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The controversy relates to Jain Muni Acharya Nayan Padmasagar's claim that the queen belonged to the Jain community during a recent event in Mumbai, a comment that invited angry responses from Maratha community members. Against this backdrop, leaders from both the Jain and Maratha communities held a joint press conference on Tuesday and stated, "We have always maintained social harmony in Maharashtra. Jain and Maratha communities used to celebrate all their festivals together." Jain leader Aks ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The ninth edition of the India 2030 Leadership Conclave 2026 wrapped up in Mumbai, bringing together a cross-section of business leaders, entertainers and cultural voices, while recognising 56 standout achievers shaping India's future. Organised by NexBrands Inc, the conclave was held at ITC Maratha and focused on leadership, innovation and long-term impact as India looks ahead to the next decade. Among the headline winners were Gaur Gopal Das, named transformational thought leader of ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A controversy has erupted after Jain monk Acharya Nayan Padmasagar claimed that Maratha queen Maharani Tarabai, the daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and wife of Rajaram Maharaj, belonged to the Jain community. Speaking at a Jain community event in Mumbai, Jain monk Acharya Padmasagar claimed that when Muhammad Ghori invaded India, a Jain queen of Mewar had taken up arms against him. He further said that during the Mughal period, after the death of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Mah ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bollywood actress Genelia D'Souza got emotional after her Masti co-star Vivek Oberoi praised her and called her "Maharani Saheba" and also the pillar of strength behind husband Riteish Deshmukh's ambitious film on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Taking to her social media account, Genelia reshared Vivek's heartfelt note and wrote, "Touched my heart @vivekoberoi Thank you so much." Vivek shared the trailer of Ritesh and Genelia's upcoming movie Chhatrapati Shivaji ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party president Sunil Tatkare has said he was aware of the merger talks between his party and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP), and asserted that he was not opposed to it. Expressing disappointment that merger talks were made public while the NCP was mourning the sudden death of party head and then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Tatkare said the real question is "who will merge with whom"? The NCP will remain aligned with the ruling BJP-led N ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 31 (ANI): The makers of Riteish Deshmukh directorial and starrer Raja Shivaji has finally released the teaser of the film, offering a glimpse into an extraordinary legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj through grandeur cinema. After its exclusive theatrical preview alongside Dhurandhar The Revenge, the teaser has now made its digital debut, amplifying the buzz around a film that promises to tell the story of one of India's greatest warrior kings. Also Read | ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The teaser of the upcoming Marathi film 'Raja Shivaji' was unveiled on Tuesday. It was released alongside 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', and tells the story of one of the world's greatest warrior kings. The film stars Riteish Deshmukh in the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who has also helmed the film. At its core is a powerful story of vision, courage, and conviction, of a son who took a sacred vow and changed the course of history. The teaser offers a glimps ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 31 (ANI): The makers of Riteish Deshmukh directorial and starrer Raja Shivaji has finally released the teaser of the film, offering a glimpse into an extraordinary legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj through grandeur cinema. After its exclusive theatrical preview alongside Dhurandhar The Revenge, the teaser has now made its digital debut, amplifying the buzz around a film that promises to tell the story of one of India's greatest warrior kings. The film is ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena will contest together in most municipal corporation elections on Jan 15. This includes Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan Dombivli. However, in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the BJP and Shiv Sena will have friendly fights with the NCP.Speculations about all three Mahayuti partners going solo in the municipal corporation where each is dominant have now been laid to rest."We are trying to form a Mahayuti alliance in most ...Read More >
Mumbai: With cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray set to announce an alliance for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, and Marathi identity expected to dominate the campaign, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashish Shelar on Tuesday announced that a "Marathi manoos" will be the mayor if the party comes to power in India's richest civic body. This is the first time the BJP has made such a declaration, coming at a time when anonymous posters bearing the slogan "M ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) The Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Monday questioned the logic behind holding elections to 29 civic bodies without correcting "irregularities" in the voters' roll. Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said the final rolls have not been released yet. "If there are mistakes in the final rolls, who will address them?" he asked. Polls for 29 municipal corporations, including the cash-rich Mumbai, will be held on January 15, and votes will be counted ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Indian box office in 2025 saw tough competition, but a few films attracted large audiences to theatres. Although no film reached the Rs 1,000 crore mark, positive word of mouth allowed several releases to earn impressive amounts. The year featured a variety of top films, including action spectacles, fantasy dramas, romantic stories, and historical narratives. Here's a closer look at the highest-grossing films of 2025 and how Dhurandhar made a significant late impact on the charts. ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 4 (PTI) The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday said the Election Commission should take immediate cognisance of the demand of the Opposition parties to rectify "irregularities" in the voters' lists ahead of the local body polls, citing that leaders from the ruling dispensation had made similar claims. Maharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant said political parties are an essential part of democracy, and the electoral process is incomplete without them. "When all Opposition ...Read More >
Pigeon feeding will be allowed only between 7 am and 9 am at the four sites, the civic body said. Mumbai: Mumbai's civic body on Friday said it has permitted "controlled feeding" of pigeons at four new locations in the city for two hours in the morning. In a release, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said this is an interim measure until a report from an expert committee and further orders from the High Courts are received. "Pigeon feeding will be allowed at Worli Reservoir in G South w ...Read More >
