Fadnavis, Shinde Or...Kaun Banega CM?

As the race for Maharashtra chief minister enters the last lap, Hemant Waje looks at several scenarios which can play out. IMAGE: Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies......

Podium finish for Shinde, settles for silver

From a Shiv Sena rebel in 2022, veteran politician Eknath Sambhaji Shinde went on to acquire the image of a doer and man of actions as chief minister in a short span of two-and-a-half years when he......

Mumbai municipal corporation poll on Feb 16

Elections to 10 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Thane, Nashik and Pune, would be held on February 16, the state Election Commission announced in Mumbai on Tuesday.......

1 dead, 400 rescued as heavy rains flood several parts of Nagpur

Heavy rains over a span of few hours flooded many parts of Nagpur city, following which more than 400 people, including 70 students from a school for the speech and hearing-impaired, were rescued,......

Boeing to get 40-acre land in Nagpur

Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing will be given 40 acres of land in Nagpur for the first phase of development of its proposed maintenance, repairs and overhaul (MRO) hub for south-east Asia.The......

Patel defends Pawar on price rise

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel on Monday came out in strong defence of Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar facing criticism for price rise and said all decisions on the......

S&P sees politics of growth in India

At the end of its week-long visit to India, global rating agency Standard & Poor's said the country is experiencing the politics of growth."It's no longer the politics of caste or community. It's......

After a long hiatus, a civic body hits Bond Street

After a gap of a few years, one more civic body is tapping the debt market. Nashik Municipal Corporation is raising Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million).The last civic body to raise money from the public......

Mukesh Kumar to set up hockey academy

Olympian Mukesh Kumar has decided to sell off his own residence to finance part of his proposed hockey academy, to be set up in Hyderabad.The Hyderabad-based former forward, who converted the......

India retain squad for last two Tests vs South Africa

Punjab batsman Gurkeerat Singh Mann,  a surprise inclusion as the 17th member of the squad for the Bangalore Test, retained his place for the next two matches as well. IMAGE: India’s......

HC raps BCCI, suggests shifting IPL out of drought-hit Maharashtra

- 'People are more important or your IPL matches? How can you be so careless? Who wastes water like this? This is criminal wastage. You know what the condition is in Maharashtra.' IMAGE: The......

HC refuses to stay IPL opener, raps Maharashtra government over water crisis

IMAGE: Teams line up ahead of a World T20 game at Wankhede Stadium. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images. The Bombay high court declined to stay the opening match in the ninth edition of the......