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Former president Pranab Mukherjee addresses RSS workers. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Soul of India lies in pluralism, tolerance: Pranab Mukherjee at RSS event

'The debate on why Pranab Mukherjee accepted the invite to come here is meaningless,' RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said.

07 Jun 2018 5:35 PM

Former president Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to arrive at the venue at 5:30 pm, where he will be welcomed by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo: File | PTI)

Despite daughter’s warning, Pranab Mukherjee to deliver RSS speech today

Today's event has generated lot of interests and controversy ever since Pranab Mukherjee agreed to address RSS trainees.

07 Jun 2018 12:14 PM

Former president Pranab Mukherjee has been invited to be the chief guest at a function of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Nagpur, scheduled on June 7. (Photo: File/AFP)

Pranab Mukherjee secular person, accepting RSS invite not wrong: Cong leader

Cong leader Sushil Kumar Shinde said 'we would be more than pleased' if Mukherjee's thoughts bring some improvement in RSS.

04 Jun 2018 9:05 AM

The deceased, identified as Pradeep Shriram, and two other workers were processing turmeric in a water boiler at the farm located in Dhapewada village on Tuesday evening, Kalmeshwar police station in-charge Chandrashekhar Bahadure said. (Representational image)

One killed after boiler blast at Nitin Gadkari’s farm in Maharashtra

There was a blast in the boiler following which the three workers ran from there, but Shriram fell to the ground and sustained injuries.

23 May 2018 4:00 PM

The official said the train drivers had handled the situation 'bravely' and applied the emergency brakes and controlled the train effectively. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Train's assistant driver dies while trying to douse fire in locomotive in Maharashtra

Assistant loco-pilot SK Vishwakarma died after fire engulfed the 12810 Howrah-Mumbai CSMT train at 4:57pm, said a railway official.

07 May 2018 10:13 AM

'There is no proof available (to suggest) that Rajguru was a RSS swayamsevak and neither did our grandfather tell us so,' Satyasheel and Harshwardhan Rajguru, grandsons of the revolutionary's brother, said in Pune. (Photo: Facebook)

Rajguru fought for entire nation, not just RSS: Kin on swayamsevak tag

Descendants of Rajguru have taken umbrage to the claim in a book that the revolutionary was a 'swayamsevak' with the RSS.

03 Apr 2018 1:57 PM

Confident of a favourable judgment from SC on the matter, RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi said the construction of temple would begin after the court's order and it would be built on the basis of its verdict on the ownership of land. (Photo: PTI)

Ayodhya land dispute: Consensus not easy, Ram temple will be built, says RSS

Joshi also said the RSS doesn't support demands for a minority religion status for the Lingayat community in Karnataka.

11 Mar 2018 8:39 PM

India has only about 222 charging stations with 353 charging points, according to a January report by global consultancy EY.

Ola's sputtering India electric vehicle trial a red flag for Modi plan

Ola has since added 10 additional charging points but is still short of its target.

09 Mar 2018 10:14 AM

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

No fundamental change in H-1B visa programme: US diplomat

The Trump administration last week announced a new policy that makes very tough the procedure of issuing H-1B visas.

27 Feb 2018 11:41 AM

Chaturvedi, who has been elected as MLA from Nagpur five times, added that he came to know about his expulsion from media reports and had received no official communication from the Maharshtra Pradesh Congress Committee. (Photo: Facebook)

My expulsion against party tradition: Ex- Cong leader Satish Chaturvedi

Chaturvedi alleged that a 'handful of people in Mumbai and Nagpur' were engaged in weakening the party by helping communal forces.

26 Feb 2018 1:30 PM

Usha Kamble, 52 and Rashi, 1, mother and daughter of local journalist Ravikant Kamble, who worked for a local daily, were missing since Saturday evening. (Photo: Facebook | Ravikant Kamble)

Local journalist’s mother, daughter killed, thrown away in sacks

Usha and Rashi had gone missing since Saturday evening. Their bodies with injury marks were found in a nullah around 10.30 am on Sunday.

19 Feb 2018 8:06 AM

The trust asked for separate public toilets as well as separate medical wards for transgenders. (Representational Image)

Nagpur: 2 separate public toilets for transgender community

Sarthi Trust, which works for the community, met the District Collector and demanded separate public toilets for transgenders.

17 Feb 2018 3:14 PM

The panel Vidya was part of resolved several disputes, including a Rs 19 lakh claim settlement between an insurance company and a medical insurance policy-holder. (Representational Image)

Society should back LGBT community: Transgender activist joins Lok Adalat

Vidya Kamble, a social activist for 10 years, is the 1st transgender to be a Lok Adalat panel member in the state.

11 Feb 2018 1:46 PM

LoP takes dig at Devendra Fadnavis over ‘police incompetence’

Mr Vikhe-Patil said even after two months, the Nagpur police has failed to trace Yadav.

23 Dec 2017 6:40 AM

Opposition slams Vinod Tawade for ‘mess’ in education ministry

There are norms laid down for running schools at a particular distance for primary and secondary Schools.

23 Dec 2017 6:38 AM

Assembly saw chaos over ill treatment by govt officials

The house was adjourned for 10 minutes and then for another 30 minutes.

22 Dec 2017 6:54 AM

State to try not to increase ready reckoner rates

The state government has also said that a Cabinet sub-committee had been set up to decide the rates.

22 Dec 2017 6:51 AM

Two engineers suspended over bursting of natural lake, causing Rs 10 crores damage

Announcement was made by Ram Shinde, the water conservation minister on Thursday.

22 Dec 2017 6:51 AM

Maharashtra State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar.

Traders owe Maha govt sales tax of Rs 2,860 crore: Sudhir Mungantiwar

Traders with dues of more than Rs 5 lakh and efforts to trace them has been initiated with the help of banks.

21 Dec 2017 1:55 PM

Around 125 tehsils faced deficient rainfall this year.

Out of 125 tehsils, only three fit new drought criteria

Due to the new criteria, only three tehsils in Gondia district of Vidarbha are included in drought list.

20 Dec 2017 6:35 AM

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