Fadnavis, Shinde, Pawar take oath again as MVA protests

Two days after being sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took oath as MLA along with deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, while the opposition Maha Vikas......

Bitter results for MVA in Maharashtra's sugar belt

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has suffered a significant rout in the sugarcane belt of western Maharashtra, as the ruling Mahayuti alliance bagged 53 of the 70 assembly seats in the......

Will rebels upset Mahayuti, MVA poll plans in Maha?

Major political parties in Maharashtra are facing rebellion in their ranks as party workers denied tickets have defied their leaderships and filed nominations for the assembly polls, posing a......

Raut warns ally Congress as rift in MVA deepens

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Monday warned Congress about fielding a candidate for the Solapur South assembly seat, for which his party has already announced a......

How water inequality governs drought-hit Maharashtra

Sugarcane, which is grown by no more than 1.1 million farmers, consumes 70 per cent of water available in Maharashtra for irrigation. In contrast, about 10 million jowar, pulses and oilseeds......

'Political meddling is at the root of India's power problems'

More than 10 per cent of India's electricity demand routinely goes unmet at peak periods, according to the country's Central Electricity Authority, rues John Kemp. For decades, India's power......

No proposal for revision of train fares for now: Minister

There is no proposal "for now" to revise train fares, Railway Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge said."There is no such proposal before the Railway Ministry for a revision of train fares for now," he......

Mr PM, the Bangladeshi taka is doing better than the rupee!

Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka, Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our ‘economist prime minister’,’ says TVR......

'I'm not getting married'

When Amrita Rao came for a Rediff Chat on November 22, many of the readers had a similar worry -- that she would plan her own vivah, and quit the movies. The actress has a strong fan base, who......

U-19 World Cup: The young stars who made India proud!

The band of boys led by Uday Saharan could not go all the way in the Under-19 World Cup but their effort, that took India to their fifth successive final at the marquee age-group event, won hearts......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara strikes unbeaten century; Padikkal, Pandey ton powers Karnataka

IMAGE: India veteran Cheteshwar Pujara remained 157 not out at stumps. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Batting stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara, ignored for the two-Test series against South Africa,......

FIFA-AIFF football development program in seven Indian states

Dr Shaji Prabhakaran (left), Regional Development Officer for FIFA in South and Central Asia, and WIFA Chief Executive Officer Henry Menezes interact with media persons during AIFF Strategic Plan......

'Tharoor came in after we won IPL Kochi bid'

Team Kochi, the latest entrant to Indian Premier League, was put together by Shailendra Gaikwad of Rendezvous Sports World -- at least that's what Gaikwad says. RSW's bid, of $333.33 million......