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How Shinde wrested 90 seats with a political headlock

India, Dec. 31 -- "Eknath Shinde is a political case study," says a senior Maharashtra BJP leader. He should know what he is talking about, having just emerged, somewhat bruised from Shinde's headlock... Read More


Panvel civic polls: BJP opens account; MVA mounts push in saffron stronghold

India, Dec. 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday opened its account in the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections even before polling, with its candidate Nitin Jayaram Patil decla... Read More


Delhi Capitals get into training mode in Goa ahead of WPL 2026

Panaji, Dec. 31 -- With the fourth edition of the Women's Premier League around the corner, the Delhi Capitals (DC) have begun their preparations with an intensive pre-season training camp in Goa. Am... Read More


HC directs MSLSA to explore job possibilities for rape survivor

India, Dec. 31 -- The Bombay High Court recently directed the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) to assist a rape survivor in finding a job under the compensation scheme for survivors ... Read More


Nair Hospital hostel canteen shut for 8 months, interns' stipends too held up

India, Dec. 31 -- Eight months after the hostel canteen of Topiwala Medical College and Nair Hospital at Haji Ali shut down, with no resolution in sight, medical interns are at the end of their tether... Read More


The Year That Was: Beyond the podium - India's ambition under spotlight

India, Dec. 31 -- It's not common for Neeraj Chopra to finish eighth at the World Championships, but if there's anything Indian sports fans, spoiled by his unerring consistency, will remember 2025 for... Read More


'Sleeper cells in Congress are working against the party'

India, Dec. 31 -- It is for the first time that Prakash Ambedkar, 71, grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and chief of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), forged an alliance with Congress for the BMC elec... Read More


Tense scenes as poll hopefuls keep vigil at nomination centres

India, Dec. 31 -- After a nerve-wracking first round of tears, protests and desperate runs between party offices for nominations, those who survived braced for round two on Wednesday - scrutiny of the... Read More


Two days on, hawkers cleared from spot where bus ran over commuters

India, Dec. 31 -- Two days after four people lost their lives and 11 others were injured when a BEST bus hit several people outside Bhandup railway station, local police and officials from the Brihanm... Read More


SEC seeks BMC chief's report on AAP complaint against BJP

India, Dec. 31 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has complained to the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) about BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar, accusing him of "hijacking and misusing the election machine... Read More