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'Justify breaching 50% limit for Maratha quota'

HC says apart from backwardness, govt has to give strong reasons to go beyond threshold set by top court

Can,t tell exact date of Salem's release now: Officials

The Taloja prison authorities have expressed inability to give an exact date of release for gangster Abu Salem, who has been serving life imprisonment in the 1993 blasts case.

Year on, SoBo road concretisation plan remains in limbo

Despite the BMC awarding the contract to concretise south Mumbai roads for a second time, the long-pending work continues to be stuck in limbo.

No action against NGO in 'vote for freebies' event in Powai

A week after Chandivali constituency's returning officer Kalpana Gode ordered legal action against an NGO for distributing freebies to women in Powai, the Model Code of Conduct chief has failed to take action in the matter.

Formal plaint lodged against Sarvankar

A complaint has been lodged with the Election Commission of India (ECI), urging it to book Mahim MLA Sada Sarvankar for violating the Model Code of Conduct by allegedly seeking votes in lieu of free pressure cookers. Advocate Nikhil Kamble, who had received the information about the distribution, wrote to the ECI, alleging that the MLA used BMC funds to distribute freebies among voters.

Ranked top for 6 yrs, Patel has it tougher this time around

Shiv Sena candidate Shaina NC points out that his performance should be reviewed as infrastructure of the area is worst in entire SoBo

BEST wheels grinding slower than ever before

As if the shrunken BEST fleet was not inconveniencing the commuters enough, bus services have been further impacted due to the deployment for election duties.

Tamil Selvan streets ahead of others, say Sion-Koliwada voters

Selvan was a corporator before being elected as an MLA twice, in 2014 and 2019; keepsintouch with electorate, say people

Political dynasts ready for their day of reckoning

The fate of 4,136 candidates will be sealed in ballot box by the end of the day today.

'Modiji, where did this ₹5cr come from?'

Rahul Gandhi leads charge against BJP after Vinod Tawde is allegedly caught with a large amount of cash

If Mahayuti wins the election, it will have the RSS to thank

More than a thousand people living in Pune-Mumbai for work or other reasons but are registered as voters in or around Nagpur will get a free ride home so they can exercise their franchise on Wednesday.

A bitter and divisive campaign

The 2024 assembly election campaign is set to go down as the most intense and acrimonious political battle in Maharashtra°s history

HC bars music academy from giving award to TM Krishna

The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained the Madras Music Academy from conferring the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award on Carnatic vocalist and activist TM Krishna.

Delhi-Kashmir train by next yr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the Vande Bharat Express connecting Kashmir to Delhi in January 2025, according to the Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh.

Resumption of Mansarovar Yatra discussed

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they discussed the next steps, after the completion of the disengagement process at the Line of Actual Control.

NDA Manipur Govt In tatters

25 MLAs, including 14 from the BJP, skipped meeting convened by CM; hundreds march with empty coffins

LIC WEBSITE SPARKS LANGUAGE ROW

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin condemned the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India on Tuesday for what he termed the \"Hindi imposition\" on its website. Stalin posted a screenshot of the LIC homepage displaying Hindi, accusing the platform of becoming a \"propaganda tool for Hindi\" and claiming that even the option to switch to English was shown in Hindi.

AI TO FLY BACK STRANDED PASSENGERS

Air India will fly back at the earliest around 30 remaining passengers who were among those stranded in Phuket since last three days after the flight from Thailand to Delhi was cancelled due to a technical issue, according to sources.

Rahman's wife separates after 29 yrs

Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman's wife Saira has announced separation from her husband.

Pollution fallout: Virtual hearings where possible

Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said all judges have been asked to allow virtual hearings wherever possible in view of the severe pollution levels in the national capital region.

Putin lowers N-threshold

Ukraine fires US made missiles at Russia for first time

Pawarfs Adani defence shakes MVA

NCP leader's stance sparks rift within alliance on the eve of polls.

MATDAAN: PEHLE DAAN, PHIR MAT

Dirty Money, Clean Exit: Tawde's Cash-for-Vote Drama

Bit by Bit exposure: Supriya denies Bitcoin fund misuse

Another bombshell of an allegation was dropped on the eve of assembly elections. Ravindranath Patil, a former IPS officer and cyber expert, has accused prominent political figures, NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule and Congress President Nana Patole, of using illicit Bitcoin funds to finance their election campaigns.

Fat pay cheques: PKL players second only after IPL

KABADDI LEAGUE AMONG THREE TO ENTER SECOND DECADE

WILL HE, WON'T HE?

UNCERTAINTY OVER WHETHER NADAL WILL PLAY IN DAVIS CUP

Rahman's tributes to Lata, 270 films from 82 countries

55TH IFFI BEGINS TOMORROW

Praful, Arya storm into Maha Open under-15 boys' & girls' finals

The number one seed Praful Pardi amd Arya Mestry stormed into boys and girls under-15 finals of the NSCIhosted Yonex SunriseMaharashtra State Open Badminton Tournament 2024, organized by Court Champions 24 in association with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA) and conducted under the auspices of Maharashtra Badminton (MBA).

In a first, India top sender Of students to US

3.3L INDIANS STUDYING IN AMERICA

AYUSH POWERS GE ACADEMY

Notches up 2nd highest individual score in Harris Shield history