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Maha govt for reservation for Maratha community

Maha govt for reservation for Maratha community

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

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 studying the issue.

Rani Mukerji: I am very naughty in real life

Rani Mukerji: I am very naughty in real life

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

Rani Mukerji on the first look of her film Aiyyaa

Farmer prevented from entering Maha CM's residence

Farmer prevented from entering Maha CM's residence

Rediff.com9 Apr 2013

The farmer, at whom Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had poked fun with crass remarks for his hunger strike over water scarcity, on Tuesday tried to barge into the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai but was prevented by the police.

CBI asks Cong MP Jindal to join its probe

CBI asks Cong MP Jindal to join its probe

Rediff.com12 Jun 2013

Central Bureau Investigation has asked Congress MP Naveen Jindal, who is currently abroad with his family, to join its probe in the allocation of a coal block to his company Jindal Steel and Power Limited.

Mumbai: Dahanu-Churchgate local train to run from April 12

Mumbai: Dahanu-Churchgate local train to run from April 12

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will flag off the service after which he will take a ride on the inaugural 6:55pm train to Churchgate

Congress not to follow NCP in Maharashtra

Congress not to follow NCP in Maharashtra

Rediff.com8 Jun 2013

Congress has no plans to follow suit in the wake of its ruling coalition partner in Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party on Friday taking the resignation of its 20 ministers in the state to go for a reshuffle in the party as well as the government.

PCI to look into acid attack on journalist, family in Maha

PCI to look into acid attack on journalist, family in Maha

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

A one-member committee of the Press Council of India will look into the acid attack on a journalist and his family in Maharashtra allegedly because of his reports against illegal sale of gutkha.

Necessary for Shiv Sena to stay with BJP, but...: Raut

Necessary for Shiv Sena to stay with BJP, but...: Raut

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

Raut said his party only wants implementation of what was decided between the two allies before the October 21 assembly polls.

Bollywood's BEST real-to-reel father-son jodi? VOTE!

Bollywood's BEST real-to-reel father-son jodi? VOTE!

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Take the fun poll!

Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai to sort out party mess

Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai to sort out party mess

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

Congress Vice President Rahul is meeting with workers and leaders from the party's faction-ridden city unit in Mumbai on Friday.

Review: Mumbai Police is impressive

Review: Mumbai Police is impressive

Rediff.com6 May 2013

Mumbai Police will be enjoyed for its interesting story.

Maharashtra governor accepts Ajit Pawar's resignation

Maharashtra governor accepts Ajit Pawar's resignation

Rediff.com29 Sep 2012

Maharashtra Governor K Sankarnarayanan on Saturday accepted the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who quit following reports about his alleged involvement in a Rs 20,000 crore irrigation scam.

Focus on Russell as CSK, KKR clash

Focus on Russell as CSK, KKR clash

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

A batsman of Russell's calibre may just prove to be the difference between the two sides.

Letter lays open cracks in Congress on CWC eve

Letter lays open cracks in Congress on CWC eve

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

As the debate over the issue of leadership raged, another group of leaders put their weight behind the Gandhi family on Sunday, calling for Sonia Gandhi to stay or Rahul Gandhi to take charge again.

Praful Patel files nomination for Rajya Sabha election

Praful Patel files nomination for Rajya Sabha election

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

Former Union minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel on Thursday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha election in Maharashtra slated for June 19.

Bollywood remembers Krishna Raj Kapoor

Bollywood remembers Krishna Raj Kapoor

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha.

Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Munde

Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Munde

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was on Wednesday given the additional charge of portfolios held by Gopinath Munde who died in a road accident in New Delhi.

Medha Patkar ends fast over Mumbai slum demolition

Medha Patkar ends fast over Mumbai slum demolition

Rediff.com13 Apr 2013

Social activist Medha Patkar called off her nine-day long fast following an assurance by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan that an inquiry would be conducted into the demolition of a slum in Mumbai. She ended her fast after Friday midnight, an associate of the veteran activist said.

Like the Aiyya trailer? VOTE!

Like the Aiyya trailer? VOTE!

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Why the timing of Kasab's execution is significant

Why the timing of Kasab's execution is significant

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Sheela Bhatt reports how Ajmal Kasab's execution is significant for the central government and for the Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra.

Tributes pour in for Thackeray: 'Maharashtra orphaned'

Tributes pour in for Thackeray: 'Maharashtra orphaned'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2012

Personalities across the political spectrum and social sphere on Saturday condoled the death of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.

