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Prakash Amte and his wife Mandakini run a wildlife orphanage and sanctuary for animals in Maharashtra.

Two Sundarbans officials get green awards

The two officials are Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve director S. Kulandivel and field director of Sundarbans Tiger Reserve...

19 Dec 2017 3:11 AM IST

Congress MLA Varsha Gaikwad. (Photo: Twitter)

Congress' Gujarat performance brings new hope for Maharashtra unit

The 137-year-old party had witnessed one of its worst defeats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

19 Dec 2017 3:10 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

CM Mamata Banerjee remembers Singur victim

She also urged people to never forget the martyrs' of political violence during the Left front rule.

19 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

Deepak Kesarkar

State funded loan waiver all by itself: Deepak Kesarkar

Kesarkar was replying to the questions raised over the funding of the scheme by the state government in the state...

19 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

BJP leader Eknath Khadse. (Photo: File)

Eknath Khadse slams minister over irregularities in drug purchase

Khadse said that it was unfortunate that scientists working there were being paid poorly.

19 Dec 2017 3:07 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

We must uphold rights of minorities, says Mamata Banerjee

Minorities Rights Day is observed across the country on this day every year since 2013 to create awareness on rights of...

19 Dec 2017 3:06 AM IST

Actress-turned-BJP Mahila Morcha president Locket Chatterjee (left) and party workers celebrate the partys victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, outside the state party headquarters in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Bengal BJP celebrates party victory in Gujarat, Himachal

Ghosh said Bengal cannot remain untouched from the BJP wave in the country.

19 Dec 2017 3:03 AM IST

Out-of-court litigation is expected to help reduce the burden on courts in a country where over 3 crore cases are pending.

Petition applies brake' on test track in Navi Mumbai

State has been asked to reply to PIL, which alleges norms weren't adhered for track.

19 Dec 2017 2:58 AM IST

File picture of the Bombay high court.

Govt, finance bodies asked to file reply in cess PIL case

The court wanted to know the reason behind the petition.

19 Dec 2017 2:55 AM IST

Two suspected robbers, referred to as Jai and Veeru, popular characters of the iconic Bollywood film Sholay, were arrested from south Delhi for their alleged involvement in motor vehicle thefts. (Representational Image)

Burglar caught after heated car chase in Wadala

Shaikh is the former gram pradhan of Rampur Rajwadi (Dev-Mau) village, Pratapgadh district, UP.

19 Dec 2017 2:54 AM IST

Six people had died in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast.

Bombay HC rejects Purohit's challenge to UAPA charges

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had arrested 11 accused including Sadhvi Pragya Singh and Purohit.

19 Dec 2017 2:51 AM IST

An Optical Character Response machine at CST station.

Book train tickets with app, take print at station via link

The plan is to eventually introduce the same on all Central and the Western Railway stations.

19 Dec 2017 2:48 AM IST