DMK-AIADMK spar over schemes for SL Tamil refugees

Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday launched a Rs 225.86 crore welfare assistance scheme here for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in camps in Tamil Nadu and alleged that the previous AIADMK......

Why Rane's slap remark will help Shiv Sena more than BJP

With Narayan Rane, the BJP looks to expand its footprint in Mumbai and Konkan. But a perceived self-goal by him may have galvanised the restive Shiv Sena cadre and voters to coalesce around their......

How the Rane-Uddhav War Began

Narayan Rane -- a recent entrant to the BJP -- was the first Cabinet minister sworn in last week.Clearly, the BJP hopes Rane, who has a long standing feud with Uddhav Thackeray, will marginalise......

Why Narayan Rane is so IMPORTANT for the BJP

The street-fighter attitude is what keeps Rane going even at 69.The expectation is -- at least in the BJP camp -- that he will be itching for a battle royale with the Shiv Sena in its bastions.......

Saraswat Bank Chairman Eknath Thakur passes away

Eknath Thakur, Chairman of the country's largest co-operative sector lender, Saraswat Bank, on Thursday died after a prolonged fight with cancer. Thakur, who also represented Shiv Sena in the Rajya......

Ganeshutsav: Special trains to Konkan, Goa

The Konkan Railway will run special trains between suburban Bandra Terminus to Madgaon, Goa to clear the rush during the Ganeshutsav on August 21 and 29, a railway official said on Thursday. Train......

With broom and spade... Tendulkar drives operation clean-up!

Sachin Tendulkar during the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. Photograph: Video grab Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachh Bharat, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar picked a broom,......