SC warns Maha of contempt if local polls are renotified with OBC quota

The Supreme Court on Thursday warned the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) of contempt action if it renotifies the election process to 367 local bodies, where it has already commenced, in......

'Lalu is finished in politics'

'Nitish Kumar thinks the matter will keep Lalu in check and that he will remain in power without any challenge from the RJD.' "Lalu Yadav and his family amassed properties using shell companies......

Maharashtra traders agree to call off LBT strike

Section of traders in Maharashtra on Monday night agreed to call off their prolonged agitation protest against the Local Body Tax after a meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai.......

Minor fire at Maha govt HQ brought under control

A fire on Saturday broke out at Mantralaya, the Maharashtra state secretariat complex, which was soon brought under control, fire brigade sources said. No one was injured in the fire, which broke......

'Be greedy when others are fearful'

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Outperforming peers following a crisis in the debt markets is an act that ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company fund manager Manish Banthia has......

2 reasons why India's umbrella makers are happy

First, the industry is hoping for brisk business, as, according to projections there will be normal monsoon. Secondly, it is relieved at the fall in import of cheap umbrellas from China which had......

Maharashtra govt shoots down AAI's Juhu airport plan

The Maharashtra government has objected to the Airport Authority of India's plan to extend the Juhu airport runway into the sea,saying it will impact the proposed Bandra-Versova sea link.The AAI,......

Law Board boss in net for graft

The man who spearheaded the Satyam fraud investigation, which had rocked the corporate world early this year, was booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly accepting bribe. The......

NADA brings tennis players, National championship under its ambit

IMAGE: Asian Games bronze medallist Ankita Raina confirmed that she was asked by NADA to provide whereabout details. Photograph:  Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for LTA Widening its net, the......

Bopanna out of US Open after mixed doubles loss

Rohan Bopanna's campaign at the last Grand Slam of the season ended with defeat in the mixed doubles along with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrwoski while India's juniors also fizzled out in the......

Wimbledon special: Meet India's young and confident tennis duo

They are the 'Gen Next' of Indian tennis. Along with other youngsters -- Zeel Desai (she reached the third round in girls singles and the second round in the doubles) and Siddhanth Banthia -- they......

Wimbledon: Bopanna-Dabrowski ousted in mixed-doubles quarters

IMAGE: Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski serves as she partners India's Rohan Bopanna during their mixed-doubles quarter-final against Great Britain's Heather Watson and Finland's Henri Kontinen at the......

Sania knocked out of Wimbledon women's doubles

Sania Mirza and Kirsten Flipkens were on Monday knocked out of the women's doubles event of the Wimbledon Championships by Swiss great Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan of Taiwan.Seeded 13th, Mirza......