Shiv Sena-BJP tussle heats up ahead of Maha local polls

Shiv Sena MLA Nilesh Rane has blamed Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party president Ravindra Chavan for the Mahayuti alliance's collapse in Sindhudurg ahead of the December 2 municipal council and......

Maha civic polls marred by violence, bogus voting allegations

Polling for the first phase of 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra on Tuesday was marred by allegations of bogus voting and violence with even supporters of ruling allies......

MVA, MNS to go ahead with Mumbai rally on fake vote row, defying police

The Maha Vikas Aghadi Alliance and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena are set to continue with their rally in Mumbai despite not receiving police permission for the march. IMAGE: MNS chief Raj......

Student alleges caste bias by Pune Univ cost him UK job

A college in Pune has rubbished a former Dalit student's allegations of caste bias and his claim that it had withheld his job verification, clarifying that it had sent the document to the UK-based......

Rakhi Sawant Is In The Mood For Mastiii!

Film folk hoped to end their week with a laugh, and lined up for the special screening of Mastiii 4 in Mumbai. Shriya Saran catches up on her movie-watching.   Rakhi Sawant, who starred in the......

Salman's Shivaji Connection

Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram   Salman Khan, who is currently shooting for Apoorva Lakhia's war drama The Battle Of Galwan, will take a day off later this week to shoot a cameo......

120 Bahadur, Mastiii 4 Fare Poorly

IMAGE: Farhan Akhtar in 120 Bahadur. It was a forgettable weekend for Bollywood as the two new releases -- 120 Bahadur and Mastiii 4 -- failed to get audiences. The Farhan Akhtar starrer was......

The 13 Best Star Looks This Diwali

Like every year, Bollywood went full glam for the festive season and impressed us. Namrata Thakker picks the 10 most fashionable festive looks.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram......

CJI Gavai recalls old family ties with World champ Deshmukh

'I went back 50-55 years and recollected all those old memories.' IMAGE: 19 year old Divya Deshmukh became the youngest to win the Women's World Cup, earlier this week on July 28. Photograph:......

Gukesh to Divya Deshmukh: India's chess kids rule globe

IMAGE: Divya Deshmukh is the first Indian to win the Women's Chess World Cup. Photograph: Andrei Anosov/FIDE India's global chess domination was lauded by President Droupadi Murmu in her address......

Vidarbha rope in left-arm spinner Farde for Odisha tie

IMAGE: Gaurav Farde will add stealth to Vidarbha's bowling department. Photograph: Gaurav Farde/Instagram Defending champions Vidarbha on Thursday replaced Akshay Karnewar with left-arm spinner......

FIDE allows players to wear jeans at Doha Rapid & Blitz

Clothing must be neat and free of rips, tears, offensive slogans or prohibited logos. T-shirts, shorts, baseball caps and beachwear remain banned. IMAGE: In December 2024, Magnus Carlsen was......

Who is Divya Deshmukh, the teen who made chess history?

IMAGE: Meet India’s new chess queen. Photographs: Anna Shtourman/ FIDE and Andrei Anosov/FIDE Teen prodigy Divya Deshmukh stunned seasoned grandmaster Koneru Humpy in a tense tiebreak to win......