High drama as BJP leader accused of distributing cash for votes

The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi on Tuesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Vinod Tawde of distributing Rs five crore to woo voters, a day before the Maharashtra assembly elections, a......

Karnataka seeing new kind of 'jihad' through waqf: Union minister

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday alleged that a new kind of jihad is taking place across Karnataka with the Waqf Board claiming ownership of lands belonging to farmers, temples and others.......

Sena-UBT's Arvind Sawant booked for calling Shaina N C 'imported maal'

A first information report (FIR) was registered in Mumbai on Friday against Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Arvind Sawant for referring to Shaina N C, an assembly elections candidate of the......

Maha polls: Parties need to justify picking tainted nominees, says CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday expressed concern over the 'apathy' of urban and young voters in Maharashtra, and said efforts are being made to ensure maximum polling in the......

Govt raises paddy MSP by Rs 117 to Rs 2,300 per quintal for 2024-25

The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season. Photograph: Rajendra Jadhav/Reuters......