Maha divorce: BJP, Sena go single
Saffron partners end 25-year alliance over seat sharing
Mumbai, September 25
The BJP today formally ended its troubled alliance with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. Sena leaders Eknath Khadse and Devendra Fadnavis told reporters the party would go it alone in the October 15 Assembly elections. “We tried our best to keep the alliance together,” said Khadse, adding that both parties could not agree on seat-sharing and were thus parting ways.

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NCP, Cong too fail to patch up, call it quits
Mumbai, September 25
Within hours of the Shiv Sena-BJP break-up, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) also decided to go their separate ways in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

In Haryana, regional parties pitch for united front
Jind, September 25
Regional parties have called for a united front to take on those trying to divide the country on communal lines. The BJP government at the Centre came under attack from regional parties at an Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) function to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal at Pandu Pindara village today.

From left: JD-U leader Sharad Yadav, Haryana ex-CM OP Chautala, Bihar ex-CM Nitish Kumar, former PM HD Deve Gowda and Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal at an INLD event in Jind. Tribune photo

Modi unveils ‘Make in India’, woos biz czars
New Delhi, September 25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for making India a manufacturing destination at the launch of his ambitious “Make in India” campaign in the presence of India Inc bigwigs today.

PM Narendra Modi during the launch of the 'Make In India' campaign in New Delhi.

India, China end stand-off at Chumar, to pull back troops
New Delhi, September 25
Military commanders of India and China today decided to end the two-week stand-off at Chumar in south eastern Ladakh. Troops will be withdrawn in phases over the next four days.

Flood loss, not polls, my top concern: Omar
Srinagar, September 25
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said it would not be his call if the Election Commission decides to go ahead with the Assembly polls as per the original schedule.

Mars orbiter beams back first pictures Four of the five payloads aboard the spacecraft to be activated this week Bangalore, September 25 The colour camera aboard India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has sent its first pictures and by the end of this week, four of the five payloads aboard the orbiter will get activated.