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Maha govt for reservation for Maratha community

The Maharashtra government on Thursday said that it would like to have reservation for the Maratha community as early as possible even as a committee headed by Industry Minister Narayan Rane is......

Shivaji should be remembered as a pan Indian leader

Shivaji did not strive for ‘Marathi raj’ but fought for ‘Hindavi Swarajya’ or self rule by Hindustanis. He was one of the great personalities of not just Indian but world......

Shivaji memorial to come up in Arabian Sea: Chavan

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday announced setting up of "appropriate" memorial of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Arabian sea off the Mumbai coast. "The structure......

Pune: Author held over 'communal' content in pamphlet

In a dramatic turn of events, renowned Marathi author H M Marathe was on Wednesday arrested and released on bail after being booked for allegedly spreading communal hatred.Acting on a complaint of......

NCP plans to shed 'only for Maratha community' tag

Clearly, the analog clock, which is part of its election symbol, is ticking. The Nationalist Congress Party may be a ruling partner of the Congress in Maharashtra, but that does not mean the......

InfoVision '07 to focus on social networking

InfoVision 2007 -- the knowledge summit scheduled for December 17-18at Mumbai's Hotel ITC Maratha -- will give a scope toinformation technology professionals, business leaders and executives to......

More co-op bank mergers seen

The merger of the Maratha Mandir Co-operative Bank with Saraswat Co-operative Bank is expected to kick off the consolidation phase in the co-operative banking sector.The Reserve Bank of India had......

Saraswat Bank plans to buy 3 co-op banks

Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd. has submitted proposals to acquire three cooperative banks -- Maratha Mandir Cooperative Bank, South Indian Cooperative Bank and Nasik People's Cooperative Bank,......

PMCB too sees run on deposits

After South Indian Co-operative Bank and Maratha Mandir Co-operative Bank in Mumbai, and City Co-op Bank in Surat, one more co-operative bank in the country's financial capital faced panic......

RBI freezes business of Maratha Mandir Co-op Bank

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday froze the business of the Mumbai-based Maratha Mandir Co-operative Bank Ltd (MMCBL) with immediate effect and imposed a withdrawal ceiling of Rs 5,000 per......

When Shah Rukh got emotional

Mumbai's ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton hotel witnessed quite a few film and television stars when Mushtaq Shiekh unveiled his new book, Still Reading Khan, a biography of Shah Rukh Khan.Want to know......

A film on Shivaji in 18 hours!

Director Mehul Kumar is gunning for the record books.He is trying to shoot a historical epic on the life of legendary Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji in just 18 hours, over a two-day period.More......

How Shivaji became Rajinikanth

This fascinating excerpt from Naman Ramachandran's new book, Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography, charts the rise of a bus conductor named Shivaji Gaekwad to the mega-phenomenon called......

Yeh kya hua, kaise hua, kyun hua...

To understand Rajesh Khanna's maniacal craze, one needed to have been born in the 1960s. What you see today in television re-runs is a mere rewind into shredded fading memories. It was sheer......

Review: Teri Meri Kahaani is charming

Teri Meri Kahaani goes through three love stories in different time zones, and yet, gives them the samefinish, writes Sukanya Verma.Three Times, that Taiwanese romance Kunal Kohli's Teri Meri......

Hyderabad Sultans reach semi-finals

Hyderabad Sultans put paid to the aspirations of Maratha Warriors edging them out 1-0 to enter the semifinals of the Premier Hockey League at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadiumin Chandigarh on......

Dynamos beat Warriors to enter semis

Local favourites Chandigarh Dynamos scraped past Maratha Warriors 1-0 to book their berth in the semi-finals of the Premier Hockey League at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium in Chandigarh on......

PHL: Steelers drub Warriors 4-2

Defending champions Orissa Steelers found their wonted form and registered an exciting 4-2 win over Maratha Warriors to keep their hopes alive for a semi-final berth in the Premier Hockey League at......

Shers scrape past Warriors

Sher-e-Jallandhar halted the victory march of Maratha Warriors defeating them 5-4 in the sudden death and garnered two points in a match of the Premier Hockey Leaguein Chandigarh on Tuesday......

Warriors beat Hi-Fliers

Maratha Warriors notched up their second successive victory defeating Bangalore Hi-Fliers 2-0 in a fast-paced encounter of the fourth Premier Hockey Leaguein Chandigarh on Sunday......

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Q. RECENTLY NCP OF SHARAD PAWAR IN A MEETING OF MUSLIMS PRAISED AURANGZEB AND TERMED HIM AS GREAT SUFI SAINT, WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR PEOPLE AND WHY WE ARE GOING SO LOW, AS AURANGZEB WAS RESPONSIBLE OF GENOCIDE OF HINDUS ON LARGE SCALE?
Ramesh Agarwal: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/recently-ncp-of-sharad-pawar-in-a-meeting-of-muslims-praised/25570803/answers/

Q. in every state we find different castes like jats, rajputs, thakurs, marathas, lingayat, but we see bramhins in every state with different surnames? are they common?
Rajesh: A. They will do anything for the sake of votes. Let us learn to ignore such people. What a great maratha! more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-every-state-we-find-different-castes-like-jats-rajputs-th/25478453/answers/25570812

Q. What was blunder committed by Marathas in Panipat War?
BABASAHEB ANDHARE: A. no comment more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-was-blunder-committed-by-marathas-in-panipat-war/25448163/answers/25478458

Q. ish bar kaun si team jitegi?
Riya Sharma: A. memory is failing to recollect. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/ish-bar-kaun-si-team-jitegi/25414695/answers/25448170

Q. who was chatrapati shivaji ??
MANMAYUR: A. Maratha Manu Team surely headed by Gujjus and Videshi Kaptani se !! more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-was-chatrapati-shivaji-/25352627/answers/25414707

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A brand new story

There is still a long way to go but all that debate about reinventing our museums as spaces of deeper engagement seems to have induced some change.... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-brand-new-story/article4724480.ece

ITC Post-tax Profits up 20.4%

Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS) on Friday registered a 20.4% rise in Post-tax Profits for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013.Highlights:Net Turnover :... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/itc-post-tax-profits-up-20-4-news-business-nfrqnGegheb.html

Thanjavur palace gets a makeover

The five-floor Arsenal tower of the Thanjavur Palace complex here sports a new look. The exterior of the tower has been renovated as part of a... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/thanjavur-palace-gets-a-makeover/article4721531.ece

First show on your PC

With giant strides in technology, telecom companies are now pitching for 'internet rights' to films and if all goes well, movie buffs may soon get... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/First-show-on-your-PC/articleshow/20100110.cms

Getting back on track

From being the only state in the Indian Union with the tag of greatness attached to its name, Maharashtra ought to be worried at a growing loss of... ...

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