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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30: Patel Retail Limited (BSE: 544487 | NSE: PATELRMART) a diversified retail and food processing company, today announced the opening of its 46th store - Patel R Mart - in Kalyan. Located in the Yogi Dham area, this marks the company 7th store in Kalyan, further consolidating its presence in one of the region fastest-growing suburban markets. The Kalyan store is designed to serve the rapidly growing residential communities in and around Yogi Dham, the ou ...Read More >
Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh recently broke his silence over the massive controversy surrounding his film 'Sardaar Ji 3', which had come under fire for featuring Pakistani actress Hania Aamir amidst rising tensions between India and Pakistan. During his recent concert in Malaysia, Diljit clarified that Sardaar Ji 3 was filmed before the Pahalgam Terror attack, while the match between India and Pakistan was played after the attack. He also said that the Punjabi and the Sikh community could never g ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI: Sanctioned tanker Spartan has discharged Russian crude oil at India's Mundra port despite a ban by the Adani Group on entry of blacklisted ships at the terminal, ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler showed on Tuesday. The Suezmax tanker discharged 1 million barrels of Urals crude at Indian refiner HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd's (HMEL) Mundra terminal, Kpler data showed. Spartan, formerly known as SCF Samatlor, has been blacklisted by the European Union and Britain for breachin ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Proceedings at the Bombay High Court were stalled for two hours on Friday after an email sent to the court's official email address threatened the iconic court building would be blown up. All court staff, lawyers and litigants were asked to vacate the court premises around 1pm, and proceedings resumed at 3pm, after the police thoroughly checked the court complex and found nothing suspicious. "A thorough search of the entire high court premises was carried out and it was found that the t ...Read More >
The Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) electric testing lab at Shilapur in Nashik district will be inaugurated today, Sep 10, by Union Energy Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. | The Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) electric testing lab at Shilapur in Nashik district will be inaugurated today, Sep 10, by Union Energy Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and Water Resources ...Read More >
Mumbai: Close on the heels of the Delhi High Court being evacuated following a bomb threat email, a similar threat email regarding the Bombay high court was received, said police officers. Mumbai police officials later confirmed no explosives were found and the threat turned out to be a hoax. Police have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the email and determine whether the threats to the Delhi and Bombay high courts are linked. Azad maidan police were in the process of registering ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen funds worth around Rs 110 crore in multiple bank accounts during searches at 17 locations across eight cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Jaipur, Surat, Madurai, Kanpur, and Hyderabad. This was part of its money laundering probe into the Cyprus-based illegal online betting platform Parimatch. The searches, conducted on August 12 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, are linked to an ongoing investigation into the plat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Funds worth Rs 110 crore kept in mule bank accounts have been frozen and 1,200 mule credit cards were seized following recent searches against the Indian operations of a Cyprus-based "illegal" online betting platform named Parimatch, the Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday. Parimatch app, as per the federal probe agency, gained visibility in the country through "aggressive" marketing, including sponsorship of sports tournaments and partnerships with well-known celeb ...Read More >
New Delhi : In a strategic initiative to enhance Sri Lanka's tourism, Red Hat Communications, a major travel communications and marketing company, has announced its partnership with Classic Destinations, a well-known Sri Lankan travel & tour company. The partnership will enhance Sri Lanka's status as an attractive holiday destination among Indian tourists through a series of focused roadshows and other marketing initiatives in India. Under this alliance, Red Hat Communications will lead a large ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has now got its fifth bench, located in Kolhapur. The HC bench at Kolhapur will start functioning from Aug 18, as stated in a notification issued on Friday."I, Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, with the approval of the Governor of Maharashtra, appoint Kolhapur as a place at which Judges and Division Courts of the High Court may also sit, with effect from August 18, 2025," the notification dated Aug 1 said. The other benches of the HC ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Following heavy rainfall in Hyderabad and other parts of the state, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to remain vigilant and take proactive measures. The Chief Minister has asked the GHMC, HMDA, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Energy and Police wings to work in coordination during rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit areas. In his directive, Revanth Reddy also ordered the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disast ...Read More >
New Delhi: The monsoon has picked up pace across India, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a nationwide alert for heavy rainfall between July 18 and July 23. The weather is expected to turn unstable across large parts of the country, stretching from the northwestern plains to the eastern and southern regions. In the national capital, Delhi, a rain alert has been issued for July 18, with showers expected to continue through July 23. IMD forecasts Saturday's minimum temperatu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
Mumbai : "Today's unified response to the 'Bar Bandh' and 'No Alcohol' call across Maharashtra is a clear reflection of the deep distress felt by the hospitality industry over a 60 per cent hike in excise duty, alongside a 15 per cent increase in annual license fees and imposition of 10 per cent VAT on IMFL at FL3 outlets. Around 90-95 per cent of hotel bars, including those in Mumbai and major cities across the State stood in solidarity by suspending liquor service but maintained food services ...Read More >
The Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) announced a nationwide liquor bandh to oppose Maharashtra's tax hikes, which it said are pushing the industry towards a collapse. More than 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 (Monday) in protest against the state government's tax hikes on liquor, which they characterised as "draconian". The Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) said the nationwide bandh has been organised to oppose the stat ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): BSP Supreme Mayawati on Sunday held the party meeting at the BSP Central Camp Office in Lucknow. According to the release, the detailed review meeting was held, aimed and focused on the party preparation in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, along with efforts to strengthen the party base. The progress of directives issued on March 2 regarding the formation of party organisation commi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - In India, the land of more than a thousand tongues, few things inflame passions more than language. Touching the hot button comes with political peril. Just ask the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. High-profile brawls have erupted recently over Mr Modi's push for the nationwide adoption of Hindi, the language of his power base in northern India and a symbol of his campaign to unify the country around the ideology of Hindu nationalism. Late in June, the government of Mah ...Read More >
Over 20,000 bars and permit rooms in Maharashtra will close on July 14 due to the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association's protest against the state government's increased taxes on liquor, including VAT and excise duty hikes. AHAR claims these tax increases are crippling the Rs 1.5 lakh-crore industry, leading to potential business closures, job losses, and increased liquor smuggling. Over 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 to protest against the st ...Read More >
Pune: The restaurant and hoteliers' association in the city said continuous hike in taxes on bars and restaurants has made it difficult for them to operate, forcing many small establishments to consider shutting down their business.Three tax hikes in a year on bars and restaurants in the state have already led to an increase in black market sales or smuggling of liquor from other states, Pune Restaurant and Hoteliers Association (PRAHA) said.The association has given a state-wide dry day call on ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday. The report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the June 12 disaster but indicated that one pilot asked the other why he cut off fuel, and the second pilot responded t ...Read More >
Mumbai: Be prepared to be refused liquor in the city's restaurants and bars on Monday. For, over 20,000 bars and permit rooms in the state will shut operations as part of a one-day strike to protest the "draconian tsunami" of three tax hikes in a year.Accusing govt of killing jobs, destroying tourism prospects and ignoring the hospitality industry's pleas, Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHAR), the apex body of restaurants and bars in the state, said the "relentless and unjust" tax hikes ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Manipal Hospitals announced on Wednesday that it signed definitive agreements to acquire Sahyadri Hospitals from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers'), a global investor. The acquisition will bring Ranjan-Pai backed Manipal's total bed count to about 12,000, making it one of India's largest hospital networks, says a company statement. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but the deal is believed to be around Rs 6,000 crore.The acquisition of Pune-based Sahyad ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - At least nine people were killed and several others injured after a portion of the Gambhira bridge in Padra town, in Gujarat state in western India, collapsed on July 9. A truck and several cars plunged into the Mahisagar river. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi told reporters nine bodies had been recovered and six people rescued. He said Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered public works teams "to go there and take concrete measures". Cabinet Minister Rushikesh P ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd plans to retire high-cost debt and fund its expansion with the money it raises from its upcoming initial public offering of shares, top company executives said. The Gurugram-based flexible workspace operator is preparing to launch its ₹583-crore IPO on 10 July. The IPO will be a combination of a fresh issue of shares aggregating to ₹445 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) amounting to ₹137.56 crore. (No fresh shares will be issued as part of the OFS; the ...Read More >
Mumbai : Sieger Parking, a Coimbatore-headquartered leader in automated and multi-level car parking systems, has expanded its footprint to Western India with the opening of a new regional office in Mumbai. Officially launched the Mumbai office marks a pivotal milestone in Sieger's pan-India growth strategy and commitment to delivering space-efficient, tech-driven parking solutions across the country. The new Mumbai office will serve as the regional hub for Maharashtra and neighbouring western s ...Read More >
Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai emphasized the importance of studying in one's mother tongue, highlighting its role in fostering conceptual understanding and strong values. During a visit to his alma mater, Chikitsak Samuh Shirodkar School, he credited his teachers and the school for shaping his life and career. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai on Sunday stated that studying in one's mother tongue enhances conceptual understanding and instils strong values for life, as he reminis ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 6: Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai turned emotional on recalling the moment he fulfilled his father's dream by becoming a judge and also highlighted on Sunday the benefits of studying in his Marathi mother tongue, claiming that it helped him in better conceptual understanding. The CJI virtually held back his tears as he opened his heart at a lawyers' event in Maharashtra, saying, "I am happy my father's dream to see me become a judge has come true." The CJI, the first Buddhist to ...Read More >
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