Republican leader Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday asked Raj Thackeray to “mind his own business” after the latter criticised Dalit leaders for keeping mum on defacing of a Buddha statue in Lucknow.

Home minister R.R. Patil once again resorted to making an emotional appeal on Monday after the MNS called for morcha demanding his removal.

The demand of bribe is the basic element to record a case under the Anti-Corruption Act.

Maharashtra, which is already reeling under a debt of over Rs 2.50 lakh crore, has refused to contribute Rs 19 crore for the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda.

To ensure speedy implementation of infrastructural projects in the state, the Maharashtra government wants the Centre to adopt special measures and introduce, amend schemes.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray, along with few of his partymen met Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan at the state guest house Sahyadri early on Friday morning.

A division bench of the Bombay high court has rejected a petition filed in 1986 by a company, challenging the payment of 3 per cent extra excise duty due to a mistake in the English version of a finance bill tabled in 1985.
In the bill passed by Parliament, the rate of duty payable was shown as 12 per cent ad valorem, while it was shown as 15 per cent in the Hindi version.

A division bench of the Bombay high court has rejected a petition filed in 1986 by a company, challenging the payment of 3 per cent extra excise duty due to a mistake in the English version of a finance bill tabled in 1985.
In the bill passed by Parliament, the rate of duty payable was shown as 12 per cent ad valorem, while it was shown as 15 per cent in the Hindi version.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday made sarcastic comments against Anna Hazare and his team’s decision to form a political party and contest the elections. “Now that they have decided to form a party, we will get to see a different election. We will get to learn how to contest the elections without spending money. If the Team Anna can bring any changes, it will be welcomed,” Mr Pawar said.

Even as the NCP has been crying hoarse about the lack of coordination within the ruling alliance, it will have to reassess its own lack of thereof back home. However, NCP president Sharad Pawar is likely to iron out the differences within the party before the coordination committee meeting scheduled to be held on August 4.