The BJP and the Shiv Sena on Thursday jointly demanded that the Prime Minister and Congress authorities should explain how they would account for the approximately `4 lakh crores loss caused by various scams that hit India in 2010.

The state government has finally appointed a committee to probe the Adarsh Housing Society scam. A two-member committee will be headed by retired high court judge J.A. Patil.

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday declared a `1,000-crore package for farmers affected by the unseasonal rains.

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday declared a `1000-crore package for farmers affected by the unseasonal rains.

The new Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and the new deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar both spoke in tandem about having a transparent government that would strive for all-pervasive development of the state. The CM has made it amply clear that he would be a no-nonsense leader and has emphasised that he would be taking some tough decisions. He also highlighted the issue of the state expecting a lot of aid from the Central government to achieve its short and long term goals.

Opposition parties in Maharashtra have just upped their ante against the Ashok Chavan government. Delegations of the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance and the Republican Left Democratic Front met the governor of Maharashtra separately on Monday and demanded that the state government be dismissed.

Following the Adarsh controversy, unrest prevails not only in the Congress, but also in its alliance partner, the Nationalist Congress Party.

After spitting at the video camera during the Bombay high court trial on Tuesday, 26/11 convicted terrorist Ajmal Kasab again continued to throw tantrums on Wednesday when he refused to appear before the video-conferencing camera. This comes after the court on Tuesday observed that Kasab was not required to sit in front of the camera against his will.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan found himself with his foot in his mouth after parties across the political spectrum pilloried him over a statement he allegedly made — that the 26/11 terror attack got a l

The silent march from Shivaji Park to Bandra to unite estranged cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray turned out to be a damp squib as the senior cousin, Mr Uddhav Thackeray, admonished the group