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The governments demonetisation move, which pulled out 86 per cent of currency in circulation, has badly affected farmers as they have little cash to buy agri-inputs for winter crops and are even facing hardship in repaying crop loans. (Photo: Representational Image)

Jowar, wheat production up amid farm loan crisis

The production has risen despite the area under cultivation for rabi crops down by five per cent as compared to last...

18 March 2017 2:21 AM IST

Justice C.S. Karnan after he was served a bailable warrant in Kolkata. (Photo: Asian Age)

DGP, 100 cops deliver CS Karnan warrant

The state DGP delivered the warrant to the judge surrounded by the other IPS officers and spoke to him for a while.

18 March 2017 2:12 AM IST

Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar

State keeps mum on gross irrigation

This led the NCP leaders handling the irrigation portfolio being caught up in scam allegations.

18 March 2017 2:06 AM IST

As per the survey, the state expects revenue receipts of Rs 2.20 lakh crore against Rs 1.98 crore during last year.

FM pegs GDP growth at 9.4 per cent

The finance minister justified the (debt amount saying that the state has not crossed the limit.

18 March 2017 1:45 AM IST

The Maitri building in Kalina.

Free pass for nine illegal floors?

Maitri building in Kalina has nod to build only three floors, but is a twelve-storey bldg now.

18 March 2017 1:09 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred honorary D. Litt. to Indias eminent agricultural scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan.(Photo: Shripad Naik)

President Pranab Mukherjee condemns intolerance in universities

Mr Mukherjee further added that students must be integrated with good educational qualities and there should no space...

18 March 2017 12:57 AM IST

Fishermen outside the office set up to oversee the Shivaji Maharaj memorial project.(Photo:Debashish Dey)

Maharashtra under scanner for CRZ violation

The court warned the public works department (PWD) that in the absence of such permission, it would issue direction to...

18 March 2017 12:56 AM IST

Officials said that she was intercepted at Mumbai airport when she was trying to leave the country on Saturday. The accused was arrested after questioning.

Delhi: CBI arrests 2 DDA officials for 'taking bribe'

Both the accused were arrested and produced today before a Special Judge at a local court.

17 March 2017 7:17 PM IST

The Bombay High Court on directed Maharashtra government to ensure that video conference facility is installed in all courts across Maharashtra by March 2017. (Photo: PTI/File)

Bombay HC seeks details of Bilkis Bano gangrape convicts from CBI

A mob had attacked Bilkis' family during the post-Godhra riots on March 3, 2002.

17 March 2017 4:29 PM IST

The petitioner claimed the accused had taken her to another house and raped her twice, after which he told her to go home.

Mumbai: Woman raped, falls from building while trying to escape

Police rushed to the spot and admitted the woman in a state-run hospital.

17 March 2017 3:48 PM IST

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly building (Photo: PTI/ File)

Maharashtra Assembly adjourned thrice amid din over loan waiver issue

As soon as the House assembled for the day, the MLAs of Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP trooped into the well shouting...

17 March 2017 1:11 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi: Civic sanitation workers protest outside Arvind Kejriwal's...

The safai karmacharis raised slogans near 6 Flagstaff House in Civil Lines area, partially obstructing the flow of...

17 March 2017 12:52 PM IST