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No merger, NCP presses for finance portfolio, cabinet berth

MUMBAI, Oct. 26 -- There will be no merger between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party, one headed by Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP) and the other by Sunetra Pawar (NCP). This was confirmed in t... Read More


Audio leak triggers political intrigue

India, Oct. 26 -- M aratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil's release of audio clips claiming to feature an internal conversation among BJP functionaries has triggered a flurry of allegations and co... Read More


CR plans 5 recycling plants to tackle daily station garbage

Mumbai, Oct. 26 -- With railway stations in Mumbai's Central Railway division generating an estimated 20-30 tonnes of garbage every day, the railways plans to set up five material recovery facilities ... Read More


Thane draws up water plan amid 50 MLD daily deficit

Thane, Oct. 26 -- Thane is preparing for possible water shortages over the coming year, with the municipal corporation drawing up a micro-level action plan that includes disconnecting illegal taps, GP... Read More


Fadnavis defends tree-felling, accuses Oppn of 'fake narrative'

MUMBAI, Oct. 26 -- Amid protests by local residents, environmental groups and opposition leaders against the state forest department's permission to fell over 32,000 trees for the Gujarat-based Torren... Read More


ECI orders scrutiny of all post-SIR voter lists in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Oct. 26 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered mandatory scrutiny of all voter lists revised under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across Uttar Pradesh, following complain... Read More


Being asked vacate hostels, allege Jamia students

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Students from at least three hostels on the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) campus said they had been asked to vacate their accommodations on Sunday as the protest for the restoration... Read More


Collegium decisions unanimous: Ex-CJI

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has responded to former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul's account of their interactions over judicial appointm... Read More


Merc driven by judge's minor son kills scooter rider in Kochi

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 26 -- A 17-year-old boy allegedly rammed his Mercedes Benz into a scooter, killing its rider in Keralam's Kochi in the wee hours of Sunday, police said, even as state home min... Read More


Stone-pelting during RSS march in Jalgaon village; police lathi-charge, detain 15 people

PUNE, Oct. 26 -- Over 15 people were detained following stone-pelting during a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) route march in Kingaon village of Yawal taluka, Jalgaon district, on Sunday. The police... Read More