Nitish Kumar: Master of the art of changing governmentsThe frequent change of platforms -- from secular socialist to aligning with a right wing party to being upholder of Dalit rights -- may hav...
09 Aug, 2022, 07.05 PM IST
Lakhs being spent on rebel Shiva Sena MLAs in Guwahati, flood-affected people left to fend for themselves: Aditya ThackerayWhile addressing the Shiv Sena workers in Mumbai on Sunday, Aditya Thackeray said, "Looking at the last 2-4 days in #Maharshtra, it feels t...
26 Jun, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
New farm laws showing results for farmers: Agriculture ministerIn a recent case, this law helped a poor farmer from Maharashtra to get rightful remuneration for his crops from a trader in Barwani distri...
09 Nov, 2020, 07.50 PM IST
Bhaiyyu Maharaj enjoyed large following among politiciansBhayyu Maharaj was one of the five 'saints' to whom the Shivraj Singh government of Madhya Pradesh had granted Minister of State (MoS) rank...
12 Jun, 2018, 06.00 PM IST
Why over-production has triggered widespread protests among India's onion farmersThe lure of good returns, coupled with perfect weather conditions, boosted yields to a record. The bumper crop has had its pitfalls.
10 Jun, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
BJP fields Suresh Prabhu from Andhra Pradesh; Akbar, Sahasrabuddhe also on Rajya Sabha listOther BJP candidates are Vikas Mahatme from Maharashtra, Shiv Pratap Shukla from Uttar Pradesh and Mahesh Poddar from Jharkhand.
30 May, 2016, 08.22 PM IST
BJP should desist from alliance with PDP: K N Govindacharya"Such alliances are short term gain, long term loss. It is totally unprincipled. Specially a party like BJP, which claims of ideology shoul...
18 Feb, 2015, 06.36 PM IST
Lalu-Nitish success: Can other alliances sprout from the ground?The margins story is more palpable: the BJP won no seats with a margin over 20,000 votes. It won one seat with just a 700-plus lead.
27 Aug, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
AAP may give as much as 20 Uttar Pradesh seats to MuslimsThe move comes even as the AMU faculty and staff refused to allow SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav to address students at the University.
07 Mar, 2014, 07.02 AM IST
- Maharashtra government to probe Rs 800-crore sugar sale scam
Decision can have ramifications in about one third parliamentary constituencies in the state where politics revolves around the cooperative...
08 Nov, 2013, 06.21 AM IST
Maharashtra to Order CID Investigation into Sugar ScamMaharashtra Government’s home department has decided to order a CID investigation into the alleged Rs.800 crore sugar sale scam.
07 Nov, 2013, 06.24 PM IST
- No interim relief to Vilasrao Deshmukh in Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts land deal
The high court order said that the then chief minister Deshmukh had misused his position to allot 20 acres at Film City, Goregaon, to Ghai’...
24 Mar, 2012, 05.18 AM IST
- Narayan Rane, Ajit Pawar fight ahead of district polls
Narayan Rane has threatened to hold public rallies in Pawar's home district Pune and expose Ajit Pawar's alleged involvement in land scams.
02 Feb, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Maharashtra polls likely in second week of October
If indications from political circles are anything to go by, assembly elections in Maharshtra will be held in the second week of October.
20 Aug, 2009, 03.59 AM IST
- Pratibha Patil becomes first woman president
Pratibha Patil has won the race to become India's President as she defeated opposition candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
21 Jul, 2007, 05.16 PM IST
- Breaking male dominance in Prez house
After her selection as UPA nominee, 1st woman Gov of Rajasthan can become India's 1st woman president.
14 Jun, 2007, 07.06 PM IST
- Nandigram ripple washes away states’ acquisition powers
Call it the Nandigram effect. Political compulsions have ensured that states have to stay away from compulsory land acquisition for special...
06 Apr, 2007, 03.32 AM IST