Mumbai, May 24 (UNI) The number of deaths in Thursday’s mega blaze at a chemical factory at Dombivali in Thane district of Maharashtra touched 13; however, the fugitive owners of the factory were arrested by police, an official said here on Friday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Parag Manere said that police have arrested two directors…
Mumbai, May 24 (UNI) The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed the sale, distribution, and consumption of liquor in Mumbai city after the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll results on June 4. A vacation bench of Justices Nitin Borkar and Somasekhar Sundaresan passed an order during the hearing of two petitions filed by the…
Mumbai, May 24 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has firmly denied making any coaching offers to former Australian cricketers Ricky Ponting or Justin Langer. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah clarified the situation following reports quoting the Australians. “Neither I nor the BCCI have approached any former Australian cricketer with a coaching…
Patna, May 24 (UNI) Claiming to get 310 seats after completion of polling in the five phases of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday assured to scrap Muslim reservation and allocate the quota to the backward class in the country after coming back to power. Addressing a rally in…
Prayagraj, May 24 (UNI) In a partial relief to Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohammad Azam Khan, his wife and former MP Tazeen Fatima and ex-MLA son Abdullah Azam the Allahabad High Court on Friday granted them nail in the fake birth certificate case and stayed their conviction, prosecution sources here. Prosecution sources said that in…
Dehradun, May 24 (UNI) The pilgrimage to the holy Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib, located in the high ranges of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, commenced on Friday. The doors of Hemkund Sahib will open on Saturday at 9.30 am. The first group of pilgrims departed from Gurdwara Govind Ghat, led by the Punj…
Mumbai, May 24 (UNI) Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP) on Friday said a serious water crisis has hit the state, and appealed to work unitedly to overcome the situation. Addressing a Press conference here, Pawar said due to lack of rain drought situation prevailed in 1500 revenue circles and 40 taluks of the…
New Delhi, May 24 (UNI) The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) met on Friday under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to review preparedness for the impending cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. Reviewing the preparedness measures of the Central agencies and West Bengal Government, the Cabinet Secretary stressed that all necessary preventive and…
New Delhi, May 24 (UNI) Just a day before the Lok Sabha election in the National Capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to release AAP leaders who were arrested in connection with the alleged liquor scam case. Addressing the media, AAP National convener…
New Delhi, May 24 (UNI) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande on Friday, while encouraging the NDA cadets to further the spirit of jointness as they grow in service, emphasised about the revolution in military affairs which are mostly driven by technology. The Army Chief reviewed the passing out parade of 146th course…
