Saurabh Gupta

Plastic Ban In Maharashtra From Tomorrow, Violators To Face 3 Months Jail

India News | Friday June 22, 2018

Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam said that anextensive awareness campaign will be carried out in the next eight days to inform people about banned items.

Mumbai Woman Hangs Herself, Husband Drives Around With Body For 8 Hours

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday June 22, 2018

A 28-year-old shopkeeper in suburban Mumbai drove around with his wife's body for close to eight hours after she allegedly committed suicide earlier this month.

Rahul Gandhi Gets Notice For Tweet Showing Boys Assaulted On Video

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday June 20, 2018

The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights today issued a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Twitter for 'disclosing' the identity of two minor boys, victims of assault.

Vijay Mallya First Person To Be Booked Under New Anti-Financial Fraud Law

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday June 19, 2018

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint or a supplementary charge-sheet against liquor baron Vijay Mallya under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act. The document has been filed before a special court under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), naming the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, UBHL (United Brew...

Rahul Gandhi Pleads "Not Guilty" In Defamation Case Filed By RSS Leader

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday June 12, 2018

Rahul Gandhi today pleaded "not guilty" in a defamation case filed by an RSS leader in Maharashtra.

Monsoon Hits Mumbai, Heavy Rain Disrupts Flights, Trains: 10 Updates

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday June 9, 2018

Mumbai was hit by heavy rain this morning as monsoon arrived, inundating low lying areas and disrupting local trains and flights. At least 20 domestic flights have been delayed and one cancelled; 12 international flights are also late, while two stand cancelled. Local trains are running 15-20 minutes late, officials said. "Parts of a wall fell on t...

Piyush Goyal Dismisses RBI's Consumer Confidence Survey Findings

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday June 8, 2018

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said he has no answer for people with blinkers, when he was asked to react to the Reserve Bank of India's consumer confidence survey.

PM Modi Assassination Plot Revealed In Maoist Letter, Say Cops: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday June 8, 2018

A plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a "Rajiv Gandhi-type incident" during one of his roadshows has been revealed in a letter seized from a suspected Maoist, the Pune police told a court on Thursday. Soon after, it was reported that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has also received letters, alleged from Maoist outfits,...

Banks' NPA Woes: Government To Form Panel To Set Up Asset Reconstruction Company

Business | Saturday June 9, 2018

The committee under Sunil Mehta, non-executive chairman of PNB, will make recommendations in two weeks.

One-On-One Meet, Maharashtrian Food For Amit Shah At Uddhav Thackeray House

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday June 7, 2018

In an effort to reach out to its oldest but most aggressively critical alliance partner, BJP president Amit Shah met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday evening at his residence in Mumbai to discuss the problems in the alliance.

As Part Of BJP Outreach Drive, Amit Shah Meets Ratan Tata, Madhuri Dixit

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Wednesday June 6, 2018

As part of the BJP's mega public drive to reach out to distinguished people from various walks of life, party chief Amit Shah today met actress Madhuri Dixit and industrialist Ratan Tata in Mumbai.

With 1,003 Flights In 24 Hours, Mumbai Airport Is World's Busiest

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday June 7, 2018

The Mumbai international airport has shattered its own world record of operating most flights in 24 hours. The airport, which is the busiest single runway airport in the world, operated 1,003 flights.

In Bhima Koregaon Case, Police Arrest 5 Activists After Multi-City Ops

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday June 6, 2018

Five activists associated with the Bhima Koregaon protests have been arrested early on Wednesday morning. The police alleged all of them have Maoist links.

Congress Eyes Power In Goa, Meets Governor, Stakes Claim To Form Government

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday May 18, 2018

The Indian National Congress has approached the Goa Governor, Mridula Sinha, to "correct her mistake" after the elections to the state assembly last year. The Congress says it should have been invited to form the government in Goa after the elections in March last year as it emerged as the single largest party.

Congress Demands "Karnataka Model" In Goa And Manipur

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 18, 2018

Karnataka's impact may spill over to at least four more states now, with the Congress and other opposition parties demanding that as single largest party, they be given a shot at power.