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Congress-NCP face-off for Maharashtra Council bypoll

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 17:31

Even as discussions on seat sharing for Assembly elections are yet to conclude, Congress and NCP, the coalition partners in the Maharashtra government, on Monday nominated their own candidates for the Legislative Council by-election scheduled on August 21.

After youth`s death, Bombay HC says only those above 18 can take part in Dahi Handi contest

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 18:56

The Bombay High Court in a significant ruling has ordered that only those above 18 years of age can participate in the pitcher-breaking competition that is held to celebrate the Krishna Janmashtmi festival.

35 Congress men detained for disrupting hospital inauguration

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 17:04

Thirty five Congress workers were on Monday detained after they allegedly disrupted the inauguration of a hospital which was to be done by NCP leader Ganesh Naik in Navi Mumbai, police said.

CBI files closure report in RTI activist Satish Shetty`s murder case

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 16:24

The closure report in the murder case of RTI activist Satish Shetty was filed by CBI in Vadgaon Maval Court on Monday.

19-yr-old youth dies after `Dahi-handi` rehearsal in Mumbai

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 15:37

A 19-year-old youth on Monday died after participating in `Dahi-handi` rehearsals in suburban Jogeshwari here, police said.

Bank official sentenced to 3-yr jail in DA case in Pune

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 14:29

A 46-year-old official of a nationalised bank has been sentenced to three years in jail by a Delhi court for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) of over Rs 15 lakh.

Azmi calls for alliance of "secular thinkers" for Maha polls

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 15:46

Citing the example of JD(U)-RJD tie-up for the upcoming Bihar by-polls, SP leader Abu Azmi on Monday called for an alliance of "secular thinkers" for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, for which his party has sent a proposal to the Congress.

Maha politics has become muddied, vindictive, says Shiv Sena

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 13:21

Decrying the recent ink attack on senior Maharashtra minister Harshwardhan Patil, Shiv Sena today said the politics in the state was never this "muddied and vindictive."

Petrol retailers shut shops for a day to seek uniform taxation

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 00:21

Over 4,200 petrol and diesel retailers in Maharashtra, excluding the financial capital, kept the pumps shut for a day demanding uniform taxation, which would ensure parity in fuel prices across the state.

Police lathicharge farmers at Maha CM`s programme

Last Updated: Sunday, August 10, 2014, 23:59

Police on Sunday lathicharged farmers at a function to be addressed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at Khadke-Wake village in Ahmed Nagar district.