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Maharashtra polls: Minister Mungantiwar, Congress rival booked over verbal clash in Chandrapur

Chandrapur, Nov 19 (PTI) Police in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district have registered cases against BJP candidate and state Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and Congress’s Santosh Singh Rawat after they had a verbal altercation at a village ahead of the assembly elections, an official said on Tuesday. The incident occurred at Kosambi village in the Ballarpur assembly constituency in Mul tehsil on Monday, the last day of campaigning for the November 20 assembly elections, the district information office stated in a release. The complainant, a former zilla parishad president, alleged that Mungantiwar, who is contesting the polls from Ballarpur, was interacting with some

Modi’s inflation-blowing farm pivot may not be enough to win Maharashtra

SATARA, India, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken several pro-farmer but inflation-stoking measures in recent months, such as easing curbs on rice and onion exports, but that may not prove enough for him to sway an election on Wednesday in a key state. Maharashtra, which includes the city of Mumbai, is a major grower of sugarcane, soybean, cotton and onions, but opinion polls – which have a patchy record in India – suggest Modi’s alliance may struggle to retain the local legislature as farmers say they have yet to benefit from the recent measures. An

BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde in “cash-for-votes” drama; party rubbishes claim

Mumbai, Nov 19 (PTI) The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi on Tuesday accused BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde of distributing Rs five crore to woo voters, a day before the Maharashtra assembly elections, a claim the BJP leader denied, saying he was only providing guidance to party workers on poll procedures. Videos of the “cash distribution”, many of them shot by BVA members who barged into the hotel hall where Tawde was present, went viral, after which police registered two first information reports about the alleged cash distribution. BVA leader Hitendra Thakur said his party supporters found Tawde with the cash at

Cholesterol-lowering spice turmeric as effective as statins: Expert

An expert has revealed how just half a teaspoon of turmeric, found in any kitchen cupboards, can have ‘amazing benefits’ – including lowering cholesterol. Research suggests this spice may even rival statins when it comes to reducing harmful cholesterol levels. Turmeric, which Dr Eric Berg DC, an expert in healthy ketosis and intermittent fasting, swears by. Taking to YouTube, where his channel boats over 12 million followers, Dr Berg, also known as The Knowledge Doc, unpacks the myriad of health advantages offered by turmeric and explains how to turn it into a refreshing drink. According to the specialist, concocting a

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