Shiv Sena Friday deprecated BJP MP Chandan Mitra’s demand for stripping Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen of Bharat Ratna over his comments on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi but advised the seasoned economist “not to poke his nose” into politics.

Defending the decision to double gas prices from next fiscal, oil minister M. Veerappa Moily Friday said the government cannot afford a “timid mindset” while taking policy decisions of national importance.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark sensex Friday slid for the third straight day by losing 56 points to a fresh two-week low 19,748.19 on selling in HUL and Tata Motors shares, amid nervousness in rate-sensitive sectors ahead of the RBI credit policy review next week.

Incessant and heavy rains since Monday evening hit commuters once again as suburban services were thrown out of gear for the third consecutive day.

If all goes as planned, India’s first-ever monorail will begin operations in Mumbai by September this year.

In yet another sensational case of credit card cloning, a Worli-based senior citizen lost `80,000.

The police probing the murder of Sandhya Singh, the sister of music composer duo Jatin Lalit and yesteryear actresses Sulakshna and Vijeta Pandit, wants to conduct narco analysis tests on her son and

Home minister R.R. Patil on Wednesday announced that the inspector general of police (ACB) would be probing the complaints against additional commissioner of police (south region) Krishna Prakash.

The proceedings in the Legislative Council were disrupted on Wednesday over the alleged irrigation scam.

Revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat, on Wednesday, announced a divisional commissioner-level probe into allegations made against the entertainment park promoted by Adlabs Entertainment Limited, in Raiga