According to BJP sources, the party propped up Chouhan in its election campaign when the Congress plank of promising to conduct a caste census started finding resonance with the OBCs.
Sculptors Manohar Bagwe and Sadanand Bagwe, who also create the famous Lalbaug Cha Raja Ganesha, have created a 21 feet high Ganesha for this year's Ganesh Utsav in Adelaide.
As Mumbai immerses in prayer and celebration for the next 10 days, Satish Bodas/Rediff.com visits four of the oldest Ganesh pandals in the city, where Mumbaikars seek the Lord's blessings.
Three civilians picked up by the Army for questioning after the terrorist ambushed two Army vehicles on Thursday at Dhatyar Morh between Dhera Ki Gali and Buffliaz in Poonch were found dead on December 23.
Ben Binyamin Cohen is among the many Israeli youth missing since the Hamas attacked the Nove music festival on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Investors' wealth fell by Rs 2.89 lakh crore in two days of market fall, with the BSE Sensex tumbling 796 points on Wednesday, amid weak global market trends ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Fresh foreign fund outflows and caution ahead of a host of interest rate decisions from global central banks also added to the overall bearish trend. Besides, the US Fed meeting, the BoE (Bank of England) and the BoJ (Bank of Japan) are also scheduled to meet this week.
Time to start your preparation for Ganesh Chaturthi.
'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.' 'It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.'
Several states declared a holiday for schools, while government offices, other establishments and public sector banks remained closed for half a day.
India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Tuesday, September 26.
Artist Santosh Kambli gives finishing touches to the Thailand Cha Raja idol of Lord Ganesh in Mumbai, July 19, 2022.
The youths had earlier objected to being disciplined by the policeman Niteen Dondu Dagale.
After the Ganesh Utsav ended on Friday, the donation box at Mumbai's famed Lalbaug Cha Raja pandal was opened on Monday, September 12, 2022.
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Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
The state government ordered an inquiry into the programme organised at Kalorex Future School, located in Ghatlodia area of the city, on September 29.
For those who want a chance to take a closer look at some of India's Cinema Greats, the AVM Heritage Museum in Vadapalani, Chennai, is a good place to start.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead a function in the Central Hall of Parliament on Tuesday to celebrate the country's rich parliamentary legacy and resolve to make India a developed nation by 2047.
Never before has the BJP faced such a crisis over the nomination of the Chief Minister as it is facing now, discovers Prakash Bhandari, veteran observer of Rajasthan politics.
Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion.
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Zaggle Prepaid, Cyient DLM, Healthvista India, Rashi Peripherals and Vishwaraj Sugar Industries have obtained the green signal to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs). The approvals come at a time when capital raising by way of IPOs has slowed to a crawl, with only four issues hitting the market so far this calendar year. Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) issued final observation letters on their draft red herring prospectuses (DRHPs), which is akin to getting approval to hit the markets.
Old building residents allowed to stay till Ganesh festival
The Karnataka high court has advised the government to come up with some regulatory measures to check the growth of pseudo-therapists and 'Instagram influencers'.
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The seizure included the cutouts put out as the decoration display for the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival which began on Wednesday.
Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps, completing his century on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group A tie against Rajasthan to guide the defending champions to a 300-plus total in Jaipur on Saturday.
The ban on loudspeakers between 2200 hrs to 0600 hrs stays.
The scarcity of resources is particularly evident in the case of Rajasthan compared to many other states.
Ms Vibrant dabbles in a Kahlo-esque range of colour.
In the last six assembly elections, the state voted the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress to power alternately.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
'Who is the aggressor and who is the victim is not clear, each blames the other.'
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said his party would pull off a spectacular victory in the state assembly elections, but evaded a direct reply to a question whether he would be the chief minister for the fifth time, as he just said 'Bharatiya Janata Party Zindabad'.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the new Parliament building should be called a 'Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot'.
This engineer makes modaks with scientific precision.
Welcome the God of wealth, prosperity, wisdom and knowledge with his favourite food -- sweets!
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday picked first-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma as Rajasthan's new chief minister, ending days of speculation that followed its victory in the assembly polls.
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