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Why Jarange Patil Wants OBC Status For Marathas

'These Marathas are farmers and they only do farming. They have no other business other than farming.''Now, they want reservations because farming is no longer a profitable business.' IMAGE:......

Kunbi Tag For Marathas Triggers Quota Chaos In Maharashtra

The BJP-led government's decision to grant Kunbi status to individuals from the Maratha community has opened a Pandora's box. IMAGE: Manoj Jarange Patil listens to Maharashtra cabinet......

Pleas filed opposing Maratha quota in Bombay HC

A bunch of petitions has been filed in the Bombay high court, challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha community for availing reservation......

Jarange to launch fresh hunger strike on Friday for Maratha quota

Notwithstanding the Maharashtra government's attempts to dissuade him, activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday asserted that he would launch a fresh hunger strike for Maratha reservation in Mumbai from......

Bombay HC tells Jarange no protest without permission

Noting that public places cannot be occupied indefinitely, the Bombay high court on Tuesday said Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange cannot hold a protest without prior permission from authorities......

How To Curb Speculation In F&Os

'Sebi had no problem with derivatives until trading exploded after Covid.''But now, having built a dangerous road, from which different entities, mainly governments, are extracting a heavy toll,......

Tides turning for India's startups?

The recovering valuations, will lead to enhanced optimism among investors about funding startups. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After a string of valuation markdowns among Indian......

Stock broking giant Zerodha's FY21 profit more than doubles to Rs 1,000 cr

Zerodha will not raise external funds now or in the future, because it is profitable and has zero debt. IMAGE: Nikhil Kamath, director/co-founder, Zerodha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhil......

President calls for better towns

In view of growing urbanisation in the country, President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday called upon policy makers to follow "systematic urban planning and proper urban governance." Patil was......

Slow farm growth worries President

Expressing concern over slow growth in the farm sector, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday asked the policy makers to keep agriculture at the centre stage of the country's development......

Om Puri's Life In Pictures

Om Puri would have been 75 in October. We look back at his early years through these 16 pictures from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nandita Puri Born in Ambala into a family of modest means,......

'Gabroo, Chooza, Sometimes Nalayak'

'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear. IMAGE: Nandita Puri's book Unlikely Hero: Om Puri. In public perception, Om Puri was a......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

Why Is Aishwarya's Arm In A Sling?

Photograph: ANI Photo Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was spotted at Mumbai airport as she left for the Cannes Film Festival in France. Daughter Aaradhya accompanied her. Surprisingly, Ash's arm was in a......

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These......

SMAT: Shami stars for Bengal; Kerala stun holders Mumbai

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami fired Bengal to an easy victory over Services by picking up 4/13 in 3.2 overs in the national T20 tournament for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in Hyderabad, on Thursday.......

SMAT: Abhishek flattens Bengal; Sanju shines for Kerala

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma raced to his century off just 32 balls, striking 11 sixes and seven fours against Bengal. Photograph: Screengrab/X India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre continued his blazing......

'WC title will revolutionise women's cricket in India'

'The foundation we laid back then, some 50 years back, is bearing fruits now.' IMAGE: Two-time runners-up India will be hoping to get third time lucky when they face South Africa in the Women's......

'God's Plan': Sensational Shafali scripts history!

'I believe God has sent me here to do something good.' IMAGE: Shafali Verma bats during the Women's ODI World Cup final against South Africa on Sunday. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters......

T20 Mumbai League: Suryakumar's 50 in vain

IMAGE: Triumph Knight Mumbai's Suryakumar Yadav hit a 25-ball 50 in a losing cause. Photograph: BCCI India's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav struck a blistering 25-ball half-century but his......