Cong bastion Konkan now a battleground for Sena vs Sena

All eyes are now on the Sena factions, led by CM Shinde, backed by the BJP, and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray, and their performance in the coastal belt in the November 20 polls.  ......

From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

Freedom fighter and BJP leader Ayyapan Pillai passes away at 107

Veteran freedom fighter, eminent lawyer and one of the early leaders of the BJP in the state, K Ayyappan Pillai died in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 107 years, family sources said on Wednesday.......

Shiv Sena has a history of flirting with 'frenemies'

IMAGE: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray being greeted by NCP chief Sharad Pawar after he was chosen as the CM face of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance, during a meeting in Mumbai, on Tuesday.......