After decades of mentoring his nephew Ajit Pawar, Sharad has now called upon his loyal Baramati voters to reject Ajit, who recently rebelled against the family patriarch to align with the BJP. In a symbolic and powerful move, Sharad Pawar has fielded Ajit’s nephew Yugendra Pawar, as the new face of the family, signalling signaling a generational shift with a pointed message: Baramati needs new leadership. 

Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme – which promises an annual coverage of up to ₹500,000 per family for secondary and tertiary healthcare – the Centre and state government share the insurance premiums in a 60–40 ratio

Limiting solar power usage at night may deter investors from pursuing new projects, say experts

Plans afoot to bid for TN and UP, next year

The total voter count includes 5,00,22,739 men, 4,69,96,279 women, and 6,101 members of the third gender

“We are in a federal system and we’ve accepted that. The constitution is in effect today. But just because we’re in a federal system, the central government should not inflict injustice on Karnataka” said Karnataka CM

Three LPG cylinders per year will be supplied free of cost under the scheme which was formally launched under `Deepam 2 in Eedupuram in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh today

The ₹375 crore plant in Piplaj is set up by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) under the PPP model with Jindal Urban Waste Management Limited

The plan is expected to provide clear guidelines for zoning, environmental conservation, resource management, and social infrastructure development

Jharkhand is the most corrupt state in the country, alleges Union Home Minister Amit Shah while releasing BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in the state

The statement holds true in the context of Kashmir Valley, where the fragile security situation has often discouraged businessmen and big corporate houses to invest in the region

Contesting without strong political backing might undermine our cause, says Maratha reservation leader Manoj Jarange-Patil

Notably, this marks the first time in the state’s history that two vote-on-account budgets were introduced for the initial eight months of the current fiscal year. 

“A technical committee comprising the chief engineers has been constituted on July 24 only to formulate the norms to resolve such issues with regard to pending bills of the past tenders and close the matter permanently”

This wave of dissent poses a fresh challenge for both the ruling Mahayuti coalition and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Today was the last day for withdrawal of nominations

The last five years of the state’s political landscape, marked by defections and power struggles, have left voters wary. The roller-coaster twists in Maharashtra’s politics have sparked both intrigue and doubt, with alliances hanging by a thread and loyalties as uncertain as ever.

Ruckus ensues as BJP opposes resolution

A new book by Rama Bijapurkar provides fascinating insights into India’s consumption story

The remote is one of the most symbolic objects for today’s generation of armchair activists, epitomising our yearning for change while exerting minimal physical effort to attain it.

In conversation with Ajoy Chawla, CEO, Tanishq, the jewellery division of Titan Co Ltd 

Essentials, consumer durables sell more even as retail segment slows during election season

The device has democratised laundry duty sparing women backaches and making it cool for men to share the load

The precise rituals of the Olympics hold learnings for all brands

Formula for personal growth: Brand and design evangelist Lulu Raghavan says one has to be grounded and humble to nurture ambitions

Keep in mind the developer’s reputation and market standing before investing

In its old form, the antibiotic is very safe for use but it lacks the necessary antibacterial activity against many bacterial pathogens.

Network of genes enables these creatures to develop and regenerate teeth throughout their lifetime.

Karnataka Government says that the comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre (CUPHC) is the first of its kind in India, and is located at Palace Guttahalli, near Malleswaram

The students are from government and government-aided pre-university colleges. The training is being given as part of the panchayat’s ‘Pragati’ programme

September 29 is observed as World Heart Day

Google Podcasts is finally getting a feature that’s already standard across most listening apps: private RSS feed support. The head of product for Google Podcasts, Zack Reneau-Wedeen, made the announcement on Twitter today and shouted out some networks that are especially reliant on private feeds, including Patreon, Slate, RedCircle, and Supercast.

To access the feature, tap over to the activity tab in the bottom right-hand corner and slide over to the Subscriptions tab, then tap the plus symbol.

Facebook is often considered the 800-pound gorilla of the social networking market. Its family of apps -- which includes its main app, Instagram, and WhatsApp -- grew its monthly active users 14% year over year to 3.21 billion last quarter. Facebook also shares a near-duopoly with Alphabet's Google in the digital ad market.

However, several major social networks are still growing in Facebooks shadow. Lets take a closer look at three of them, how they withstood competition from Facebook, and what that resilience means for Facebooks long-term prospects.

1. Snapchat
2. Pinterest
3. Tiktok

Rather than using aggregated statistics and sentiment analysis, the research team used a qualitative approach to drill down into all the tweets posted around the two case studies, and divided them into key topics, positions, purpose and arguments, in order to determine how users engaged in the debate around sustainability and ethics in fashion.

They found that the two main ethics and sustainability issues raised by social media users were environmental concerns, in the first case study; and labor conditions in the supply chain, in the second. Analysis revealed that only a small proportion of tweets were explicitly critical and that those that were, were actually prompting a relatively sophisticated debate that fashion brands may benefit from engaging meaningfully with.

When I teach social media, I commonly am told that not all people are on social media, particularly the older population. What I want you to consider is that many members of the families of those older residents are on social media, and they can share a departments information with their older relatives. Yes, local newspapers, radio stations and local cable access channels love to share fire department information, and that information is being read, heard and watched by more of that audience that is not on social media. However, social media is another vehicle that transports a department’s information to many other forms of communication.