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Assembly polls: Cong to start interviewing aspirants on Aug 17

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 20:10

Notwithstanding its wrangling with NCP over allocation of seats for the upcoming state Assembly elections, the Maharashtra unit of Congress will start conducting interviews of aspirants.

NCP wants like-minded parties to unite to combat `Mahayuti`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 18:54

NCP on Thursday said it was in favour of consolidating secular, like-minded votes for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Sunil Tatkare elected unopposed to Maharashtra Legislative Council

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 18:16

Maharashtra NCP President Sunil Tatkare was elected unopposed to Maharashtra Legislative Council with Congress withdrawing its candidate from the fray for the by-election to the lone seat vacated by Shiv Sena`s Vinayak Raut here.

Two Kolhapur sisters may become first ever women to be hanged in India

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:19

Two sisters from Kolhapur, who were awarded death sentence in 2001 for kidnapping and murder, are likely to become the first women ever in India to be hanged after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected their mercy pleas.

Dhangar activists disrupt traffic over demand for reservation

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 14:03

Activists of Dhangar community on Thursday resorted to "chakka jam" (halt traffic) agitation at various places in the district, including Pune city, in support of their demand for reservation under ST category.

No children below 12 in human pyramids on Janmashtami: SC

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 17:16

The Supreme Court on Thursday barred children below the age of 12 from participating in forming human pyramids on Dahi Handi - an earthen pot filled with butter milk - festival event largely celebrated in Mumbai on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami that will be on Monday.

Jet Airways pilots de-rostered for napping, negligence while on duty

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:33

In a frightening incident, a Brussels-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai suddenly dropped 5,000 feet in the Ankara airspace over Turkey as the commander of the Boeing 777 aircraft was sleeping and thy co-pilot was busy with her tablet.

NCP MLC Ram Pandagale joins Shiv Sena

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 22:31

NCP MLC Ram Pandagale joined Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections due in October, accusing party chief Sharad Pawar of being anti-dalit.

SC refuses to interfere with HC stay on EC notice to Ashok Chavan

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 22:26

Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order staying the Election Commission`s show cause notice to ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.

Narayan Rane, Ashok Chavan to head Congress` Maharashtra campaign

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 06:19

In a significant move, Narayan Rane and Ashok Chavan, two known detractors of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, were on Wednesday made chairmen of the Campaign and Coordination committees respectively by the AICC in poll-bound Maharashtra.