Licence to kill? Mumbai RTO audit says 76K DLs issued on fake driving tests
Mumbai, June 28 - In a stunner, an audit by Maharashtra’s Accountant General (Audit II) has revealed that the Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Andheri in Mumbai may have issued a whopping 76,000 driving licences on ‘fake driving tests’ on unauthorised vehicles, last
BJP, Congress in Rajasthan get busy for bypolls to 5 Assembly seats
Jaipur, June 28 - Congress and BJP have begun preparing for the bypolls to five Assembly seats in Rajasthan which have to be held in the next six months.
Centre okays Rs 700 crore to set up institutes of pharma, medical technology
New Delhi, June 28 - The Central government has earmarked Rs 700 crore to set up centres of excellence at the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical, Education & Research (NIPER) over the next five years to boost pharma and medical technology in the country.
Bengal govt to formulate policy, identify new hawking zones
Kolkata, June 28 - Having announced that it was putting on hold for a month the eviction of hawkers illegally encroaching public spaces, the West Bengal Government is now working on a new hawker policy.
Waste bin material, says Bengal Governor’s office on CM’s comments
Kolkata, June 28 - The office of the West Bengal Governor, C.V. Ananda Bose, on Friday, reacted strongly to the comments made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hinting towards the "general fear" among women to go to the Raj Bhavan.
J&K: Inmate injured in gas cylinder explosion in Kupwara jail, succumbs
Srinagar, June 28 - Another jail inmate injured in a gas cylinder explosion inside J&K’s Kupwara district jail on July 19 succumbed in the hospital on Friday, taking the toll of inmates killed in this accident to two.
BJP protests at DC offices in K’taka, seek action in tribal welfare scam case
Bengaluru, June 28 - Alleging the Congress government's involvement in the Rs 187 crore tribal welfare scam and demanding action, the BJP in Karnataka was protesting and trying to gherao the offices of District Commissioners (DC) across the state on Friday.
BJP Councillor takes ‘boat ride’ in waterlogged Patparganj, slams AAP govt
New Delhi, June 28 - BJP Councillor Ravinder Singh Negi was spotted boating in the waterlogged Patparganj locality of Delhi on Friday.
Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi, Kumaraswamy express grief over K’taka road accident
Bengaluru, June 28 -Union Minister for Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy on Friday expressed grief over the Karnataka road accident that claimed 13 lives.
BSP and ASP to contest all 10 upcoming Assembly bypolls in UP
Lucknow, June 28 - In a move that is bound to further rattle the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Azad Samaj Party (ASP) led by Chandra Shekhar Aazad has announced that it will contest all the 10 upcoming bypolls to the state Assembly.
Discuss NEET issue, says Rahul Gandhi to Centre
New Delhi, June 28 - Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the NEET exam issue should be discussed in Parliament and urged the government to hold a "good and respectful discussion".
Land scam case: Jharkhand HC grants bail to ex-CM Hemant Soren
Ranchi, June 28 - The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the land scam case.
Bengal train mishap: Injured assistant loco pilot shifted to Assam’s Maligaon
Kolkata, June 28 - Manu Kumar, the assistant loco pilot of the goods train that collided with Kanchanjunga Express earlier this month in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal has been shifted to Assam for continuing medical treatment purposes.
Oppn protests over Maha slipping to 6th rank in per capita income
Mumbai, June 28 - Opposition parties in Maharashtra on Friday stepped up their attack against the Mahayuti government as they staged a protest at the entrance of Vidhan Bhavan during the second day of the Monsoon Session.
Telangana: Leaders pay tributes to former PM Narasimha Rao on birth anniversary
Hyderabad, June 28 - Leaders across the political spectrum in Telangana on Friday paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao on his 103rd birth anniversary.
Bengal MLAs’ oath: Constitution gives Guv Bose final say
Kolkata, June 28 - Even as uncertainty remains over the swearing-in of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress MLAs, legal experts say that the Constitution gives West Bengal Governor, CV Ananda Bose, the final say and the two legislators can’t participate in the Assembly proceedings
Rain submerges Delhi-NCR, breaks 88-year-old record
New Delhi, June 28 - Heavy rainfall in Delhi-NCR that started on Thursday, led to widespread waterlogging and severe traffic jams on Friday morning.
Centre to conduct thorough check of airports, says Civil Aviation Minister
New Delhi, June 28 - Following the canopy collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Friday, the Centre will conduct a thorough check of all the airports in the country.
Heavy rains flood key junctions in Gurugram
Gurugram, June 28 - A heavy spell of pre-monsoon rain turned Gurugram's major roads, sectors and colonies into a river on Friday morning.
Mallikarjun Kharge pays tribute to Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary
New Delhi, June 28 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid homage to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao on his 103rd birth anniversary.