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The shipping ministry on Thursday signed a new wage settlement pact with employees at state-run ports, under which workers will get a 10.6 per cent hike, which will cost the ministry Rs 560 crore per year.

Maha apprentices paid 159 per cent higher than minimum wages

According to the report, the stipend payout increased in proportion with the educational qualification.

13 March 2019 6:39 AM IST

The rescue operation took over two hours.

Kingfisher rescued from glue mousetrap

Glue traps remain one of the cruellest ways of trapping animals, says wildlife activists.

13 March 2019 4:29 AM IST

Wetlands are ecologically important as they stabilise the coastline and control erosion.

Following floods, Uran locals to boycott Lok Sabha polls

The team also witnessed destruction of mangrove stretches due to blockage of tidal water.

13 March 2019 4:13 AM IST

The government should take necessary steps to regulate responsible self-medication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Professor developing cheap sickle cell medication

Drug re-purposing means the use of an existing drug, or its compounds, to treat an entirely different disease.

13 March 2019 4:06 AM IST

Dr Ambedkar memorial would be constructed on 12.5 acre land at Indu Mill compound near Chaityabhoomi in Dadar.

Memorial to fetch Rs 90 crore annually'

MMRDA says Ambedkar monument will be major tourist attraction.

13 March 2019 3:59 AM IST

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis attended Maha Property Expo.

Congress' Kalidas Kolambkar to join BJP

Mr Kolambkar is likely to get his BJP ticket from the Wadala constituency.

13 March 2019 3:52 AM IST

Prakash Ambedkar

No further talks will be held with Congress, says Prakash Ambedkar

Mr Ambedkar is likely to contest the Solapur seat against Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde.

13 March 2019 3:46 AM IST

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was addressing a public rally in Solapur district in Maharashtra. (Photo: Twitter | @uddhavthackeray)

Prepare to face questions over 2014 poll promises: Shiv Sena to BJP

The party in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana said that people would ask questions ranging from situation in...

13 March 2019 3:41 AM IST

Sujay Vikhe-Patil

Shiv Sena offers' Vikhe-Patil opportunity to join party

Mr Raut said, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil should join the Sena and make our alliance (with the BJP) stronger.

13 March 2019 3:36 AM IST

Sujay Vikhe-Patil joins the BJP in the presence of the chief minister on Tuesday. (Photo: RAJESH JADHAV)

LoP refuses to quit Congress after son's exit

Sujay claims he made move against his dad's wishes.

13 March 2019 3:32 AM IST

Special public prosecutor Dilip Shah said that MCOCA Judge Shridhar Bhosle had convicted and sentenced them to different periods of rigorous imprisonment ranging from seven to ten years based on the roles played by the convicts in the crime. (Representational image)

Rate of conviction in terror cases filed by cops just 32 per cent

Data shows that 9 Kashmir-based terrorists were arrested in the national capital and only 3 were convicted.

13 March 2019 3:03 AM IST

A bench headed by Justice AK Sikri had on October 6 reserved its order on a plea seeking restoration of the apex courts last year order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR. (Photo: File/Representational)

Can't kill jobs of firecracker unit workers'

Several applications were filed on behalf of manufacturers association, the state of Tamil Nadu and others for...

13 March 2019 3:01 AM IST