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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......

South will help reach Modi's goal of 370 LS seats: Gadkari

Avowing abiding confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of 370 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari says the additional seats to its current strength of 288 will come from......

Uddhav Sena leader spotted with Dawood aide at dance party; probe ordered

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced a probe by a special investigation team into a dance party where gangster Dawood Ibrahim's aide and 1993 Mumbai blasts......

Ajit Pawar explains his absence during Shah's Mumbai visit

Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday rejected speculation regarding his absence at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's programs in Mumbai a day......

'We value family': Ajit Pawar on visiting Sharad Pawar's home

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 18 and will raise the issues faced by farmers in the state during the......

Will Modi find a buyer for Air India?

'Industry observers are certain the next attempt will succeed even if they have to browbeat someone into buying as the government has put its might behind it,' predicts Anjuli Bhargava. Aviation......

Ex-airline CMD flagged Praful's favour to rivals

The letter was sent as an early warning of what was then widely being perceived as a plunder of national resources.Anjuli Bhargava reports. Even as the Enforcement Directorate began questioning......

Meet Girish Chandra Murmu: PM Modi and Amit Shah's go-to man

A 1985-batch IAS officer with a reputation for industriousness, Murmu is currently special secretary in the revenue department. There was one crucial way in which Gujarat cadre bureaucrat Girish......

India's most ambitious airport city project in a limbo

Dispute between the promoters of the Rs 12,000-crore airport city project has been simmering for four years. Seven years on, however, the project is awaiting clearances from the......

How private airlines destroyed Indian aviation

Private-sector lobbying has led to long-term harm, notes Jitender Bhargava It is generally agreed that Indian aviation has failed to achieve the potential that the country offers. While most have......

Jacqueline Parties with Salman

All roads led to Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma's Eid party, as Bollywood's A-listers -- power couples and surprise guests -- looked their festive best. Please click on the images for a look at the......

Simran Review: Kangana is adorable!

'If you have never seen Kangana Ranaut on screen before, and instead know more about her in real life and the spirited controversies that seem to happily follow her about, you realise that the......

Kangana on her love life: 'It's complicated'

Is Kangana single?'I have an answer to everything, but not this,' she replies.Rediff.com's Jahnavi Patel reports. When Kangana Ranaut walks into a room, she makes sure all eyes are on her. Wearing......

'Simran to Simran, it's been a journey'

'You guys use the word "rebel", "ladaku".''I don't take offence to that.''But I will take what is my right, be it by fighting or any other means.' "Has my journey really been unusual or is it only......

Former captain Bhutia files nomination for AIFF president's post

IMAGE: While Bhaichung Bhutia has filed his nomination as an "eminent player", the inclusion of which is debatable, he could turn out to be a unifying figure if right-minded people come together......

FIFA tells AIFF to hold elections to avoid ban

World governing body FIFA has told India's football association to complete changes to its constitution and elect new office bearers by Sept. 15 to avoid being banned, officials said. India's......

Captain Chhetri eclipses Messi in top scorers' list

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri scored two goals against Bangladesh to take his international tally to 74 goals, two more than Lionel Messi, and is now only behind Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo (103) in......

Indian footballers await COVID results in Doha

IMAGE: The Indian team, fourth in Group E with three points, is already out of contention for a World Cup berth but it is still in the reckoning for the 2023 Asian Cup in China. Photograph: AIFF......

Former Asiad gold medallist Fortunato Franco dead

IMAGE: Fortunato Franco would forever be remembered for providing the assist that enabled Jarnail Singh to nod home the winner against South Korea in the 1962 Asian Games. Photograph: Praful......

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