Sonali Bendre joins dengue awareness campaign
With the city witnessing a spurt in dengue cases, Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre on Wednesday joined a new campaign here to create awareness about the disease.
Yogendra Yadav sacked from UGC
Activist Yogendra Yadav was on Wednesday sacked from the UGC for being a member of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party as the government said his association with the apex body of higher education may
Bhatkal had lab in Goa to make bombs?
The National Investigation Agency has recovered bomb-making equipment last week from a house at Anjuna village in the state, where Yasin Bhatkal, the alleged co-founder of banned terror group Indian M
Pak 26/11 panel gets 7-day visas
India on Wednesday issued seven-day visas for the Pakistani judicial commission that will visit the country on September 21 to cross-examine the Mumbai terror attack witnesses and to carry forward the
Want closer ties with Modi, says Cameron
Britain favours closer engagement with Gujarat and its chief minister Narendra Modi to realise the country’s wide-ranging objectives in the state, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Rein in caste panchayat diktats: HC to state
The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government to initiate steps to curb the menace arising out of decisions passed by caste panchayats. A division bench of Justices S.C.
Court raps home secy for unfair conduct
Stopping short of passing strictures, the Bombay high court has reprimanded the Maharashtra home secretary for not deciding an appeal on a date fixed by the court and not conducting himself “fairly an
I’m an adult acting like a kid: Miley
Pop star Miley Cyrus says the reason she has been acting like a kid lately is because she was made to grow up in a hurry.
‘Good’ response to BJP Muslim drive
The Gujarat BJP minority cell on Tuesday launched a drive to woo Muslims on the birthday of the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and claimed to have received “good response” with nearly 40,000 members from the community expressing willingness to join the party.
Cyber shield in-charge victim of online fraud
A member in-charge of cyber security of a prestigious national security body was in for a rude shock when he found he was defrauded of `19 lakh electronically in an apparent hacker attack.