The President's Rule was imposed in Maharashtra in 2019 with the consent of Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar, said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday. ......
No confidence motions have been moved in the Lok Sabha 27 times in the past, and all of them have either been defeated or remained inconclusive, data compiled by a think tank shows. IMAGE: Prime......
If only the Congress could rebuild on its strengths and develop a modern enough ideology, we could again be moving towards a clearer two-party political landscape, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE:......
'He is our mother, our father, an institution that we all have looked up to.''He just can't leave us and expose us to harsh sunlight.' IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party leaders Sunil Tatkare,......
There is, between Rao's tenure as PM and the current Modi regime, a powerful resonance of how transition can be managed.Rao's tenure saw many scams -- one where he was supposedly approached by......
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday joined the give-more-jobs-to-the-sons-of-the-soil bandwagon.Inaugurating Piaggio Vehicles India Limited's manufacturing plant in Baramati, Pawar......
The other day, a Maharashtra government official called me up, wanting to resume contact after several years in postings elsewhere. The new posting was in Mumbai and wanted to know who was where.......
Last fortnightthis column had suggested that Mr Chidambaram only needed to add a few knobs and bells to Mr Jaswant's Singh's interim budget speech to turn it into a soul-stirring peroration,......
'This is a budget with no vision, no strategy and no road map. I do not think that growth rate will go beyond 4 to 5 per cent that we have seen in the past few years,' says Prithviraj......
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. The Bombay High Court has ordered Subhash Ghai to return the 20-acre Whistling Woods plot at Film City, in suburban Mumbai, to......
After actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha silenced his fans and critics with his star act through the years, it's the turn of his daughter Sonakshi Sinha to claim her share of fame. The......
If the excitement it created in the critics, trade pundits and exhibitors at the London premiere recently echoes across America and worldwide, the 43-year-old franchise Star Trek has a splendid......
The recently concluded 9th Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) awards saw a massive turnout. Sponsored by Adlabs, the event was held at Imax Wadala, YB Chavan Centre and Fun Republic Andheri......
BCCI Ombudsman D K Jain said "ends of justice" would be met by making it a seven-year suspension and letting Shantakumaran Sreesanth play next year. IMAGE: Shantakumaran Sreesanth has all......
Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals' owners are all set to sell half of their stakes in order to give the side a much needed financial boost ahead of the 12th edition of popular......
During his tenure as member of the Mudgal Panel, former IPS officer BB Misra was carrying out investigations into the allegation that a top India player was in touch with a bookie. Former IPS......
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s three-member disciplinary panel, headed by president Shashank Manohar, will meet this week to decide the fate of Ajit Chandilla and Hiken Shah who......
Mumbai Ranji Trophy cricketer Hiken Shah was found guilty of making a "corrupt approach" to a fellow-player during the Indian Premier League and suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in......