted in a case involving an alleged hate speech he had delivered before the 2007 Gorakhpur riots. A bench of chief justice of India Dipak Misra, and justices AM Khanwil...
Stop press! Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas’ roka ceremony to take place at 10 am tomorrow?
If the feeling hasn’t sunk in yet- IT’S HAPPENING GUYS! Priyanka Chopra is about announce to the world that she is taken. The actress who reportedly got engaged to boo Nick Jonas around her birthday this year, is hosting the biggest bash for B-town friends and we can’t wait for the pictures. We w...
Imran all but certain to become Pak's new PM as cracks appear within Opposition ranks
Imran all but certain to become Pak's new PM as cracks appear within Opposition ranks - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan is poised to become the country's new prime minister as the Opposition alliance fell apart over the nomination of his challenger ahead of today's election in Parlia...
Trump's military parade delayed until at least 2019
A military parade ordered by US President Donald Trump for later this year has been postponed until at least 2019, a defense official has said, following reports the cost had soared to over USD 90 million. "The Department of Defense and White House have been planning a parade to honor America's m...
