Nobody has claimed that the wagh nakh being brought to the state from London was used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told the legislative assembly.
India was an 'excellent feast' and that such imposition would lead to 'nausea', he said.
Defending champions Hyderabad Sultans survived some anxious moments before beating Sher-e-Jalandhar 5-3 via tie-breaker in the Premier Hockey League.
The hosts overcame Sher-e-Jalandhar 2-1 in the final league match to lift the inaugural Premier Hockey League title.
Hyderabad Sultans overcame a fighting Chennai Veerans 2-1 in the Tier I Premier Hockey League.
Before Pant it was Multan Sultans's Pakistan batter Usman Khan who held the record.
Auction house Bonhams has sold a spectacular collection of arms and armour once owned by Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan for over 6 million pounds (Rs 56.8 crore).
'I am very sure that Rajnikanth, a patriot and a spiritual person, will not do this movie which is about a tyrant, killer and murderer,' BJP leader H Raja tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com
After Mast Malang Jhoom, add another song from Bade Miyan Chote Miyan to your playlist: Wallah Habibi.
The Telugu actress drops the Tamil superstar's film, as they fail to cough up her fee.
He beat World champion Al-Mudhaf Khaled of Kuwait in a tie-shoot in the Asian Clay Shooting.
Matt Henry joins LSG at his base price of Rs 1.25 crore.
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Hyderabad Sultans leading for the better part of the match were forced into the shoot-out by a resilient Orissa Steelers but managed to garner two points winning the battle of strokes' 4-3 in the fourth edition of the Premier Hockey League.
Hyderabad Sultans kept their semi-final chances alive with a 5-3 victory over Chennai Veerans in the fourth edition of the Premier Hockey League on Tuesday.
'I always wanted to be a part of a platform like this which enables you to show your true personality to the world. But after entering the show, I realised this show is more suitable for people like Armaan Malik, who backbite and indulge in unnecessary arguments. I am not cut out for such things.'
As an influencer, Ramsha Sultan tells Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani, you learn certain lessons that can help you in your life's journey.
Shakeel Abbasi scored both goals in a 2-1 victory in the Premier Hockey League.
In another match of the day, Orissa Steelers defeated Chennai Veerans 2-1 to register their second victory in the Premier Hockey League.
Maratha Warriors beat Hyderabad Sultans 5-3 on penalties in the Premier Hockey League.
Hyderabad Sultans' 2-0 victory stopped the winning streak of local favourites Chandigarh Dynamos in the Premier Hockey League.
Prabhjot Singh (6th minute), Shilanand Lakra (15th, 43rd), Harmanjit Singh (21st), Mohd Faraz (23rd), Abhishek (50th) and skipper Mandeep Mor (60th) were the goal scorers for India.
Randeep, who was last seen in Main Aur Charles, has bagged a role in Khan's much-talked about film Sultan.
The defending champions scored a 6-4 victory, via the tie-breaker.
The actor recently shared a picture on Twitter.
In 2003, the 200-year-old sword was bought with much fanfare by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
Striker Sameer Dad scored the solitary goal to beat Sher-e-Jalandhar in the Premier Hockey League.
Right from the hooter it was India forcing the pace and putting Great Britain on the back foot. They were forcing the attacks, creating more circle penetrations but their finishing was letting them down.
The filmmaker agreed to make an appearance in the film because of Salman Khan.
The plot went awry and the parents survived. However, Karthik Bakale and the family's close relatives were hacked to death in the early hours of April 19.
What's your take? Was Tipu Sultan a tyrant or a freedom fighter?
Amit Sadh likely to star in Salman Khan's Sultan.
Raj Thackeray listed out his expectations from the PM in his third term in office.
Salman Khan features in five of these movies!
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
In a remarkable display of resilience and commitment to democracy, the residents of villages that had long been deprived of polling due to terrorist threats and separatist-sponsored boycott calls turned out in large numbers to cast ballots in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.
Chandigarh Dynamos pipped a spirited Hyderabad Sultans through penalty shoot-out to book a berth in the finals of the fourth Premier Hockey League at the Sector 42 stadium in Chandigarh on Saturday.
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