Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is locked in an electoral battle against his nephew Yugendra Pawar in Baramati, on Saturday said his aunt Pratibha Pawar never campaigned in the......
The respect for the four-time former chief minister, often referred to as Saheb, in his stronghold of western Maharashtra is palpable in much of the region. But his estranged nephew also appears to......
Election fever has reached its peak in Baramati in the last phase of the campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls with the rival Nationalist Congress Party factions led by Ajit Pawar and his......
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......
While political parties often accuse rivals of dynastic politics, during elections, they do not shy away from fielding relatives of their established leaders -- as the lists of candidates for the......
With the eighth council of avisors now in place, no one can accuse Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of being ill-advised, writes A K Bhattacharya. Till a few weeks ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh......
India is losing food items worth a whopping Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) every year due to poor post-harvest handling of farm produce, a development that analysts say may jeopardise the......
The Centre has begun consulting states on implementing its Rs 3 per kg rice/wheat scheme for the poor, but discussions got stuck on what would be the basis for defining the beneficiaries. The......
As it prepares to unveil its agenda during the first Budget session of the 15th Lok Sabha, the new United Progressive Alliance government will hold a series of strategy meetings to finalise the......
President Pratibha Patilsaid on Wednesday stimulating consumer demand and creating confidence in institutions and markets can help tackle the present downward trend in the global economy.......