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Doubting EVMs, Solapur villagers to hold 'repoll' with ballots

Residents of a village in Maharashtra's Solapur district on Monday said they have planned a 'repoll' using ballots as the results of the recently-concluded assembly polls were 'doubtful' due to the......

Maha village cancels 'repoll' plan with ballot amid EVM row

A group of villagers from Maharashtra's Malshrias assembly segment insisting on a "re-election" with ballot papers relented on Tuesday and gave up their plan after police intervention, the NCP-SP......

Sharad Pawar backs Solapur villagers' demand for ballot paper repoll

Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday expressed his support to the people of Markadwadi village in Maharashtra's Solapur district, who raised doubts about......

200 booked in Maha village for bid to hold 're-poll' using ballot papers

Police registered a case against more than 200 persons from Markadwadi village and nearby areas in Maharashtra's Solapur for allegedly trying to conduct a 're-election' using ballot papers on......

BMC drops plan to raze illegal portion of Dharavi mosque after protest

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's drive to demolish the alleged illegal section of a mosque in Dharavi, which is considered Asia's largest slum, has been cancelled after huge numbers of locals......

How to buy the best health insurance

Health insurance expert Anil Rego in an online chat with readers answers health insurance queries. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Prashant Soni: Can I buy 2-3 policies and pay the final......

IIM grad Shuvajit Payne gave up a cushy job to work in rural India

India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. Manu A......

FIR against Anurag Kashyap after Ghosh alleges rape

IMAGE: Payal Ghosh on her way to the Versova police station in north west Mumbai, where she filed an FIR against Anurag Kashyap. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar The Mumbai police have......

Marathi Satte Pe Satta disappoints

Actor-filmmaker Sachin directs his new Marathi film Amhi Satpute, whichis inspired from the 1982 Amitabh Bachchan-Hema Malini starrer, Satte Pe Satta. Sachin had played the role of Big B's youngest......

Sachin's Marathi Satte Pe Satta!

From a bubbly child artist to a popular hero and then successful filmmaker, and even dancer,Sachin Pilgaonkar has played many roles effortlessly in his long innings. After his hit Marathi film,......

Review: Murder Mestri is paisa vasool fun. Twice over.

The comedy is clean, simple, silly. Yet, you long for more. And it does keep coming, promises Prasanna D Zore. Just when you think the punch line has been delivered, it hits you again. And again.......

Spotted: Sanjay Manjrekar

Reader Vaishali Satpute sent us this photograph from Trent Bridge. 'Me and my husband met Sanjay Manjrekar in Trent Bridge during a T20 World Cup match. 'Sanjay provided us......

SAG, Day 3: 14 out of 16 gold for wrestlers; India sweep wushu, cycling medals

IMAGE: Indian wrestlers pose with their medals. Photograph: PIB Indian grapplers simply annihilated their opponents, scooping 14 gold medals out of a total 16 on offer as the wrestling......