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Rahul on 2-day state visit

After getting a clear majority in the Karnataka assembly polls, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is seriously concentrating on Maharashtra and is likely to come to the state on a two-day visit.

Govt may rope in sales tax officials

Amid mounting pressure from every corner, the state government has now decided to soften its stance on the demands made by traders who are on strike against the implementation of the Local Body Tax (L

Bmc plans to blacklist contractor

Furious over the delay in the construction of the pumping stations at Lovegrove and Cleveland, the BMC is planning to blacklist and de-register the contractor from its services which would mean that t

Miffed with NCP, Bhosale turns to saffron leaders

The Nationalist Congress Party’s preparations for early general polls faced a major blow on Friday when the party’s Member of Parliament from the Satara constituency Udayanraje Bhosale met senior BJP

Bigger fish in IPL spot-fixing: BJP

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In view of the arrest of three cricketers on spot-fixing charges, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged that activities like betting and fixing are not possible without the involvement

CM to push for Cabinet reshuffle?

The fate of about half a dozen Congress ministers in Maharashtra hangs in balance with the chief minister Prithviraj Chavan planning to replace them ahead of the general elections with a calculation t

Five fatal accidents in thane rural

Within 48 hours, five fatal accidents took place in Thane rural where six men lost their lives. The first, a hit-and-run case, took place in Shahapur on Wednesday at 12.30 am.

HC: Probe illegalities in Mayor’s Cup

The Bombay high court has directed the Maharashtra government to appoint an officer of the rank of secretary to probe into alleged illegalities conducted by Bhiwandi-Nizampur City Municipal Corporatio

‘Draft policy on mobile towers ready by July 15’

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will finalise the draft policy on setting up of mobile towers in the city by July 15.

`49K crore Maha plan approved

The Planning Commission on Thursday has approved a `49,000 crore outlay of Maharashtra for 2013-14, an increase of `4,000 crore in the state’s annual plan against `45,000 crore in 2012-13.

When I spent some 18 months in London in 1995-96 in the role of a foreign correspondent for an Indian newspaper, there was one issue that dominated “high politics” in Westminster: the European Union.

What Angelina Jolie did by declaring to the world on Tuesday that she had had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies — surgical removal of both breasts without evidence of breast cancer in either — is being seen by many as an act of courage. Her decision is sure to go a long way in creating awareness.