What Politicians Said In Lead-Up To Nagpur Riots

Before the violence and rioting that erupted in Nagpur on Monday, March 17, over Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb came provocative statements from various political leaders.Syed Firdaus......

SP's Abu Azmi retracts Aurangzeb remark after massive uproar

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi's remarks praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb rocked the Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday with the ruling Mahayuti members seeking his suspension and accusing him......

It's official! Devendra Fadnavis to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM

Devendra Fadnavis was unanimously elected as the Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party leader at its meeting here on Wednesday, paving the way for his appointment as the chief......

Shinde signals exit from power as Fadnavis aide visits

The suspense over who will be Maharashtra's new chief minister will end on December 4, when the state Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party elects its new leader, a senior party functionary said......

Jet employees' union says will never let airline go down

"We will not let this company go down and will not tolerate this casual talk to dismantle this company piece by piece and give it as doles to airlines of your choice," an open letter said. An......

Budget 2019 is likely to bring good news for farmers

Government’s objective is to bring down the cost of cultivation through efficient use of fertilisers and agro chemicals, and increase in realisation. It is, thus, planning to connect 200......

Major relief for common man as fuel prices come down

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the excise duty cut would have an impact of Rs 10,500 crore on central government's tax revenues. The government on Thursday announced a Rs 2.50 a litre cut in......

Pay hike: Maharashtra readies for Rs 21,000-cr mega blow

There are 1.9 million employees and 650,000 pensioners in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government, which had projected a revenue deficit of Rs 3,644 crore (Rs 36.44 billion) for 2016-17, might have......

'What happens when a Marathi manoos takes a loan'

'He said the N D Studios wasn't functioning, shootings were not happening.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar pay their last respects to art director Nitin......