Maha CM's son vs ex-MNS leader? Sena-UBT declares list

The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Wednesday declared four more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, fielding Vaishali Darekar-Rane from the high-profile Kalyan constituency,......

Dynasties, old rivalries trouble Maharashtra alliances

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi are facing multiple problems in Lok Sabha seats like Sangli, Madha and Satara in......

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

Maharashtra cabinet nod for OPS to state employees

The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal that offers an option of availing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to the state government employees who joined the service after November 2005.......

Budding wrestler dies of heart attack hours after bout

IMAGE: A wrestler rubs his hands with mud (Image for representation purpose only) .Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Hours after defeating his opponent in a bout, a 22-year-old wrestler died of......

Former India player Patil passes away

IMAGE: Sadashiv Raoji Patil, who represented India in one Test match, played 36 first class matches for Maharashtra from 1952-1964, scoring 866 runs and taking 83 wickets. Photograph: BCCI Former......