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Maharashtra: CM Fadnavis rubbishes talk of NCP merger

India, Feb. 2 -- Rubbishing claims made by some leaders of the NCP (SP), including Sharad Pawar, regarding talks of merger with the other NCP faction headed by the late Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane... Read More


Solar power brings light to Maharashtra's forgotten tribal people

India, Feb. 2 -- In the forested folds of the Sahyadri mountain ranges, spread across Thane to Satara regions of western Maharashtra, nightfall once marked the end of life for the Kathkari and other t... Read More


Jammu and Kashmir budget session to commence today, police heighten security outside legislative assembly

Jammu, Feb. 2 -- Jammu and Kashmir will start its budget session today. In preparation for the proceedings, stringent security checks are being conducted at the legislative Complex in Jammu to ensure ... Read More


Hours after firing at Bollywood director's Juhu home, four arrested from Pune

India, Feb. 2 -- Hours after unidentified assailants fired five rounds outside a 10-storeyed building in Juhu owned by Bollywood director Rohit Shetty, four young men were arrested for allegedly abett... Read More


HC slams state for 'gross abuse of power' in Borivali slum scheme

India, Feb. 2 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Maharashtra government and slum rehabilitation authorities, terming their decision to appoint a new developer for a long-sta... Read More


Kerala assembly speaker rejects adjournment notice by UDF MLA on Payyannur bomb attack case

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 2 -- The Kerala Assembly speaker, A N Shamseer, has rejected the adjournment notice submitted by United Democratic Front (UDF) MLA K.K. Rama, stating that the issue does not h... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 launches City Economic Region Scheme for temple towns, tier-2 and tier-3 cities

Lucknow, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 has announced the launch of the City Economic Region (CER) scheme to bring Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities into the mainstream of development by reducing pressure ... Read More


Senior NCP leaders on Pawar's radar

India, Feb. 2 -- It took many by surprise when NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar took the names of senior NCP leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare while telling mediapersons on Saturday that he was not aw... Read More


Jalandhar's Adampur airport renamed after Guru Ravidas

Jalandhar/Ludhiana, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday renamed the Adampur airport in Jalandhar as Sri Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji Airport, fulfilling a long-pending demand raised by various... Read More


MBVV police claim near-total detection of serious crimes in 2025, but crimes against women rise

India, Feb. 2 -- The Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate has claimed a 100% detection rate for serious crimes registered in 2025, including murder, attempt to murder, rape, robber... Read More