Day: January 15, 2020

BMTC MD drives Volvo bus, draws flak

7:00 pm January 15, 2020

Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Managing Director C Shikha has drawn flak for driving a Volvo bus allegedly without the requisite licence, prompting the BMTC to issue a clarification that it was done in a controlled environment and there was no harm to people. Pictures and videos of Shikha, a 2004 batch IAS officer, driving […]

Withdraw CAA, bring new law after consensus: Mayawati

6:55 pm January 15, 2020

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged the Centre to withdraw the amended citizenship law and seek consensus to bring in a new one, even as she lashed out at both BJP and Congress for being two sides of the same coin . She accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre of not […]

Bank unions call two-day strike from January 31

6:52 pm January 15, 2020

Kolkata: Bank unions on Wednesday called for a two-day nationwide strike on January 31 and February 1 after talks over wage revision failed to make headway with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which represents nine trade unions, said they will also hold a three-day strike from March 11-13. […]

'Trailblazer, Iron lady': Cong leaders pay rich tributes to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

Indira Gandhi used to meet gangster Karim Lala: Sanjay Raut

6:50 pm January 15, 2020

Pune: Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that former prime minister Indira Gandhi used to come to meet yesteryear don Karim Lala in Mumbai. Recalling days of the underworld in Mumbai, Raut, who was earlier a journalist, said gangsters like Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and Sharad Shetty used to have control over […]

Eastern Freeway to be named after late Vilasrao Deshmukh

6:46 pm January 15, 2020

Mumbai: The Eastern Freeway in Mumbai will be named after late chief minister and Congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Maharashtra government said on Wednesday. Making the announcement after attending the state Cabinet meeting here, deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar recalled Deshmukh’s contribution for the project. The Congress is one of the constituents of the Maharashtra […]