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June 16, 2024

MVA TO STICK TOGETHER

Uddhav Thackeray has declared Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will jointly contest the upcoming elections to the 288 assembly seats. The clarification comes in the background of Congress leader Nana Patole's claim that the Congress would go it alone in the upcoming polls, and speculations that BJP was trying to entice Uddhav.

2 mins

Suresh Gopi calls Mrs G 'mother of India'

Union Minister Suresh Gopi once again lobbed a few 'cannon balls into his own party's courtyard leaving state BJP leaders scurrying for cover Wednesday.

1 min

G 7 to advance corridor linking India to Europe

Billed as a path-breaking initiative, the IMEC envisages a vast road, railroad and shipping network among Saudi Arabia, India, the United States and Europe to ensure integration among Asia, the Middle East and the West.

1 min

Outcry over move to prosecute Arundhati

The grant of sanction by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena to prosecute author Arundhati Roy, who is a known critic of the Narendra Modi government, under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for an alleged 'provocative' speech made by her in 2010, on Saturday triggered a war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition leaders.

3 mins

Guidelines violate right to life: PIL

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the December 2023 guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) that allows a patient, a relative or a doctor to decide not to admit or to stop treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) without formation of a medical committee or reporting to any authority.

2 mins

Parties begin constituency yatra

ECI data makes it clear that from among 288 constituencies of the state assembly, nearly 155 tilted in favour of the MVA, while about 125 supported the Mahayuti candidates

2 mins

Woman gets flat in redvpt project after yrs-long fight

Satya Shetty, a widow in her late 50s, had lived in her MHADA flat for many years and the apartment held memories of her late husband, besides countless moments that had defined her life.

2 mins

'BMC has violated poll code with demolition in Powai'

The BMC's anti-encroachment drive, which led to the demolition of 600 makeshift settlements in Powai's Jai Bhim Nagar on June 6, violated the model code of conduct (MCC) and the government resolution (GR) regarding such an action, alleged activists.

1 min

Over 17,000 motorists fined in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad

The Pune and PimpriChinchwad Police have launched a crackdown on four-wheelers with tinted glass that restricts vision beyond the permissible limit set by the Motor Vehicles Act. So far this year, 17,131 motorists have been fined in the two cities for this particular violation. The fine for the first offence is 500 and repeated offences attract a fine of up to ₹1,500.

1 min

CANDIDATES STAGE PROTEST IN PATNA, DEMAND RE-TEST

Hundreds of candidates who appeared in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) (UG) 2024 took to the streets, demanding re-test in Bihar's Patna on Saturday.

1 min

West Bengal experiences extreme vagaries of weather

South districts reel under heatwave while rain wreaks havoc in north

2 mins

CM launches Rs 598.66 cr Kanh Close Duct Project

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Saturday, performed the bhoomi pujan of the highly ambitious Kanh Close Duct Project to be constructed at a cost of around Rs 598.66 crore during a programme organised near Shani Mandir in Dendia village here.

2 mins

Indian Knowledge System: A Beacon of Light for Leaders

In this volatile, uncertain, complex and (VUCA) world, it is becoming difficult to manage the diverse talents by the leaders of any organisation.

3 mins

US sanctions Israeli group

The US state department has imposed sanctions on Tsav 9, \"a violent, extremist Israeli group\", for blocking convoys taking humanitarian aid to Gaza, and attacking truckers.

2 mins

US fast-attack sub, Canada patrol ship arrive in Cuba

A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, both vessels on the heels of Russian warships that arrived on the island earlier this week.

1 min

Internal strife and senior failures

Babar Azam's leadership tested amid team groupings in World Cup woes

2 mins

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