From Baramati to Nagpur: High-profile battles in Maharashtra

Of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, the electoral battle in Baramati will be the most keenly watched one in the ensuing elections. Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases......

14 killed, 20 injured as pick-up vehicle overturns in MP

At least 14 persons were killed and 20 others injured when a pick-up vehicle overturned and fell into a deep valley in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district on Thursday, a police official said. IMAGE:......

MP records 76% polling amid violence, surpasses 2018 voting figure

A voter turnout of nearly 76 per cent was recorded in assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a senior official said. IMAGE: Voters wait in queues to cast their votes for the Madhya......

It's BJP vs Congress as MP, Chhattisgarh vote

The voting for Madhya Pradesh's all 230 assembly seats and Chhattisgarh's 70 seats, in the second phase of the election, begins. In both of these Hindi heartland states, the straight contest......

India's wine market poised for a heady mix

While generations of tipplers have been advised against mixing drinks, alcoholic beverage makers are doing it without trepidation. With the wine market in India poised for heady growth, liquor......

Investment in wine industry up 74%

Investment in Maharashtra's wine industry has increased by 74.31 per cent to Rs 247.71 crore (Rs 2.477 billion) in the fiscal year 2006-07, compared to the previous fiscal, with the establishment......

Nashik to cash in on retail boom

Nashik district, the country's largest producer of onion, grapes and vegetables, is cashing in on the retail revolution. The district, an Agri Export Zone (AEZ) for onion, grapes, keshar mango,......

Sula Vineyards: A success story

As Indians uncork more bottles of wine, the action's hotting up in Nashik, Maharashtra, where Sula Vineyards has divested a third of its shareholding for Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) to GEM India......