'Shinde desperately needed a voter base among the Marathas'

'When the chief minister saw how Manoj Jarange Patil had successfully held the state government hostage to his whims, Eknath Shinde knew he had a very clear chance of enamouring himself to these......

Jarange heads to Mumbai with 12K people; Shinde says committed to quota

As activist Manoj Jarange headed towards Mumbai with thousands of supporters to push for reservations for the Maratha community, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday sought to......

UP schools, colleges to shut for Ram temple opening, ban on liquor sale too

Considering the emotional significance of the pran pratishtha programme of Lord Ram in Ram Mandir, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath terming this special occasion as a 'national festival' has directed......

Sec 144 clamped in Nuh after 'shobha yatra' call, no entry for outsiders

Outsiders will be barred from entering Nuh and security has been beefed up in the district and other areas in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a shobha yatra on Monday,......

How RBI can prevent PNB-like frauds

If the RBI had done the right things, these mistakes would not have happened in banks, public or private, says Ajay Shah. Photograph: Reuters A certain minimal state capacity in bank regulation and......

After 3 false starts, can Pune transform itself into a smart city?

In the fourth of a five-part series, Shivani Shinde Nadhe analyses the plans and preparations in the city.   Part 1: How Surat will get a grand makeover Part 2: How Bhubaneswar will......

Rajiv Bajaj hits out at Global NCAP on safety tests

Euro NCAP had said it was disappointed to see quadricycles, including the Bajaj Qute, lack basic safety features. A little over a month after Euro NCAP awarded one star safety rating to the Bajaj......

Amazing story of Xooglers making a big impact in India

A number of Xooglers are employing lessons and practices learnt during their stint at Google to branch out into innovative ventures, find Alnoor Peermohamed & Anita Babu.  Image: (Left......