The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce chief minister Prithviraj Chavan’s unopposed election to the state Legislative Council on Wednesday.

In what may provide some measure of reassurance to those raising doubts about the safety of the proposed Jaitapur nuclear plant in Maharashtra post the Fukushima disaster, the French authorities here

BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Monday accused Congress of misusing the CBI, home ministry and judiciary against the saffron party and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.

Gujarat’s top police officer at the time of post-Godhra riots on Saturday contradicted IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court implicating Narendra Modi in the communal clashes, claiming he was not present in the meeting with the chief minister held on February 27, 2002.

His ongoing Indian Premier League duty prevented Sachin Tendulkar from accepting a request for a personal meeting with a large group of wheel-chair bound soldiers in Pune, but the champion batsman interacted with them via a video conference on Friday, prior to his 38th birthday on Sunday.

State-owned Indian Bank on Saturday reported 7 per cent increase in net profit at 438.86 crores for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the byelection to the state Legislative Council seat on May 4.
In his affidavit filed before the returning officer, Mr Chavan has declared that he and his wife collectively own property worth `6.81 crores.

Senior IPS officer Sanjay Bhatt, who was posted in the Intelligence Department, has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court accusing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 Godhra case.

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the bye-election to the State Legislative Council, scheduled to held here on May 4.