

Saturday 5 December '09
Ambedkarites have lost all political bargaining power in his home state....Tuesday 1 December '09
Last week, when Smita Thackeray, the separated wife of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s estranged son Jaidev, wrote an...Thursday
26 November '09Security at the harbour is yet to come under the unified command of the Central Industrial Security Force.Monday
23 November '09Former Maharashtra M Vilasrao Deshmukh has said government officials too should be held accountable for their lapses, if any.Monday
16 November '09R R Patil, who has returned as Maharashtra’s Home Minister after quitting in the aftermath of 26/11, has resolved to communicate with...Tuesday
10 November '09The Congress and the NCP may have clinched a power-sharing deal after 17 days of wrangling, but the portfolio distribution...Saturday
7 November '09After its debacle in the Assembly elections that saw an impressive debut by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray has, despite his poor health...Friday
30 October '09For years, media-shy Ajit Pawar has been quietly waiting in the wings to inherit uncle Sharad Pawar’s legacy. This week the 50-yr-old found his wait had got extended...Tuesday
27 October '09Notwithstanding the euphoria over the success of his party in the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and the talk of going solo that preceded it....Tuesday
27 October '09The Legislative Assembly results in Maharashtra have come as a terrible blow for the Shiv Sena, with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) breaking the Sena monopoly over Marathi Manoos issues in the state....Saturday
24 October '09Last month, as he led the Eid prayers at the Jama Masjid in Malegaon, Imam Mufti Mohammed Ismail Khalique was a bit preoccupied....Thursday
22 October '09In Haryana, Hooda looks favourite to return as CM, while in Maharashtra it’s a keen contest among many bigwigs....Tuesday
20 October '09With just two days left for counting of votes polled for the 12th Legislative Assembly in Maharashtra, the NCP is banking on rebels...Saturday
17 October '09Onions are likely to be dearer with insufficient rainfall in the state and heavy rains in the southern states hurting the production of kharif onions at a time when the stocks of Rabi onions are fast depleting.Friday
16 October '09With the Congress expecting to emerge as the single-largest party in Maharashtra, and even the NCP acknowledging the same, Industries Minister Narayan Rane has made the first move....Tuesday
13 October '09As Maharashtra goes to the polls on Tuesday with the ruling Congress-NCP alliance hoping for a third straight term despite failing to deliver on several fronts....Monday
12 October '09Deputy Chief Minister and NCP’s OBC poster boy Chhagan Bhujbal’s son Pankaj has followed his father and cousin Sameer from Mumbai to Nashik....Saturday
3 October '09Wary after the tragedy that struck Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajashekhara Reddy whose helicopter crashed but could be traced only 24 hours later...Thursday
1 October '09While launching the poll campaign at Shetfal in Solapur district on Sunday, Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)...Monday
28 September '09Resentment is brewing among Muslim leaders against the Congress and the NCP over being “slighted” while allotting tickets for the Assembly elections.....Saturday
26 September '09While admitting that there were too many rebels in the fray in the Maharashtra Assembly elections because the ruling Congress-NCP....Saturday
26 September '09A mix of political ambition, the urge to promote dynasties, delimitation of constituencies and new players in the fray has resulted in a major headache for all key players in next month’s Assembly elections in Maharashtra.Monday
21 September '09The Thackeray cousins — Shiv Sena’s working president Uddhav and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s chief Raj — are competing...Saturday
19 September '09With Ramdas Athawale firm on granting entry to Ramvilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party into the Third Front...Saturday
5 September '09Even as the Ashok Chavan government sought financial aid of Rs 15,000 crore from the Central government to tide over the present scarcity situation...