Exports up 1% to $35 bn in April; trade deficit widens to 4-mth high at $19.1 bn

Healthy growth in sectors such as electronics, chemicals, petroleum products and pharma has helped register growth in exports

Action taken against Nashik shelter home director: Govt

The NHRC on Tuesday said the Maharashtra government has informed it that in response to the rights panel's notices in a case of alleged sexual exploitation of 16 girls at a Nashik shelter home, the accused director of the institution has been arrested and a trial is going on in a court.

FOREST OFFICIALS HONORED FOR ANTI-SMUGGLING EFFORTS

Despite continued infiltration by smugglers into sensitive forest areas like Peth, Barhe, and Harsul, the forest department's patrolling rangers and guards have been relentless in their efforts to intercept smugglers trafficking khair and teak.

More than 400 hoardings in city unsafe

After the incident of the collapse in of hoarding Ghatkopar in Mumbai in which 15 persons were killed, an alarming concern have been raised by the residents of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar about the safety of the people and the public property due to the unsafe hoardings in the city.

Get up close with wildlife on May 23

The Nature Experience Programme 2024 is scheduled to take place on Buddha Purnima, falling on May 23, within the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve.

Banner congratulating 'MP' Murlidhar Mohol appears

Voting for the Lok Sabha elections took place in Pune on Monday. According to the final voter turnout released by the District Infomation Office, a 53.54% voter turnout was recorded, slightly higher than 2019's 49.89%.

Katraj Zoo registers ₹1 cr drop in revenue

Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park & Wildlife Research Centre, situated in Pune's Katraj area, is a popular spot for families to visit on weekends and holidays. However, in FY 2023-24, the zoo has registered a drop in revenue by ₹1 crore compared to FY 2022-23.

Malvani hooch tragedy: Four get 10-yr rigorous jail

106 died, 75 suffered disabilities after drinking spurious alcohol

Parsi Gate To Reopen Soon

Built in the early 20th century by Parsi philanthropists, the monument was dismantled in 2021 to make way for the Coastal Road project

'Herwad 1st village to ban widowhood rituals'

Activist Pramod Jhinjade speaks exclusively to the FPJ; says he has set his eyes on other countries

Chembur college extends hijab ban

30 students submitted a letter to the college, urging it to reconsider imposing any dress code; students approached national and state human rights commissions against ‘diktat'

Police struggle to catch owner of ill-fated hoarding

The cops went all the way to Lonavala, where Bhavesh Bhinde owns a posh resort; however, they didn't find him

2nd bow arch girder joining Coastal Rd.sea link launched

Weighing 2,500 metric tonnes and measuring 143 metres in length, the second bow arch string girder connecting the Coastal Road and the BandraWorli Sea link was successfully launched in the early hours of Wednesday.

SHIV SENA UBT) MANIFESTO WORST AMONG MAJOR PARTIES: ANALYSIS

Trinamool’'s manifesto best, followed by Congress’: Informed Voter Project

'UDDHAV EXPLOITED MARATHI SENTIMENTS'

As Mumbai and its neighbouring areas are all set for polls, Devendra Fadnavis shares his views on several key issues ranging from the Shiv Sena split to the Maratha quota agitation, while reiterating that Uddhav Thackeray’s ego forced BJP to part ways

Congress wanted to allocate 15% of budget to minorities, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday claimed that he was exposing the Congress and INDIA bloc's plans to divide people on the basis of religion.

Lalu camps in Saran for daughter

RJD chief Lalu Prasad is leaving nothing to chance to brighten prospects of his daughter Rohini Acharya contesting election from the Saran Lok Sabha constituency.

'BJP will destroy statute, scrap quota

Arvind Kejriwal, who rose up the political ladder by slamming the Congress-led Manmohan Singh government for corruption, on Wednesday followed his alliance dharma and came out in its support.

JOKE IS ON RANGEELA, NOMINATION REJECTED

Finally, the joke was on Shyam comedian Rangeela whose nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat has been rejected.

Caste dynamics, not Ram ka naam, at work

The grand inauguration of the Ram Mandir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22 has brought Ayodhya into international spotlight.

Shah questions 'special' interim bail to Kejriwal

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that he does not see the interim bail given by the apex court to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal as a routine judgement and stressed that many in the country believe that \"special treatment\" was given.

Kharge promises 10 kg free ration

On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted Wednesday that the opposition INDIA bloc is sitting pretty after four phases of polling and that the people are ready to bid farewell to Narendra Modi.

Citizenship certificates for 14 CAA applicants

Fourteen applicants, most of them who had come to India from Pakistan, were on Wednesday physically handed over Citizenship Certificates under the new Citizenship Amendment Act by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla.

PLAYING WITH FIRE: RESCUERS PROCEED WITH CAUTION

Search and rescue operations continued on Wednesday, more than 50 hours after the hoarding collapse incident in Ghatkopar east on Monday.

SC QUASHES ARREST

Court said a copy of the remand application was not provided to the NewsClick chief, thereby violating principles oi natural justice

Ghatkopar wipes tears as hordes greet Modi

That doom had descended from the sky claiming 14 lives and injuring several others in a freak mishap at Ghatkopar on Monday would have been the farthest thought on the minds of the uninformed witnessing the election extravaganza on display in the same Mumbai suburb, 48 hours later.

4,50,000 People Fled Rafah Fighting In A Week, Says UN

Almost 4,50,000 people left the city of Rafah in Gaza in the space of one week as hordes of displaced people try to escape from heavy fighting in the south of the coastal strip, the UN said on Tuesday.

Only Remembered During Elections?

People of the Matua community generally feel that they are only mentioned and used when the polls are announced. The sect that belongs to the Namasudra caste, came to West Bengal from Bangladesh following the Partition.

Public Sector Hanks Total Profit Crosses 21.4 Lakh Crore In FY24

The 12 Public Sector Banks together had earned a net profit of 4,04,649 crore in 2022-23

All-round DC outplay L3G

Stubbs and Porel’s batting and tight bowling help them win