Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Friday launched a frontal attack on the Central government, accusing it of using constitutional amendments as a tool to establish a “perpetual hold on power”. In a two-page statement, Thackeray clarified that the MNS does not oppose the Women’s Reservation Bill — noting that Maharashtra was a pioneer in local body reservations for women. He however, raised sharp questions regarding the timing and the “sudden hur…
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to authorities in Maharashtra and the management of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) over allegations of an organised racket involving alleged religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the company’s Nashik office.A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint filed by the Legal Rights Observatory, alleging that such activities were being carried out within the TCS bra…
Nashik, April 17 (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has suspended an employee, Nida Khan, who has been named as the main accused in an alleged religious conversion-related case in Maharashtra’s Nashik, according to an official communication issued by the company.A suspension order, dated April 9, 2026, shows that the employee, designated as a Process Associate, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect, citing the seriousness of the allegations against her.The company said that …
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The focus of the Indian security agencies dealing with the menace of narcotic smuggling has been largely on the contraband originating from the Golden Crescent of Pakistan-Afghanistan.The Indian agencies have said that activities through the Golden Crescent have gone up considerably. There is a push by Pakistan to smuggle huge quantities of narcotics into India.Ramping up activities at the Golden Crescent is a clear sign that the Pakistan-based operatives are trying to…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the ongoing investigation into the Nashik Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) case has suggested that the allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion are “extremely serious” and were being carried out under a “module”. Speaking to the media, the Chief Minister, who has arrived in Kolkata for election campaigning, confirmed that preliminary investigations suggested the activities were not isolated inciden…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday accused the BJP of labelling the Noida labour protest as “Pakistani Conspiracy”, saying that it is an insult to India’s workforce and a sign of “cowardly mentality”. The Thackeray camp, in a scathing editorial of the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, claimed that the BJP uses Pakistan as a political crutch to deflect from their own failures in governance and border security.The editorial said similar claims of “Pa…
Pune, April 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday performed the foundation-laying ceremony for the Lata-Asha Mangeshkar Institute of Medical Sciences at Nandoshi, Pune. Speaking at the event, the Chief Minister assured that the state government remains committed to supporting charitable organisations dedicated to public service. He highlighted that the upcoming hospital project by the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation is equipped with state-of-the-art faciliti…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that the Women’s Reservation Bill, which was already passed by the Parliament in 2023, should be implemented immediately, while suggesting that a temporary pause must be applied to the delimitation (reorganisation of electoral constituencies) issue.”This is an important matter for broader national unity. For us, this is not about any one party’s political future but about the future of the co…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Amid the political storm over allegations of forced religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Nashik branch, a fresh application on Thursday has been moved before the Supreme Court in the pending religious conversion case, citing the incident as evidence of “organised religious conversion” and seeking stronger judicial intervention against unlawful conversions across the country.Filed in the pending matter “In Re: The Issue of…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Thursday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 1.75 lakh crore with JW Global Group and Shyam Steel in varied sectors, including solar, artificial intelligence, green hydrogen, nuclear, and steel manufacturing. Of the Rs 1.75 lakh crore, JW Global and The Seed Consortium will invest Rs 1,65,000 crore focused on clean energy and advanced technology. These MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.Ac…