Lucknow: Women cleaned their homes and prepared 'satvik' (pure veg) food for 'Nahaye Khaye', which marked the onset of Chhath puja, on Saturday. On 'Nahaye Khaye' day, devotees vow to observe the Chhath fast with purity, restraint and devotion for three days. People clean homes, offer 'arghya' to the rising sun and cook meals comprising 'lauki ki sabzi', 'chane ki dal', 'roti and chawal'. The festivities from this day until the conclusion with 'Usha Arghya' on the fourth day.People came to ghats ...Read More >
Mahi Khan, the content creator, posted a video showing the woman insisting that he speak Marathi. A content creator was allegedly threatened by a co-passenger on an Air India flight for not speaking Marathi. The incident occurred on board the Mumbai-Kolkata flight AI676. Mahi Khan, the content creator, posted a video, showing the woman, who refused to reveal her identity, insisting that he speak Marathi. "You are going to Mumbai, you should know Marathi," she told him. When he replied that he ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI) Mumbai BJP vice-president and former corporator Ravi Raja on Thursday asserted the party-led Mahayuti coalition will win the city civic polls due to its focus on development and claimed the Congress clout has considerably diminished and it has become a regional player. Raja, a former Leader of Opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) who joined the BJP in 2024 after spending over 40 years in the Congress, noted development is clearly visible in Mumbai and ...Read More >
One of Bollywood's most iconic films, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, has completed three decades this year. The Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol-starrer was released on October 20, 1995. Celebrating this happy occasion, Pooja Ruparel, who played the role of 'Chutki' in the Aditya Chopra directorial, opened up on SRK and Kajol's bond on the sets of the film. She revealed that the iconic on-screen couple were such "great co-actors" and no matter how romantic the scene was, SRK and Kajol switched to being ...Read More >
Raj Thackeray, MNS chief, claims 96 lakh fake voters are on Maharashtra's electoral rolls. He challenges the Election Commission to clean the lists before local body polls. Thackeray alleges this is an attempt to finish regional parties and fix election outcomes. He urges party workers to verify voter lists. The State Election Commission states voter lists are managed securely. MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 96 lakh fake voters have been added to Maharashtra's electoral rolls an ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance. While Congress is part of the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP), Bhai Jagtap expressed his desire for the party to contest the civic polls independently. Also Read | Amit Shah Birthday: Indian Cinema Stars ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance. While Congress is part of the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP), Bhai Jagtap expressed his desire for the party to contest the civic polls independently. He also stated that the final call will be taken by ...Read More >
MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday dared the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold local self-government elections before sorting out the mess in the electoral rolls. He claimed there were 9.6 million bogus voters on the rolls, and emphasised that the EC had to first set the rolls right even if it took a year. Thackeray was speaking to booth-level agents and office-bearers of his party at NESCO Ground, Goregaon, where he held a meeting on Sunday afternoon as part of the pre-election pr ...Read More >
As tensions rise between Mahayuti partners Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of local body polls, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and minister Chhagan Bhujbal launched a sharp attack on the BJP, warning it of electoral consequences if it failed to ensure justice for the Other Backwards Classes (OBC) community. Addressing an OBC Elgar Sabha in Beed, Bhujbal urged members of the community to "teach a lesson" to those who, according to him, had taken a stand again ...Read More >
The Maharashtra government's recent decision to implement the Hyderabad Gazette for the Maratha community, following the agitation by activist Manoj Jarange at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, has intensified similar demands from other communities. A Banjara activist has launched a unique protest to demand the community's inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe category by going on an indefinite fast, sitting on a charpoy (traditional light bedstead) tied to a tree in Maharashtra's Jalna city. Vijay Chavan, who ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an interim stay on petitions challenging the implementation of the Maharashtra government's decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members who can prove their OBC antecedents. Five petitions were filed by persons from the Other Backwards Classes (OBC) category claiming that issuing the Kunbi caste certificate to Maratha community members would eventually lead to their induction in the OBC category. A bench of Ch ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an interim stay on petitions challenging the implementation of the Maharashtra government's decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members who can prove their OBC antecedents. Five petitions were filed by persons from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category claiming that issuing the Kunbi caste certificate to Maratha community members would eventually lead to their induction in the OBC category. A ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant any interim relief to a batch of petitions filed by representatives of the Kunbi and Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities challenging the Maharashtra government's September 2 Government Resolution (GR) that allows Marathas from Marathwada to obtain Kunbi caste certificates under the Hyderabad Gazette. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chamdrashekar and Justice Gautam Ankhad refused to grant interim stay on the September 2 GR, while dire ...Read More >
The two factions of the Shiv Sena will hold simultaneous Dussehra rallies in Mumbai today ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena will hold its annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, Mumbai at 5 pm * Eknath Shinde's faction will hold its Dussehra rally at NESCO Centre, Goregaon at 6 pm * Both rallies are major public mobilisations ahead of the Mumbai civic elections Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Mumbai: In a ...Read More >
Beed, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday stressed that the existing reservation benefits of socially backward OBC communities should not be disturbed while extending benefits to the Maratha community. "The groups that were identified and given reservation benefits on the basis of social backwardness remain backward even today. Their quota cannot be touched while extending similar benefits to the Maratha community," the BJP leader ...Read More >
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday asserted a Rahul Gandhi-like "expose" to reveal the chinks in the armour of the Election Commission, saying that he will soon expose alleged irregularities in electoral rolls during the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls. While speaking at the India Today Conclave, the former Maharashtra Minister said that the Shiv Sena (UBT) is preparing to reveal issues that show how election processes were mismanaged. When asked about the timing of this plann ...Read More >
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