'It is Maharashtra that started this fire.' 'Suddenly, out of nowhere, they started talking about the border dispute being sub judice and they started talking about meeting the people in Belagavi who want to break up our state.'
Rejecting the plea of insanity, the Bombay High Court today upheld the conviction of a State Transport bus driver who had mowed down nine persons and injured 35 others in Pune in January 2012.
Sena has not supported Gaikwad's act but senior party leaders have expressed reservations over the airlines' action against him
'I'm now living under threat, but life has to go on because as a soldier, you can't run away from it.'
The 1993 Mumbai blasts convict will be woken up early on Thursday, given light refreshments and prayers books before his execution.
As Mumbai almost came to a halt after overnight rains, netizens and Mumbaikars took a dig at the Shiv Sena for the plight of their beloved city.
The deceased, five boys and three girls, were part of a group of 47 students.
Several cases relating to car theft and other offences were slapped on Ruchika's brother Ashu Girhotra in 1993 but he was later acquitted of the charges by the courts. The family alleges that false cases were brought at Rathore's behest and that Ashu was harassed and tortured in custody.
A woman and her 14-year-old daughter suffered injuries on Wednesday during a game-ride at Adlabs Imagica theme park in Raigad district near Mumbai, police said.
'When a criminal assumes a new identity he think everybody knows them by that name only.' 'Criminals forget that the police are always hunting for them to put them in jail.'
'They have realised that class war is not possible in India, so they are trying to bring about a caste war.'
All the essential services, schools and colleges have been excluded from the bandh.
The Bombay high court on Wednesday said the agitators who were protesting against construction of water pipeline in Maval area had created a riot-like situation, which led to the police firing last August, in which three persons were killed.
Gaikwad was travelling from Pune to New Delhi when the scuffle broke out over the sitting arrangement.
'There is a contradiction between what the then CM said in the assembly and the legislative council, and the direction taken by the police investigation.'
The team of 21 Rashtriya Rifles had entered the house of a civilian to prevent a hostage situation when they came under attack from the terrorists who had already reached there. While the four army personnel and the police Sub Inspector lost their lives in the encounter, the civilians trapped in the house were safely evacuated.
In his annual Vijayadashmi address, the RSS chief also spoke about "urban maoism", the Sabarimala row and the need to strengthen the country's borders.
A day after terror struck Pune, a huge cache of explosives was today seized from Valsad district of Gujarat and four persons were arrested in this connection.
The 48-year-old man's brother helped his friend marry a girl from another community.
'If someone is insulting women, action should be taken against such an individual. Even if personalities like Nana Patekar or M J Akbar are found guilty, action should be taken against them'
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
Indian roads continue to be among the most dangerous in the world. Few people are even aware that the Good Samaritan Law exists. Getting a licence to drive is still far too easy.
'Ludicrous they might be, but they are not without threats -- much like letters that appear suddenly in homes of those opposing the government.' 'One must exercise some caution before believing in them,' says Uttaran Das Gupta.
'The situation is especially serious in major hotspot districts or emerging hotspots like Ahmedabad and Surat (Gujarat), Thane (Maharashtra), Hyderabad (Telangana), and Chennai (Tamil Nadu),' the MHA statement said.
As the festival began on Monday morning, idols of different shapes and sizes of the elephant-headed God, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and considered as a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune, were installed at the sarvanjik (community) mandals and at homes by devotees.
In the wake of a final verdict on the Batla House encounter case, the National Investigation Agency and police teams from several states are all set to launch another manhunt for the head honchos of the Indian Mujahideen.
The court was hearing the plea filed against the arrest of the rights activists -- Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha -- in the case.
Right-wing groups were blamed for the violence.
The final figure of polling could increase and it will be available on Tuesday, officials said.
But Pune Police Commissioner Dhananjay Jadhav said the police will be unable to give such permission to jewelers.
Incidents of violence were reported from various parts of Mumbai and Maharashtra.
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in the discharge application of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah, in connection with the alleged fake encounter cases of Shorabbuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati, till July 14.
Agitating farmer groups on Thursday held a four-hour nationwide 'rail roko' agitation with the railways saying there was negligible impact on services though some trains were stopped by officials at stations as a precautionary measure.
Two assailants were nabbed from Goa, one from Pune and the fourth from Shirdi, an official from Shirdi police station told PTI over phone.
If the Bhima Koregaon commission is terminated before completing its work, the people affected by the violence 'would feel cheated'.
The arrest of an Indian Army Major for allegedly killing a fellow officer's wife he was "obsessed" with is not the first incident of alleged inappropriate conduct in the history of the country's armed forces. In the past, a number of such cases have hogged the limelight at different points in time. Here are some of such cases.
Despite being hailed as one of India's most progressive and most developed states, it is witnessing the fallout of lopsided progress.
Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday have thrown rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. With IMD forecast of heavy rains for Tuesday, the authorities declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.
The special Central Bureau of Investigation judge hearing the case of fake encounter cases of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajaptai, was on Wednesday transferred, following which the court adjourned the hearing on the Amit Shah's discharge plea.
Addressing the tri-monthly meeting of Nationalist Congress Party workers at Belewadi, Pune, Pawar brought up the issue of framing of "innocent" Muslim youths in 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts by investigating agency, saying such incidents not only "inflicted unprecedented agony on their families but also virtually eroded their sense of belonging to India".
