'If the BJP doesn't want to accept the will of the people, then we will show them what a majority means.'
The Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday said that the White Paper on irrigation projects in Maharashtra was not an enquiry report but a compilation of the status of various projects in the state. NCP spokesman Nawab Malik said there was no probe going on in the irrigation department and hence there was no question of a clean chit being given to former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.
Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday came to the defence of Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil, saying that he could not be blamed for the arrest of two girls by the Palghar police over a Facebook comment.
Virender Sehwag's looked pretty rusty during his first session at the Delhi Ranji team's nets, where seasoned pros like Ashish Nehra and Ishant Sharma, and other net bowlers, troubled him with pace and bounce.
'The intention is to let the governor know that we have the majority and the letters of support is the proof.'
Here's how the couple, who will marry today, met and fell in love.
NCP MLA Anil Patil has expressed faith in the leadership of Sharad Pawar, indicating his return to the party fold.
A judicial magistrate has issued the arrest warrants of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case.
A senior NCP leader said the government is likely to be formed before the first phase of the Jharkhand polls scheduled on November 30.
The meeting is significant as PM Modi heaped heavy praise for the NCP during a debate on Monday to mark the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha was viewed with interest.
'When Mr Bhujbal was with the ED officers throughout the day and cooperating with them, what was the need to arrest him?'
In A Suitable Boy, Mira Nair holds our hands and takes us through the magical journey, introducing us to so many fascinating characters from another era, observes Aseem Chhabra.
Virender Sehwag has once again trained his guns on Virat Kohli, saying currently there is no one in the team who can stand up to the India skipper and point out his mistakes on the field.
In a new low, an independent municipal councillor threw a pail of garbage at one of his colleagues in the opposition to drive home his point on unsanitary conditions in his area. He was thrashed by the other lawmakers in return. The ruckus broke out during the budget session of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation when Congress backed Independent councillor Nawab Ali threw a full dustbin at Bharatiya Janata Party councilor and chairman of Sanitary Committee Roshan Lal Saini.
As splendid it is to behold, A Suitable Boy cannot match in soul and falls short of being memorable, feels Sukanya Verma.
Over 120 passengers and crew of an Air India plane from Abu Dhabi that made an emergency landing in Pakistan's southern Sindh province early on Monday arrived in New Delhi on Monday evening on a special flight.
Five Members of Legislative Assembly of the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance were on Monday suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for a day for creating a ruckus on the issue of allotting Indu Mill land for constructing a memorial for Dalit icon B R Ambedkar. The suspended MLAs are Chandrakant Handore and Prashant Thakur from the Congress and Nawab Malik, Jeetendra Awhad and Shashikant Shinde from the NCP.
India on Wednesday hailed the verdict of the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case
With this allocation of portfolios, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has got most of the 'plum' ministries.
Michael Hussey has enormous respect for Virender Sehwag and insisted that the 'Nawab of Najafgarh' can "never be out of form", but at the same time hoped that Virat Kohli has a bad day in office when Australia take on India in their Super Eights match in Colombo on Friday.
Tension gripped Meerut's Kharkhauda and Atrada areas as members of a particular communities attacked and pelted stone at the houses of members of another community on Sunday night, over the alleged gangrape and religious conversion of a 20-year-old woman.
Owaisi said the CBI should appeal against the judgment "to protect its independence."
Congress-NCP-Sena leaders discount reading too much into the meeting between the Maharashtra CM and prime minister.
A senior minister of the ruling National Conference escaped an attempt on his life even as one policeman was killed and three others were injured in an attack in Srinagar on Sunday evening.
NCP workers had staged protests in Mumbai earlier when the ED named Sharad Pawar in the case.
While Cong has made sure that it will follow the central leadership's line on Citizenship Act, Sena and NCP said they will take a decision after discussing the matter.
The film will be directed by Lakshmikanth Chenna and newcomer Krishi Arimanda will play Neil Nitin Mukesh's role.
Former President Pervez Musharraf has abandoned plans to return to Pakistan from self-exile in Britain after the military leadership "cold-shouldered" his demands for extra security to counter multiple threats to his life from militant outfits like Al-Qaeda and Taliban.
The BJP's message is that the past must be reinvented as creatively as imagination allows, states Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Former India cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed away on Thursday following a lung ailment, was laid to rest at his ancestral palace in Haryana on Friday, with thousands thronging the burial site to pay their last respects.
Hazare has been on a hunger strike since Wednesday demanding appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs at the Centre and in Maharashtra.
'The leadership values I learnt while playing cricket in India helped me compete vigorously in the face of uncertainty -- putting the team first and bringing out the best in everybody.'
From the kind of food to the art which will be displayed at the museum, historian Pushpesh Pant shares his vision.
Local officials used 10,000 litres water for the helipad at Belkund village where the minister paid a visit to review the drought and water scarcity relief measures on Friday.
'The TMC did not bother telling me, a sitting MLA for 20 years, why I was not being given a ticket.'
Ayaz Memon salutes Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed into the ages on Thursday.
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Only a fool or cricketing ignoramus, says Haresh Pandya, would judge Tiger on the basis of his figures of 2,793 runs at 34.91 in 83 innings of 46 Tests.
Former India cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi passed into the ages on Thursday evening in Delhi after battling a lung infection that was diagnosed about three months back. As the world mourns his death, we invite you to share your memories of the legendary cricketer.