Mumbai: Chavan hands over flat keys to 24 mill workers

Mumbai: Chavan hands over flat keys to 24 mill workers

Rediff.com26 Jan 2013

Twenty-four workers of defunct textile mills in Mumbai on Saturday were handed over the keys of the flats built for them by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.

Maharashtra govt orders judicial probe into Dhule riots

Maharashtra govt orders judicial probe into Dhule riots

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered a judicial probe into the recent communal riots in Dhule, a city in North Maharashtra. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who toured Dhule to review the law and order situation.

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actors

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actors

Rediff.com20 May 2019

There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?

'Rishi Kapoor is a very intimidating person'

'Rishi Kapoor is a very intimidating person'

Rediff.com15 May 2013

Malayalam superstar Prithviraj talks about Aurangzeb, and his co-star Rishi Kapoor.

Rani Mukerji's Aiyyaa fails at the box office

Rani Mukerji's Aiyyaa fails at the box office

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.

25 more fast track courts in Maha, more rape cases surface

25 more fast track courts in Maha, more rape cases surface

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

Twenty-five fast-track courts are proposed to be set up in Maharashtra for time-bound disposal of serious crimes against women, as more rape victims in several states turned out to report sexual assault.

Shivaji memorial to come up in Arabian Sea: Chavan

Shivaji memorial to come up in Arabian Sea: Chavan

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

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.

Uddhav recovering after angioplasty, CM calls on him

Uddhav recovering after angioplasty, CM calls on him

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday called on Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, who underwent an angioplasty procedure on Friday.

Chavan, Thakre wrote letters backing Goshikhurd: Gadkari

Chavan, Thakre wrote letters backing Goshikhurd: Gadkari

Rediff.com6 Oct 2012

Unfazed by the Congress attack over the letter row involving him, Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that even Congress Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan and its state chief Manikarao Thakre had written letters in favour of the Goshikhurd project.

The only Indian film at Shanghai film festival

The only Indian film at Shanghai film festival

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

Writer-director Dr Biju's Aakashathinte Niram, was recently shown in the competition section at the festival.

Sena divided over shifting Thackeray's makeshift memorial

Sena divided over shifting Thackeray's makeshift memorial

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

Divergent statements emerged on Monday from Shiv Sena over shifting of the makeshift memorial which has come up at the spot at Shivaji Park where party chief Bal Thackeray was cremated a month ago.

Maharashtra govt orders SIT probe into irrigation scam

Maharashtra govt orders SIT probe into irrigation scam

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

The Maharashtra government on Moday announced a probe by Special Investigation Team into the alleged multi-crore irrigation scam.

Birthday Special: 30 Reasons Why We Love Ranbir Kapoor

Birthday Special: 30 Reasons Why We Love Ranbir Kapoor

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

One of the most talented actors of his generation, Ranbir Kapoor celebrates his 30th birthday on September 28.

'Declare Belgaum, other disputed areas Union territory'

'Declare Belgaum, other disputed areas Union territory'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2012

The Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution demanding that the Centre should declare disputed areas of Belgaum and other boundary areas as Union territory till the Supreme Court takes final decision on the border row between Maharashtra and Karnataka.

No load shedding this summer in Maharashtra, promises CM

No load shedding this summer in Maharashtra, promises CM

Rediff.com18 Feb 2013

The Maharashtra government on Monday said that even though two big power plants with an installed capacity of over 3,000 MW are shut in the state, people will not be subject to load shedding.

NCP support to UPA, Maha govt to continue: Sharad Pawar

NCP support to UPA, Maha govt to continue: Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday reaffirmed his party's support to Congress at the Centre and in Maharashtra, where a crisis has erupted in the wake of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's resignation.

'Pawar' crisis worsens in Maha, NCP targets Cong CM

'Pawar' crisis worsens in Maha, NCP targets Cong CM

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

A crucial meeting of the Nationalist Congress Party Legislature Party will be held in Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss the political situation in the aftermath of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's resignation from the Congress-NCP alliance government in Maharashtra. The Legislature Party of NCP will meet at 2 pm on Wednesday.

The Ajit Pawar bomb: Will it explode or fizzle out?

The Ajit Pawar bomb: Will it explode or fizzle out?

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

A swift move by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Ajit Pawar's resignation could have thrown the too-clever NCP into utter confusion and secured a belaboured Congress an opportunity to come out smelling of roses, says Mahesh Vijapurkar

Decision on Ajit after talking to NCP, Cong: Chavan

Decision on Ajit after talking to NCP, Cong: Chavan

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday said he will speak to leaders of his party Congress and those from ally Nationalist Congress Party before taking a decision on the resignation of his deputy Ajit Pawar.