Court stays Maha minister Kokate's conviction in 1995 cheating case

A court in Maharashtra has said that state minister Manikrao Kokate will "suffer prejudice" if his conviction in a 1995 cheating and forgery case is not stayed, noting that his disqualification......

PM not Pawar responsible for price rise: Raj

Maharashtra Navirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday condemned the attack on Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and said the Prime Minister and not Pawar should be blamed for price rise.......

MLC asks govt to make statement on Salman tape

Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh on Tuesday directed the government to make a statement in the House on Wednesday on the inquiry into the alleged underworld links of......

Pune techie murder: Ban on Hindu Rashtra Sena?

The Maharashtra government will examine if the controversial outfit Hindu Rashtra Sena could be banned in the wake of Pune techie Mohsin Shaikh's murder, Home Minister R R Patil said in Mumbai. "We......

My Aunt Smita Patil

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series. In......