Spread the love       PUNE: In Maharashtra, some surnames have for long carried more weight than manifestos, like Thackeray and Pawar.For BJP, the January 15 polls and its favourable outcomes on Friday were not just about gaining control over the richest civic body in India — the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — or to establish its governance in Pune, considered the...

Spread the love       AIMIM boosts civic poll performance in Maharashtra despite dissent, bags 126 seats CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Defying internal dissent, ticket-related rebellions, sharp criticism, and even the resignation of key office bearers in protest against party state president and former MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel’s decisions related to ticket distribution, the All-India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) significantly improved its electoral performance in...

Spread the love       Eknath Shinde MUMBAI: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena dented the Sena (UBT)-MNS combine’s tally but failed to beat the Thackerays in most Marathi-dominated areas across Mumbai. Contesting 90 seats, Shinde has won 29, so his strike rate turned out to be poorer than that of BJP. However, his party’s seats are crucial to the BJP-Sena combine crossing...

Spread the love       ‘Dhurandhar’, the action-packed spy drama starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, and others, has entered its 76th week. After facing competition from several regional, Bollywood, and international releases, this Aditya Dhar film refuses to slow down. Although the numbers have dropped, and the movie is now earning in single digits, it is giving tough competition to...

Spread the love       This Sunday, when runners line up at the starting points for Tata Mumbai Marathon, India’s marquee long-distance event, so will Anchal Malhotra in Gurgaon, Sajan Lama in Darjeeling, Dipti Waghmare in Jalgaon and Shovan Padhy in Hyderabad.Thousands of miles from Mumbai, the four will be among nearly 5,000 participants who will run the marathon virtually – Anchal...

Spread the love       MUMBAI: For years, they’ve wanted it, now they have it. BJP is finally set to assume control of India’s richest civic body, and get its own mayor of Mumbai. After almost three decades at the BMC’s helm, the Thackerays have lost control of their last bastion to the Mahayuti alliance led by former ally-turned-foe BJP and erstwhile...

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the appointment of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former British prime minister Tony Blair as founding members of a new Gaza “board of peace.” Trump also named his special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and World Bank President Ajay Banga to the seven-member “founding executive board,” the White...

Spread the love       Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI) Former India women’s team head coach WV Raman has urged caution over the usage of 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at the Under-19 level, warning that such exposure could work against the youngster’s long-term development if the bigger picture is not kept in mind. Raman’s comments came on the same day India made a...

Spread the love       Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary has openly criticised the decision to remove Rohit Sharma as India’s ODI captain, suggesting that head coach Gautam Gambhir may have played a role in influencing the move. Tiwary, who has had a long-standing rivalry with Gambhir, feels the selectors and management disrespected Rohit by...