Maha polls: BJP drops 8 MLAs, Cong 5; Shinde Sena retains most

With the nomination deadline for the Maharashtra assembly elections now closed, it emerges that the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have dropped the maximum number of sitting MLAs among the......

Bhopal citizens up in arms against felling of trees for VVIP bungalows

Hundreds of Bhopal residents have joined hands to save over 27,000 trees that they fear would be chopped to make space for VVIP bungalows in the city, even mulling to launch a protest akin to the......

Why BJP hasn't named Maharashtra candidates so far

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led ruling alliance and the Opposition bloc are united in their belief that winnability is the only formula for seat-sharing in Maharashtra, which sends the......

Explained: What is happening in Sandeshkhali?

Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has been at the centre of a political storm for nearly a month and has witnessed unprecedented protests over allegations of......

To play long innings in banking, Vodafone needs to do a few things

The telecom company, which has a licence to start a payments bank, can leverage its wide distribution network. Access to formal banking remains a pipe dream for a large number of Indians: less than......

From Satara to Tokyo: Archer Jadhav aims to make it big

IMAGE: Archer Praveen Jadhav at training at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Archery happened to Pravin by chance. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian archer Pravin Jadhav had two choices to make as......