middleMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s political career has rarely been without controversies, including allegations of irregularities in irrigation contracts, alleged corruption in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, coalition flip-flops and a split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The latest trouble stems from a multi-million dollar disputed land deal in Pune involving his son […]
GCyril Nair, a senior software executive based in Urugram, was on his way to Jaisalmer with his family when his young son cried out desperately just an hour into the new, gated highway. “Dad, I need to pee.” They were in the middle of nowhere, seemingly nowhere. Ominous clouds thundered overhead and torrential rain beat
teaHe has ignored warnings raised in recent years that a combination of climate change and human behavior could spell disaster for North Bengal’s fragile ecosystem. The costs were high, as on October 5-6 a disaster of enormous proportions struck this mountainous region, its lush foothills (the Douar Mountains) and alluvial plains fed by fast-flowing rivers.
oAs families flocked to Patna’s bustling Durga puja pandals on the afternoon of September 29, poll strategist-turned-neta Prashant Kishor provided a unique spectacle. After convening a press conference, he waved papers in front of reporters as he revealed fresh allegations against some senior leaders of the ruling Janata Dal (U.S.)-BJP government in Bihar. Kishor’s targets
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75 on September 17, just over a year removed from his historic third consecutive term. This is an achievement unmatched since the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. India Today takes a look at the making of ‘Brand Modi’, one of the defining political stories of modern India. Publication date: September
Surrey They need 249 runs more to win 173 (Burns 47, James 3-35, Tongue 3-43) and 0 for 66 (Burns 41*). Nottinghamshire 231 and 256 (Patterson-White 58, Fisher 6-73). A thrilling final day awaits at Kia Oval. Surrey need a further 249 runs with both second-innings wickets in hand to beat Nottinghamshire and take a
meIt is quite traditional for the Bengali imagination to create catchy and humorous slogans that rhyme with the mother tongue and English. But the latest products flooding our social media timelines seem to have a long shelf life. Despite being such an entertaining goof, it has swept the entire zeitgeist, at least within the ruling
warwickshire Trail 132 (Barnard 48*, Lawes 3-30) for 4 people Surrey 246 (Patel 72*, Burns 52, Pope 50, Gilchrist 3-51) 114 runs Tom Lawes took three for six in his five-over spell as Warwickshire responded with 132 for four after earlier bowling out the county champions for 246 despite fine half-centuries from Ryan Patel, Rory
meIt was mid-May. It was a time when the hot midsummer sun dried up all the springs of generosity. It was then that the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab launched the Land Pooling Policy (LPP) 2025. This was a remarkable idea: to tie together 65,533 acres for industrial and residential projects.