Ramdas Athavale

Nashik rape case: Town limps to normalcy after arson and rage

A day after arson and protests against the alleged rape of a five-year-old girl, Nashik in Maharashtra limped to normalcy on Monday, officials said.

Ramdas Athawale’s love for power and poetry belies his usefulness in UP polls

Athavale's penchant for rhymes, whether it is at a public meeting to seek votes, or on the television show, has always regaled the audiences for they convey a lot than a whole speech he tends to deliver in a singsong manner.

Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis likely to expand his Council of Ministers before winter session

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to expand his Council of Ministers before the Winter Session of the state legislature, scheduled from 7 December in Nagpur.

Devyani Khobragade case: Maid may be CIA agent, says father

He said her daughter had been made a "scapegoat" and the possibility of a conspiracy behind the visa fraud allegations against her could not be ruled out.

Rally reality: Why Dalit leaders need to unite to win the political battle

The Dalit leadership must realise that it needs to make common cause with the followers or languish in irrelevance.

Thank you, Raj Thackeray, for being politically incorrect

The call to rename Dadar Station as Chaityabhoomi is nothing but pure politics. It has nothing to do with honouring the memory of Ambedkar. It's good that Raj Thackeray, for his own political reasons, has opposed this form of tokenism.