Articles by Manjiri Chitre
‘Big win for Maharashtra’: Aaditya Thackeray as Koshyari exits Governor post
President Droupadi Murmu accepted Koshyari's resignation on Sunday morning - just a month after he had told Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his desire to resign.
Updated on Feb 12, 2023 12:50 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Who is Ramesh Bais, new Maharashtra Governor? All you need to know
Former Jharkhand and Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra after President Droupadi Murmu accepted Bhagat Singh Koshyari's resignation on Sunday morning.
Published on Feb 12, 2023 10:20 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Stalin writes to Nitin Gadkari on poor road condition in Chennai. Says this…
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday wrote to the Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on the poor road conditions between Chennai to Ranipet National Highway.
Updated on Feb 12, 2023 03:48 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘4 mental hospitals…’: Maha health min slams Aaditya Thackeray on CM challenge
Maharashtra health minister Tanaji Sawant on Saturday hit out at Shiv Sena leader (UBT) Aaditya Thackeray over his ‘challenge’ remark to chief minister Eknath Shinde.
Published on Feb 12, 2023 08:27 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘India’s future will be electrifying': Anand Mahindra on lithium in J&K
Industrialist Anand Mahindra - known for his frequent social media posts - hailed the lithium findings at Salal-Haimana in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)’s Reasi district.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 01:20 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘Take care of Papa’: Rohini Acharya as Lalu set to return post-kidney transplant
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav is set to return to India from Singapore on Saturday - months after his kidney transplant operation.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 09:50 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Minor sexually assaulted by MCD teacher, NHRC takes cognizance
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday sought a report within four weeks from the Delhi government and police over the alleged sexual assault of a Class 3 girl inside an MCD school.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 08:53 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘Check status, leave early’: Mumbai airport's advisory ahead of PM Modi's visit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mumbai to inaugurate two Vande Bharat trains on Friday, the Mumbai airport issued an advisory for its passengers considering the traffic congestion.
Updated on Feb 10, 2023 12:08 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
ISRO launches new rocket SSLV-D2 from Sriharikota
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the second edition of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
Updated on Feb 10, 2023 09:42 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
BJP MP urges Amit Shah to change Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow's name to this…
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sangam Lal Gupta on Tuesday urged Union home minister Amit Shah to change the name of Uttar Pradesh's capital city Lucknow to ‘Lakhanpur’ or ‘Laxmanpur’.
Published on Feb 07, 2023 10:27 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Rahul Gandhi shows PM Modi's poster with Adani in LS, Speaker reacts - WATCH
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi attacked prime minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Parliament Wednesday on multiple issues, including the controversy surrounding industrialist Gautam Adani.
Updated on Feb 08, 2023 10:40 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Turkey thanks India for sending assistance after earthquake: ‘Friend in need…’
Hours after India sent relief material to earthquake-hit Turkey, Turkish Ambassador to India Firat Sunel on Tuesday said that the country “appreciates the help”.
Updated on Feb 07, 2023 05:29 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi addresses Lok Sabha | Top quotes
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed the Lok Sabha during a Motion of Thanks on the President's address on Tuesday.
Updated on Feb 08, 2023 10:44 AM IST
Earthquake in Turkey splits Hatay airport runway into two - VIDEO
The powerful earthquakes in Turkey on Monday split the country's Hatay Airport runway - the only one - into two parts, forcing the flight operations to shut down immediately.
Updated on Feb 07, 2023 04:41 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aryan Prakash
‘Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun’: Cong's fresh questionnaire to Modi govt
The Congress on Monday posed three more questions to the government, calling its second edition of 'Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun’.
Published on Feb 06, 2023 07:58 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aryan Prakash
‘Power behind billionaire…’: Rahul Gandhi's dig at PM Modi over Adani issue
Amid the ongoing opposition protests over the Adani-Hindenburg row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to do “his best to avert a discussion in the Parliament”.
Published on Feb 06, 2023 04:55 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Yoga guru Ramdev booked over ‘Muslims abducting Hindu women’ comment
The Rajasthan police filed an FIR against Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday, a day after a purported video went viral where he accused Muslims of committing terrorist acts and abducting Hindu women.
Published on Feb 05, 2023 09:27 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Adani row: Congress to hold nationwide protests today
Congress is set to launch nationwide protests against the ongoing Adani issue in front of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) offices and State Bank of India (SBI) branches on Monday.
Updated on Feb 06, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘TMC wants debate, not disruption’: Derek O'Brien on Parliament ruckus
Amid the repeated adjournments of Parliament on Friday following a massive ruckus by the opposition over the Adani row, Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday said that his party wants a “debate, not disruption”.
Published on Feb 05, 2023 05:10 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Vande Bharat passenger complains of 'bad quality food'; IRCTC responds. Watch
Nearly a month after the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam ‘Vande Bharat Express’ train was launched, a video of its “bad food quality” is doing rounds on the internet.
Updated on Feb 04, 2023 10:16 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
PM Modi to inaugurate helicopter factory in Karnataka on Feb 6: All details here
In a move to boost India's defence sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s helicopter factory in Karnataka's Tumakuru district on February 6.
Published on Feb 04, 2023 05:17 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘Old political vehicles…sorry, polluting’: FM's slip-of-tongue in Budget speech
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday left the Parliament in splits after her “political vs polluting” slip of tongue during the Union Budget 2023-24 speech.
Published on Feb 01, 2023 02:14 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
'Hope it's short...': Congress MP's jab at Sitharaman over Union Budget 2023
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting her fifth straight budget as union finance minister on Wednesday.
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 03:06 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
From LPG rates to car prices, here's what's changing from day of Union Budget
As the Union Budget will be presented on Wednesday, a list of other changes that will come into force from February 1.
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 03:07 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Delhi-NCR weather: Dense fog in Delhi day after heavy rain, temp at 9.9 degrees
A day after witnessing heavy rainfall a dense fog engulfed the national capital Tuesday, with the minimum temperature dropping to 9.9 degrees Celsius.
Published on Jan 31, 2023 11:36 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Economic survey 2023 to be tabled today: All you need to know about it
A day before of the Union Budget, the government is set to table the economic survey 2023 on Tuesday at 11am.
Updated on Jan 31, 2023 09:14 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Peshawar mosque attack: Toll rises to 100; Pak blames ‘security lapse’ for blast
Over 300 worshippers were praying in the mosque when the explosion took place. “Rescuers had to remove mounds of debris to reach worshippers who were still trapped under the rubble,” the police added.
Updated on Jan 31, 2023 05:38 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
'Sheen Mubarak!': Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka's snowball fight in Srinagar | Watch
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - the brother-sister duo - on Monday shared some fun and light moments with a snowball fight in Srinagar.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 02:12 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Curtains down on Congress yatra with flag unfurling; PDP, NC attend rally
The closing ceremony was followed by a rally led by Rahul Gandhi at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium where several opposition leaders joined the Congress leaders.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 01:14 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Bharat Jodo Yatra closing ceremony today, these parties may attend | 5 points
The closing ceremony of Congress's mega ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which ended on Sunday after traversing through 12 states and union territories, will be held in Srinagar on Monday.
Updated on Jan 30, 2023 08:28 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar