Syed Imtiaz Jaleel

• As Gopinath Munde's Daughter Finishes Yatra, People Ask Why She Isn't Chief Ministerial Candidate

  On the last day of her 3000-kilometre Sangharsh Yatra, BJP legislator Pankaja Munde made it clear that she has inherited the political legacy of her father.

• Four Years on, CBI Says No Proof Against 11 Accused in Activist Satish Shetty's Murder

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told a court in Maharashtra that it has found no evidence against 11 people accused of killing Right To Information activist Satish Shetty in 2010, just three days after it was given four weeks to investigate what could have been a possible motive for the murder.

• Ink Attack on Maharashtra Minister

  Ink was thrown on Maharashtra cooperatives minister Harshwardhan Patil near Indapur in Pune district this morning when he was in the area to attend a programme.

• How a Crying Baby Saved a Family Trapped in Pune Landslide

  Beneath a mountain of mud that used to be Malin village near Pune, a baby's wail became the beacon that helped rescue workers save four members of a family.

• Respect Us, or Else No Alliance: Maharashtra Chief Minister to Sharad Pawar's Party

  The soft-spoken Maharashtra chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan delivered a hard message to longtime partner Nationalist Congress Party or NCP today, declaring that it must "respect" the Congress for their alliance to continue.

• 2G Scam Accused, Top Builders Named in FIR in Pune Land Scam Case

  Prominent builders and businessmen have been named in an FIR filed by Pune police in connection to a massive land scam allegedly worth hundreds of crores. Among those named in the FIR are 2G case accused Vinod Goenka and Shahid Balwa of DB Realty and builder Atul Chordia of the Panchshil Realty Group.

• With Eye on OBC Votes, Maharashtra Government Renames Pune University After Savitribai Phule

  The Prithviraj Chavan government in Maharashtra today decided to name Pune University after Savitribai Phule, a prominent social reformer of the 19th century, in yet another move aimed at retrieving the political fortunes of the Congress-NCP combine in the state.

• To Investigate Murder of Anti-Superstition Crusader, Pune Cops Allegedly Hired Tantriks

  Narendra Dabholkar, who spent his life crusading against superstition and religious charlatans, was shot dead in Pune in August last year. To investigate the 67-year-old doctor's death, then Police Commissioner Gulabroa Pol, allegedly hired babas and tantriks and used some of them to "communicate with spirits" in a desperate attempt to get some inf...

• Pune Techie Murder Case: 21 Men Linked to Hindu Rashtra Sena Sent to Judicial Custody

  Twenty one people, arrested in connection with the murder of a Muslim IT worker in Pune, were sent to 14-day judicial custody today. All the accused are suspected to be linked with the Hindu Rashtra Sena, a right-wing organisation.

• We Have Been Left Orphaned by His Death: Cry From Gopinath Munde's Village

  There is a sense of shock and disbelief in Nathra, a 2500-strong village, 20 km from Parli taluka in Maharashtra's Beed district. Their most famous son Gopinath Munde, who was born in this village and went on to become the biggest leader of the BJP in the state and subsequently taking charge as the Union Rural Development Minister is no more.

• Our Disconnect With Masses Led to Defeat: NCP's Supriya Sule to NDTV

  NCP chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule, re-elected as an MP from Baramati, has admitted that her party suffered major reverses in the Lok Sabha elections because of the "disconnect'' of its leaders with the masses.

• Rebuffed by Congress, Suresh Kalmadi may run for election anyway

  Suresh Kalmadi, a politician with considerable influence in Pune, today told NDTV that he is deciding on whether to run for the national election. Mr Kalmadi, 69, who was jailed on charges of corruption, has not been picked by his party, the Congress, as its candidate from Pune. The party also did not succumb to his pressure to let his wife run ins...

• Will contest elections but support Narendra Modi: Raj Thackeray

  Ending days of speculation, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or MNS has decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections, beginning April 7.

• Pune: Airport to be partially shut from tonight

  The Pune airport will be partially shut for the next three months from tomorrow for renovation. The runway of the airport, which is under the control of the Indian Air Force will be partially closed between 10 pm and 8 am every day. The Air Force will be flying its fighter jets during this time.

• Are jail rules bent when granting parole to the rich and famous?

  Mehmooda Khanam, 72, is bedridden with a heart ailment coupled with asthma. Her last wish is to see her son Shaikh Azizuddin, who is lodged in Pune's Yerwada jail, married.