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Mumbai: Thackeray is not just a brand, but an identity of Maharashtra, Marathi manoos and Hindu pride, but some people are trying to finish it off, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has said. In an interview with the Sena UBT's mouthpiece "Saamana", the former chief minister hit out at the Election Commission, saying it can freeze his party's symbol or give it to someone else, but it has no right to give away the party name coined by his grandfather Keshav Thackeray and father, founder Bal ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a blistering attack on Shiv Sena chairperson and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Mahayuti government, claiming that Thackeray is not just a brand but Maharashtra's identity, and whoever is hollow needs the same. Udhhav made the remarks during an interview in the party mouthpiece Saamana with its executive editor Sanjay Raut. On losing the Shiv Sena's name and symbol to Eknath Shinde, Uddhav ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid ongoing controversy over the introduction of Hindi from grade one, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the state council on Friday said that "our breath is Marathi and we are connecting Mumbai with the world". He also rebutted Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray's charge of separating Mumbai from Maharashtra saying that Mumbai will remain in Maharashtra. He also reminded Thackeray that during his tenure as chief minister, the Cabinet had acc ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (UNI) In view of the ongoing heavy rains in Hyderabad, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed all concerned departments to stay on high alert and ensure swift response to public grievances. The Chief Minister instructed officials from GHMC, HMDA, Water Works, Electricity, and Police departments to work in close coordination to prevent any rain-related disruptions. He also emphasised the need for immediate action in areas facing waterlogging, power outages, or other rain- ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who holds the urban development and housing departments, on Thursday said the government is working to bring back Marathi people who have left Mumbai, by removing obstacles and fulfilling the common man's dream of owning a house in the metropolis. Apart from this, the efforts made by the Mahayuti government will bring about a radical change in the lives of the citizens of Mumbai, which is the growth engine of the ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) The Maharashtra government is committed to bringing back Marathi speaking families who were forced to leave Mumbai due to lack of affordable housing, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Thursday. Replying to a debate under Rule 293 in the assembly, Shinde said the Mahayuti government is undertaking a major urban transformation of Mumbai that will bring "historic changes" in the lives of its residents. The state government has drafted a new housing policy to constru ...Read More >
Sitting in the safety of Delhi, away from Raj Thackeray's slap-happy goons, I admit ashamedly that although my formative years were spent largely in Mumbai, my Marathi remains rudimentary. I am not alone -- just 36 per cent of people in the city consider Marathi their mother tongue. Yet, once again, there is a move to exhibit Marathi chauvinism by compelling residents of this cosmopolitan, multi-cultural metropolis to speak the same language as the rest of the state. The champions of 'speak onl ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has further fuelled the possibility of striking an alliance with MNS chief Raj Thackeray saying his cousin has joined Thackeray family's struggle for the welfare of people. "Thackeray means always a struggle. This struggle has not been for selfish means, but for the welfare of society. We have been fighting from my grandfather (Prabodhankar Thackeray) to Shiv Sena founder (Balasaheb Thackeray) and then I (Uddhav Thackeray), Aditya Thackeray (joined i ...Read More >
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art at Puri beach on Sunday. He crafted a sand idol of Lord Shiva to mark the first Monday of the auspicious Sawan month. Sudarsan Pattnaik said, The entire nation is devotional for the first Shravan Somvaar. We have made Lord Shiv 6-feet high sculpture... In Puri Jagannath Dham, there is a temple of Lord Loknath, and here also, many devotees have arrived. As an artist, I am praying to God to bless us wi ...Read More >
Maharashtra is easy to roil. Wake up and get set on your mark. Sprint or marathon, hurdles or steeplechase, 'Hindi imposition' is readymade to start a quick-fire row! It is also political vehicle for Raj Thackeray and his cousin Uddhav Thackeray, former Chief Minister who would like nothing better than another stint as Chief Minister. But, of course, it's Raj Thackeray who is striving to be kingmaker, setting a "new course in Maharashtra politics" by weaponizing 'Marathi', something which is fa ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday, during his visit to Mumbai, called for respecting every language and religion, stressing that fighting over linguistic differences is regressive and unnecessary. Gehlot's comments come in the wake of the ongoing controversy in Maharashtra surrounding the imposition of Hindi in schools and a series of violent incidents involving the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), whose workers were see ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Council on Friday passed the Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSP) Bill 2024 in the absence of Opposition parties, which staged a walkout. The bill, aimed at preventing "unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations or similar groups", was passed in the legislative assembly on Thursday without a strong opposition from the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT). However, both parties fiercely opposed it in the council. As the Bill has been passed by the both ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday strongly criticised Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction for assaulting a canteen employee at the MLA hostel over allegedly being served stale food. In a scathing editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the Thackeray-led camp mocked Gaikwad, referring to him as part of the "towel-banyan gang" and sarcastically noting that he seems to have a sharper "sense of smell" than others. The editorial question ...Read More >
Mumbai: Furious at being served "rotten" dal and rice, Shiv Sena's Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad assaulted a staffer and manhandled another at the Akashwani MLAs' hostel canteen in Colaba Tuesday evening. A video of him forcing the staffers to smell the dal and hitting and punching one of them went viral, drawing condemnation not only from the opposition but also from CM Fadnavis and his party chief, DCM Eknath Shinde, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar.The video shows Gaikwad, in a vest and towel, conti ...Read More >
New Delhi: There will be no INDIA bloc arrangement in the upcoming civic body polls in Maharashtra, including in the big-ticket bouts in Mumbai and other municipal corporations, said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. Raut said after the Uddhav Thackeray-led SS (UBT) and Raj Thackery-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena buried their differences to fight together against the BJP government "imposing Hindi" in the state, "there is now pressure from the public" on both these parties to forge an electora ...Read More >
Thane: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has denied the presence of potholes on the newly inaugurated Katai-Nilje flyover, located at the Palava junction on Dombivli-Manpada Road. The flyover, inaugurated on July 4 by Dombivli MLA Rajesh More from the Eknath Shinde faction, was temporarily closed for few hours after videos appearing to show potholes went viral on social media. An MSRDC official clarified that the issue was not potholes, but excess bitumen on the road su ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday expressed surprise over the 'silence' of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his cabinet over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks amid the Marathi-Hindi language. Addressing the media, Sanjay Raut appealed to the Hindi-speaking leaders to condemn Nishikant Dubey's remark while firing shots at CM Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. 'Firstly, who is this Dubey? I appeal to the Hindi-speaking leaders ...Read More >
Mumbai: In response to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey's controversial remarks against Marathi-speaking people, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut launched a scathing attack on Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Questioning his silence on the ongoing controversy over language in the state, Raut taunted his appearance and said, "Eknath Shinde apne aap ko duplicate Shiv Sena ka neta manta hai na, dadhi pe haath ghumata phirta hai... nikaldo dadhi aapki, agar dadhi mein ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 7 (ANI): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday lauded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising the issue of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, which disturbed the peace in Kashmir at the BRICS summit, where all member nations condemned it in unison. He said while talking with ANI, "...Pakistan Army and the government did plan the Pahalgam attack and disturbed the peace that was in Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370... PM Modi raised this issue in BRICS, and ...Read More >
Mumbai: An old video of Bal Thackeray, the late founder of Shiv Sena, has resurfaced, where he asserts, "I may be Marathi in Maharashtra but I am Hindu in Hindustan." This clip gained attention during ongoing tensions between his successors, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, and the ruling Mahayuti alliance, led by the BJP, over the primacy of the Marathi language versus the 'imposition' of Hindi. In the video, Bal Thackeray, adorned with a saffron shawl, emphasizes the need to prioritize Hindutva over ...Read More >
Following Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's joint rally celebrating the government's reversal on Hindi language imposition, Congress leaders downplayed their claim. Prithviraj Chavan acknowledged the Thackerays' celebration but highlighted widespread opposition to the GRs.After Uddhav and Raj Thackeray hosted a joint rally claiming credit for the government's climbdown on the "imposition" of the Hindi language, the Congress reminded the cousins that the government's move was opposed by various sections ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing language row, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday criticised Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for his recent remarks, calling them controversial and promoting "dadagiri" (bullying). Athawale said that forcing people to speak Marathi is wrong and he also questioned Uddhav Thackeray's silence on attacks against Hindus and said strict action should be taken against MNS workers involved in violence. Ramdas Athawale questioned Raj Thackeray's sta ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister and Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Ramdas Athawale on Sunday strongly criticized Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and his party workers over their recent stance on the Hindi language and the violent incidents targeting Hindi-speaking citizens in Mumbai. Athawale called for an immediate end to "gundagardi" (hooliganism) and warned that such actions would damage Mumbai's cosmopolitan status. Reacting to the ongoing con ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan on Sunday claimed several MPs and MLAs from the Shiv Sena (UBT) were in touch with him and that people do not trust Uddhav Thackeray's leadership. Mahajan alleged Thackeray was a palatibahaddar" (one who makes a u-turn) and his conduct was immature, amid the controversy over the implementation of the three-language policy in the state. He also claimed that Uddhav Thackeray digressed from his father (Shiv Sena founder ...Read More >
MUMBAI: SHIV Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he and his cousin, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, have joined forces in the interest of 'Marathi pride' while sharing a political stage with him after nearly 20 years. Uddhav sounded bullish when he said he and Raj will capture power in the Mumbai civic body elections and Maharashtra together. "We have come together to stay together," he asserted. At the public rally titled 'Awaj Marathicha' to celebrate the rollback of two governme ...Read More >
Baramulla, Jul 5: Hundreds of mourners from Delina and its neighbouring villages Saturday participated in the Muharram procession, the 9th day of the month of Muharram-Ul-Haram at Delina area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The procession was one of the series of processions being held in the month of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar. Dressed in black and carrying flags bearing religious inscriptions, participants from the villages of Hygam, Bulgam, Bohripora, Syedpora, Uri ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took a swipe at the Thackeray cousins' joint rally in Mumbai earlier in the day and said instead of a triumphant rally for the Marathi language, it turned out to be a hollow speech, resembling the wailing of Rudali (woman professional mourner)."I was told that it would be a victory speech, but there was one Rudali speech also. Instead of speaking about the Marathi language, it was Rudali mentioning how their govt was pulled down. There was no vi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 5: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he and MNS head Raj Thackeray have come together to stay united as the cousins shared a political stage for the first time after two decades on the issue of Marathi identity and "imposition" of the Hindi language. Addressing a "victory" rally in Worli here to celebrate the rollback of the Hindi language GRs (resolutions) by the BJP-led government, Uddhav hinted at contesting the upcoming civic elections together. "We have co ...Read More >
Solapur (Maharashtra) [India], July 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that he must be receiving the blessings of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray after the estranged Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, shared the public stage for the first time in nearly 20 years. The remarks of the Maharashtra Chief Minister came in response to Raj Thackeray's veiled attack on the former, where the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief stated, "What Balasaheb could not do, D ...Read More >
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