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Maharashtra polls: 4,140 candidates in fray for 288 seats

A total of 4,140 candidates were left in the fray for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Monday, a poll official said. IMAGE: Maharashtra......

Congress left gasping as candidate pulls out in Maharashtra stronghold

The end of the process to withdraw nominations for Maharashtra assembly polls on Monday left the Congress in despair in Kolhapur North seat after its candidate Madhurima Raje Chhatrapati withdrew,......

What was EC doing for 9 months, asks SC; stays HC order on Pune LS by-poll

Observing that it will lay down the guidelines on conducting by-elections, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay high court order asking the Election Commission to immediately hold the......

August 15, 1947: How I Celebrated Freedom

'We were children and could not distinguish freedom from bondage, but we could understand that a momentous and happy event was imminent.' IMAGE: The Tiranga at retired Professor Ajit D Masih's......

'BJP thinks NCP can tilt the balance in 2024'

'They feel that after UP, it is Maharashtra that can deliver them good numbers in the next Lok Sabha elections.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis, second from right, greets......

The Ticking Time Bomb

Nearly 31 million Indians are unemployed and looking for jobs.While economic growth has been humming along, the pace of job creation has been poor.A revealing excerpt from Dev Kar's India: Still A......

Day 4: India continues to stand in queue as banks work on Sunday

MUMBAI: People queue-up outside a bank to change old Rs 500/1,000 notes on Sunday morning. Photograph: Sahil Salvi. There was no let up in the rush for exchanging demonetised notes and......

After Bandhan, another micro lender in Bengal eyes the big league

IMAGE: An Arohan Compulsory Group Training (CGT) session in progress in Bihar. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Arohan What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions......

Post offices in a brave new world

'He was asked to do the KYC again because the earlier exercise would not do as they were 'computerising.''Getting the records transferred to the reluctant computer would take time and so he was......

Cabs change colour in Kolkata, guarantee 'no refusal'

Guaranteeing 'no refusal' to passengers, a new fleet of taxis coloured blue and white instead of the normal yellow, hit the roads in the metropolis on Thursday. Launching the fleet of 50 such new......

Diljit Dosanjh: Sardar with Swag

For Diljit Dosanjh to stand by his faith, retain the turban and beard, and yet not trivialise himself in the roles he has essayed, is really his biggest achievement, observes Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE:......

'If I had to be trashy, I'd be the best trash'

'I always gave my best, even to what people considered to be trashy content.' IMAGE: Mita Vashisht in Criminal Justice. "When I was 33, I remember going to Govind Nihalani's house in the night to......

When Aamir Khan tried to dictate to Mita Vashisht

'Mahesh Bhatt put his foot down during Ghulam and did not allow Aamir Khan to dictate a particular moment in my performance.''He just ignored Aamir's objection to something I did in a shot we had......

'Smita was a part of me'

Actor-politician Raj Babbar remembers his wife Smita Patil on the legendary actress' 20th death anniversary. Whenever someone asks me to talk about Smita Patil, I become emotional and her whole......

AIFF to withdraw support for Premier League Soccer

The much-anticipated IPL-style Premier League Soccer (PLS) may reach a dead end, with the AIFF set to withdraw the permission of conducting the tournament, during its all-powerful Emergency......

'Cheated' Noida villagers to protest F1 track land deal

Residents of villages in the Greater Noida region of Uttar Pradesh have threatened to launch a protest over being inadequately compensated for losing land to the new Formula One circuit coming up......

Tollygunge players beaten in Holi revelry

The festival of colour paled for three African footballers who representTollygunge Agragami as theywere beaten up by a mob after expressingdislike at being sprayed with colour byyoung Holi......

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