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Manoj Jarange declined the Maharashtra government's request to postpone the Maratha quota demonstration in Mumbai despite the Ganesh festival. He insisted on a 10% reservation for Marathas under the OBC category, threatening a peaceful march to Mumbai if the demand isn't met. Jarange emphasized the Marathas' dwindling patience and readiness for action, urging the government to grant their rights. The Maharashtra government's bid to dissuade Manoj Jarange from demonstrating in Mumbai seems to ha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Aug 13 that India's electoral system suffers from "serious discrepancies" and he pledged to continue challenging its integrity through public mobilisation and potentially the courts. Mr Gandhi, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that controls the main opposition Congress party, last week accused authorities of manipulating voter rolls by adding fake names in the 2024 general election and other recent polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bh ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested IAS officer Anil Pawar, former civic commissioner of Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC), along with his junior, deputy director of town planning Y S Reddy, and two others, including a former BVA corporator, in a money laundering case linked to the illegal construction of 41 buildings and defrauding flat buyers. The ED will produce the arrested individuals before the court on Thursday. According to the ED, Pawar engaged in extensiv ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 19 (PTI) Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong has said the state government will press for the retransfer of block I and II from Assam's Karbi Anglong district, asserting that the long-pending boundary issue remains a top priority. Tynsong, who also chairs the regional committee on the matter, said the government is awaiting a response from his Assam counterpart to schedule a joint inspection of the disputed areas. Before the creation of Meghalaya, both these blocks w ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19: Amid the ongoing verbal spat between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over the Hindi language debate in Maharashtra, Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) president Ramdas Athawale on Saturday has called for restraint, urging all parties to maintain peace and avoid statements that could disrupt Mumbai's communal harmony. Responding to the exchange of inflammatory remarks, Athawale said, "Such statements against eac ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rifle as her profile pictur ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the ongoing verbal spat between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over the Hindi language debate in Maharashtra, Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) president Ramdas Athawale on Saturday has called for restraint, urging all parties to maintain peace and avoid statements that could disrupt Mumbai's communal harmony. Responding to the exchange of inflammatory remarks, Athawale said, "Such state ...Read More >
According to the police, the car was returning from a birthday celebration. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Seven people, including three women, three men, and a child, died in a Nashik road accident * A car collided with a motorcycle near Dindori town around midnight on Wednesday * The car overturned into a water-filled drain, causing the occupants to drown Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Nashik: Seven people, including three women, three men, and a tw ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Legislators of the ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra on Monday gathered at the Vidhan Bhavan steps here to celebrate the inclusion of 12 forts, including those linked to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in the UNESCO World Heritage list. They hailed the inclusion of the forts as a tribute to the legacy of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Also Read | Archita Phukan Targeted With AI-Generated Deepfake: Dibrugarh Police Unearth Revenge Porn Angle, Arrest Ex-Boyfrien ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI/PUNE: Stating that 94% of the work on the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) was over, CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the remaining work should proceed in such a way that the first passenger flight can start operations by end of Sept.He said airport authorities had been asked to increase the numerical strength of workers to meet this target. Along with the airport, the Mumbai-Pune Expressway 'missing link' project will help the state govt develop an economic corridor com ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Sneha Debnath, a 19-year-old girl from Sabroom in South Tripura district, reportedly went missing in the national capital. Following this, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha gave necessary instructions to the police to take immediate and appropriate action on the matter. Also Read | Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU Goods as Trade Talks Stall. In a statement posted on its official social media account, the Tripura Chief Minister's Office stated, "The report of ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai/Pune: Stating that 94% of the work on the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) was over, CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the remaining work should proceed in such a way that the first passenger flight can start operations by end of Sept. He said airport authorities had been asked to increase the numerical strength of workers to meet this target. Along with the airport, the Mumbai-Pune Expressway 'missing link' project will help the state govt develop an economic corridor co ...Read More >
Pune, Jul 12 (PTI) After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) named him as an accused in the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday claimed he has not done anything wrong and that he was being targeted with political motives. Pawar said he was being singled out despite 97 others being named in the FIR, and added that since the matter is now in the court, he will fight out the case legally and win it. The ED named Pawar, who represents the Karja ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday. Bhatt also filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Patna in the matter. As per the written complaint, the death threat was issued by an Instagram user under the name 'Tiger Meraj Idisi'. 'The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. T ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut Friday posted a video on X purportedly showing social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat of Shiv Sena sitting in a room with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of currency notes. Raut said Union home minister Amit Shah should take note. Shirsat rubbished the claim, report Chittaranjan Tembhekar & Chaitanya Marpakwar.The allegation came a day after it emerged that Shirsat had received a notice from the income tax department seeking an expl ...Read More >
