Not against any community, but will have to fight for rights, asserts Bhujbal

Maharashtra cabinet minister and OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday said he was not against any community, but asserted a social group has to fight to protect its rights, comments coming in the......

Dead snake found in mid-day meal packet in Sangli

A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet distributed under the mid-day meal scheme meant for children aged between six months and three years at an anganwadi or a government-run nursery......

Sharad Pawar asks nephew Ajit to 'find a solution'

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday asked the NCP faction led by his nephew Ajit Pawar how a way out can be found in the current political scenario as demanded by them when they......

Many NCP MLAs skip 1st day of Maha monsoon session

As many as 27 out of the 53 MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) did not attend the Maharashtra legislature's monsoon session on the first day on Monday. IMAGE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief......

Goa to sign power pact with Ratnagiri Gas

Goa expects to pool about 21.5 MW of power from the 'Ratnagiri Combined Cycle Power Project' to meet its rising electricity demands, state power minister Alexio Sequiera said. "In all, 21.5 MW......

9 BJP-ruled states may ratify Bill on GST by end of August

Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month Senior Union ministers have advised to as many as nine Bharatiya Janata......

60% probability of GST bill passage in current session: Nomura

  The constitutional amendment that allows for a Goods and Services Tax, is more likely to be passed in this Monsoon Session of Parliament, says Japanese financial services major Nomura.......

Maharashtra dumps SEZ for real estate

Its new industrial policy appears to benefit industrial housesDark clouds hover over Maharashtra’s ambitious target of creating more than five million jobs through special economic zones......