Mumbai

The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels.

Sharad Pawar, who turned 80 today, has spent 60 years of his life in politics. He has not faced defeat even once so far, a fact that his ardent supporters never forget to mention.

According to traders, profit-booking emerged at higher levels, dragging benchmark indices lower. The broader indices traded weak along with selling seen in basic materials, public sector and capital goods counters.

UltraTech Cement was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Tata Steel, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, M&M, Infosys and Reliance Industries.

After winning the coveted Global Teacher Award last week, Disale, a resident of Solapur district, had met several prominent personalities, including Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

The charge sheet was filed before a court in Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district, where the case for alleged abetment of suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud has been registered.

Chitalia, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in March 2018, had filed a bail application for the second time.

Announcing a set of measures to this effect at the monetary policy review, Governor Shaktikanta Das said the first tightening measure is on the regulatory regime for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), which currently is built on the principle of pro...

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who ordered re-investigation by the state CID, had no power to do so as the previous probe by the Alibaug police in Raigad district had been closed last year, it said.

Shiv Sena's South Mumbai Vibhag President professed his admiration for the Muslim call of prayer, 'Azaan' and even announced that there should be a 'Azaan Recitation Competition', on the lines of the 'Bhagwat Gita Competitions' held frequently.

The private airport operator also said it has created a dedicated zone for domestic passengers arriving from these places who are required to undergo the mandatory RT-PCR test.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was presiding over a public interest litigation filed through lawyer Shekhar Jagtap opposing the suspension of the scheme.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit traded in a narrow range as rising COVID-19 cases offset positive sentiments surrounding the progress on the vaccine front.

Anil Deshmukh also appealed to people to follow the state government's guidelines, which have asked devotees not to gather around lakes/ponds or sea sides in view of the COVID-19 threat, according to an official statement.

The 30-share BSE index was trading 240.96 points or 0.55 per cent lower at 43,939.09 in the opening session.

At Tuesday's auction of state development loans (SDLs), nine states raised Rs 8,716 crore, taking overall borrowings to Rs 4.72 lakh crore or 93 per cent of the target, by 28 states and two Union Territories since April 7, Care Ratings said in a note afte...