The Andhra Pradesh police arrested two persons -- Chandrabhanu and Jadhav Vinod alias Vinayak -- in connection with the burning of six members of a family in Vatoli village of Adilabad district during the recent communal riots.
Wasim Jaffer hit a classy 68 but the seamers brought Rest of India back in the game, restricting Mumbai to 200 for 6 on Day 2 of the Irani Cup match in Nagpur on Friday.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has assured SHiv Sena workes that it would stay the transfer orders of its 2,500 employees after the workers agitated at the Mumbai airport on Monday and threatened that the concerned employees would stop working if demands were not met.
Among other dignitaries who paid tributes toSavarkar were Sushma Swaraj, S S Ahluwalia, V K Malhotra, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangawar, Maya Singh, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, members of Parliament and many former members of Parliament. Lok Sabha Secretary-General P D T Achary and Rajya Sabha Secretary-General V K Agnihotri, also paid floral tributes at the portrait of Savarkar.
'In the end, it was possibly Pawar's pow-wow with Modi that helped her to come to a decision,' says Amulya Ganguli.
There is a need to set up independent regulatory authorities on energy, transport and urban infrastructure at the state level to ensure smooth implementation of infrastructure projects, especially those which are taken up on the PPP (public private partnership) model, said Vinayak Chatterjee, co-chairman of the CII National Council on Infrastructure and chairman of Feedback Ventures Limited.
Wasim Jaffer led from the front with an unbeaten 162 as Mumbai, with Sachin Tendulkar yet to bat, piled up 268 for one on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final match against Saurashtra in Chennai on Sunday. At stumps, Jaffer had Ajinkya Rahane (52) for company after the duo had completed their individual 1000 runs this season.
A devastating six-wicket haul by paceman Abhishek Nayar helped Mumbai restrict Himachal Pradesh to 250 in their first innings in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match in Ahmedabad on Friday.
The Nationalist Congress Party on Saturday removed its Maharashtra unit vice-president Vinayak Mete from the post over the attack on the house of the editor of Marathi daily Loksatta.State NCP chief Arun Gujrathi announced Mete's removal from the post after a meeting of party leaders in Mumbai. The matter has also been referred to the party's disciplinary panel, Gujrathi said.Activists of Shiv Sangram organisation, headed by Mete, had attacked Ketkar's house.
Police sources said the eight were wanted in several criminal cases, including murder, extortion and kidnapping in Bihar. Besides, they illegally occupied hundreds of acres of land in Dhamra Diara areas.
'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.' 'This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of enemies.' A revealing excerpt from Vikram Sampath's Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966.
The only sour note in Mumbai's superior display was Sachin Tendulkar's failure in both the innings. The star batsman, who scored a duck in the first innings and was battling a viral fever, batted at number seven in the second essay only to score four runs and fall to Piyush Chawla.
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The Nationalist Congress Party on Friday issued a show cause notice to Vinayak Mete, who has claimed responsibility for the attack on the residence of Loksatta editor Kumar Ketkar, by his organisation Shiv Sangram .NCP state general secretary Gurunath Kulkarni told PTI, "The show cause notice has been served to Mete. The party has asked him to reply within seven days. "If he is found guilty or failed to reply, he will be removed from the party post."
Why are they visiting so many temples and dargahs these days?
The apex court had made it clear that it would not go by "sentiments".
These men are on their way up to collect what they call keeda jadi, which is basically a kind of caterpillar mummified by a fungal infection found at altitudes between 3,000 and 5,000 metres, which goes by the scientific name of cordyceps sinensis, a prized ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, and most reports say it sells at prices more expensive than gold.
Tata Indicom on Thursday launched a dual mode handset, Samsung Duo, which can run both GSM and CDMA based mobile connections.
Riding on skipper Amol Muzumdar's 90, Mumbai scored 324 for nine against Himachal Pradesh on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match in Dharamsala on Monday.
Tax expert Anil Rego answers readers' questions about how Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's Budget affects you.
The street-fighter attitude is what keeps Rane going even at 69. The expectation is -- at least in the BJP camp -- that he will be itching for a battle royale with the Shiv Sena in its bastions.
Many of you have a similar question: How much time should you devote to each section? CAT trainer Vinayak Kudwa from IMS Learning Resources addresses this question and many more.
Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli figure among the list of probables declared on Monday.
Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
Once the two parties finalise the common minimum programme, it would then be shared with the Shiv Sena which is then expected to add issues that are close to its heart, reports Prasanna D Zore.
Togadia said he would go on an indefinite fast from Tuesday to push the Hindutva cause.
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Mumbai were 0 for 5 in their second innings before Vinayak Samant rescued them with an unbeaten 51 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Baroda.
Amartya Sen was the other Presidency alumni to win the Economics Nobel. Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize along with two others - his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer on Monday "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."
Debutant M P Arjun wrecked Mumbai's batting with a four-wicket haul as Hyderabad bundled the visitors out for 115 in the first innings on the opening day of the four-day Elite Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match.
'If you look at the deaths that are occurring across the state or country, I think out of these 25 not even one required ICU care. That's what we are proud of.'
This is a prime example of how certain things can only happen in a government undertaking.
While former Delhi skipper Mithun Manhas will be the chief coach, Klusener's appointment is certainly the most high profile among the support staff across domestic teams.
'He was always opposed to a form of nationalism that was narrow, selfish and arrogant.' 'He will always remain a beacon of inspiration for freedom-loving people across the world and for movements of resistance against oppressive State power.'
The four accused allegedly bashed up local hawkers and vandalised their stalls in Jogeshwari east.
