'No political party can antagonise Ambedkarite voters, particularly the neo-Buddhists.' IMAGE: Devendra Fadnavis, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Nagpur South-West assembly seat,......
If Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil drops a hint of supporting or opposing a particular coalition on the eve of polling on November 20, things may change overnight. Just a month after it......
'There are legions of unemployed degree holders across rural and semi-urban belts in Maharashtra. Now, they aren't finding brides.''This issue has now snowballed into a social crisis. In 2014 and......
‘The BJP alliance needs to handle the Maratha quota issue skilfully and address its root cause, which is agrarian distress. Then there is stalled industrialisation. If these issues are......
Any move to appease the Marathas will boomerang.Eknath Shinde is a worried man with the agitation not having an easy solution, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Maratha Reservation activist Manoj Jarange......
'One thing is sure: After this Budget, no Ambani-Adani tag will be attached to the government.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House on the first day of the Budget session in......
Technology and prudent practices can ensure that crop output does not suffer in years of drought, notes Surinder Sud. Is 2015 a drought year? The answer is both yes and no. Yes, because it......
Onion prices have climbed sharply following a drought, a worry for the government as it heads into state elections that have been known to turn on the cost of the vegetable.Prices have more than......
Sir, it is raining in Mumbai and also in few others parts of Maharashtra," Dr A B Mazumdar attends his first telephone call of the day at his Pune office and gets excited. "Good news! And yes,......
Indian aviation1. Which was the first airlines to operate in India?Take the Rediff Biz Quiz and find out how much you know about the Indian aviation sector.1. Which was the first airlines to......