Mumbai: Referring to Dy CM Eknath Shinde's visit to New Delhi late on Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed on Friday that Shinde had reportedly told Union home minister Amit Shah he was ready to merge the Shiv Sena with the BJP to get the post of chief minister. The Shiv Sena dismissed his claims, with minister Uday Samant saying Raut was an expert at creating a fake narrative.While it is not known if Shinde met Shah, he posted a photo with Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Th ...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: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's close associate and social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat has received a notice from the income tax department regarding the increase in his assets between 2019 and 2024. Shinde himself confirmed this while speaking to media persons at Vidhan Bhavan on Thursday. "I was given time until Wednesday, but I have requested some more time," said the minister, adding that the notice was based on a complaint filed by someone. He raised the political temper ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena legislator Sanjay Gaikwad on Thursday said his act of assaulting a staffer at an MLA hostel canteen for serving "stale food" may have been harsh, but it led to a swift action from the government on the food quality issue despite repeated complaints earlier. A viral video footage showing the Buldhana MLA slapping and punching an employee at the Akashwani MLAs' hostel canteen here on Tuesday night for serving "stale food" has drawn widespread condemnation from government and opp ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has suspended the licence of a caterer that operates the canteen at the MLA hostel in Mumbai, where a staffer was assaulted by a Shiv Sena legislator for allegedly serving stale food. Mumbai, July 10: The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has suspended the licence of a caterer that operates the canteen at the MLA hostel in Mumbai, where a staffer was assaulted by a Shiv Sena legislator for allegedly serving stale food. The FDA, i ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Wednesday suspended the licence of Ajanta Caterers, which runs the canteen at the Akashwani MLA hostel in Mumbai, after a Shiv Sena MLA allegedly assaulted a staff member over allegations of stale food. In its suspension order, the FDA said the caterer had violated provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011. The violations were f ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday said representatives of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) gave a letter to Chief Justice of India B R Gavai to point out the delay in appointing the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly. He also hit out at the BJP over its MP Nishikant Dubey's "patak patak ke marenge" remarks on the language issue in the state, saying the party was aiming to create a controversy in view of the upcoming elections ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jul 7 (PTI) Jharkhand Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore on Monday accused the Centre of withholding funds for several schemes, depriving people of the benefits of the initiatives. He claimed that the BJP was spreading lies that the Jharkhand government was not providing the benefits of the schemes to the people. Also Read | Mumbai: Video of MNS Leader's Drunk, Half-Naked Son Rahil Shaikh Abusing Influencer Rajshree More Goes Viral, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena Demands Action (Watch V ...Read More >
Mumbai: A day after the estranged Thackeray cousins shared a political stage, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut cautioned Raj Thackeray against straying from the path of unity while reminding him that past forays into the BJP camp had brought him no dividends.Raut's comments in a column in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece, coming after a widely debated moment in Maharashtra's politics, is indicative of wariness in the Sena (UBT) camp about Raj's unpredictable ways. Raut wrote Raj had cosied up to BJP and ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) The coming together of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has unnerved ruling Mahayuti leaders, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut said on Sunday. Raut, who belongs to the Sena (UBT), told reporters here that leaders of the Mahayuti have been left clueless after the Thackeray cousins held their "victory" rally on Saturday to celebrate the rollback of the Hindi language GRs (Gov ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Sunday said while terrorists had targeted tourists in Pahalgam based on their religion, people were being attacked in the state on linguistic lines, which was disappointing. He asserted that the BJP, being the largest party in Maharashtra, would safeguard the pride of Marathi people while also protecting non-Marathi residents. "Marathi is not a political issue for us," the BJP leader told reporters here. A viral video recently showed w ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra BJP's former president and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday criticised Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, saying that it is clear from his speech that his real agenda is not 'M' for 'Marathi,' but 'M' for 'Municipal Corporation'. "His love for Marathi is nothing but a political stunt that surfaces when elections are near. The public has now recognised this hypocrisy," he remarked in his reaction after Uddhav Thackeray and Raj T ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday announced that joining hands with estranged brother and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief on the issue of protection of Marathi language, Marathi Manoos and Maharashtra while opposing the imposition of Hindi is just the beginning and they will continue to remain together in future, to achieve Balasaheb Thackeray's dream for Maharashtra. At a victory rally organised jointly by Shiv Sena UBT and MNS in the presence of R ...Read More >
New Delhi: In what could become a defining moment for Maharashtra's shifting political landscape, rival brothers Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray reunited on-stage on Saturday after two decades, declaring their unity over the cause of the Marathi language, and hinting at something much larger in the making. The rally, officially termed a "victory rally", held at the NSCI Dome in Worli, was billed as a celebration of the Maharashtra government's rollback of its contentious three-language formu ...Read More >
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde's "Jai Gujarat" remark at a Pune event, attended by Amit Shah, has ignited controversy amidst a language debate in Maharashtra. This came shortly after an investor challenged MNS president Raj Thackeray about learning Marathi.Saying "Jai Gujarat" at the end of his speech at a recent event has landed Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde into a massive row as it comes amidst the language debate in the state. In the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah durin ...Read More >
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