Maha polls: Aaditya, Jayant Patil file papers; 552 in fray so far

Several prominent candidates, including cabinet ministers, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Aaditya Thackeray and Maharashtra NCP-SP chief Jayant Patil, on Thursday filed their......

How Haryana Win Revives Modi Aura

If you know this BJP, it will now go forward to Jharkhand and Maharashtra as if June 2024 never happened, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi greets Bharatiya Janata Party supporters after......

Why Maha politicians are courting Jarange ahead of polls

The poll aspirants who feel threatened are seeking to garner sympathy from their voters by meeting influential leaders like Jarange in the Marathwada region. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

ECI Factor Gives BJP Poll Advantage!

'Unlike in the sporting arena, where sports federations moved from partisan to impartial referees, in Indian democracy's biggest festival, it appears we are moving backward from unbiased and......

Has Modi Sarkar delivered on Budget 2014?

Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana. Photograph: PTI Photo In its first Budget......

Farmers plan to stop supply of milk in Maharashtra from July 16

Dairy companies in the organised sector are yet to state their stance on the proposed stir Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, a farmers' outfit led by Raju Shetti, a Lok Sabha member, has convened a......

MSP of paddy may be hiked by Rs 200 per quintal

Hiking paddy MSP by almost Rs 200 per quintal, as against Rs 80 per quintal last year, is of electoral value in major parts of eastern India The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition parties......

Onion prices crashed by 79%, tomato 50% between February and May

The core stir issues of remunerative prices and a basic income for farmers has taken a political turn with three major agrarian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh going to the......