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MUMBAI, July 8: High drama unfolded in Mira Bhayandar area near Mumbai on Tuesday as hundreds took part in a protest march led by the MNS and other groups to defend the Marathi 'asmita' (pride) amid rising political heat following the attack on a shopkeeper for refusal to speak Marathi. The march witnessed detention of several activists by the police with leaders and workers of opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) also joining the protest. Shiv Sena minister Pratap Sarnaik was heckled and dr ...Read More >
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Tuesday detained several Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers who were protesting against traders for allegedly not speaking Marathi. The protest was part of a larger controversy surrounding the use of language in the city. MNS workers had gathered in the Mira-Bhayandar area to protest against traders who they claimed were not speaking Marathi. Also Read | Did Pakistan Shoot Down India's Rafale Fighter Jets During Operation Sindoo ...Read More >
Maharashtra Language Row: As Maharashtra's language war intensifies, prominent investor Sushil Kedia has found himself at the centre of a storm after a bold social media post challenging MNS chief Raj Thackeray over the Marathi language issue. The episode has triggered sharp political reactions, vandalism at his office, and a public apology, all amid rising street tensions across the state. Sushil Kedia, founder and CEO of Kedianomics, a SEBI-registered investment advisory firm, expressed frust ...Read More >
Thane, July 8 (PTI) Hundreds of people joined a morcha organised by the MNS and some social groups on Tuesday to defend the Marathi 'asmita' (pride) in Mira Bhayandar area of Thane district amid rising political heat following the attack on a shopkeeper for not speaking Marathi. Leaders and workers of Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) also joined the protest amid high drama on the streets and detention of several activists by police. Shiv Sena minister Pratap Sarnaik who visited the protest site in ...Read More >
Mumbai: A video has surfaced on social media said to be from Mumbai's Mira Road area showing a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) worker allegedly slapping a restaurant owner for not speaking in Marathi. As shown in the viral video three MNS workers confronted the owner of a local food shop, questioning why he wasn't using Marathi -- the state's official language. The restaurant owner calmly replied, "I didn't know Marathi was compulsory. Someone will have to teach me." This response reportedly ...Read More >
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): In a surprising turn of events, Maharashtra Minister Pratap Baburao Sarnaik on Tuesday broke ranks with his government and came to Mira Bhayandar to support the MNS protest against traders over the language row. But instead of a warm welcome, MNS workers called him a traitor and forced the minister to leave the spot. The minister had no choice but to leave as the crowd grew agitated. Also Read | Ahmedabad Plane Crash: AAIB Submits Preliminary Report o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday criticised his own government over the denial of permission for a Marathi rally in Mira Road and joined the protest, even daring the police to arrest him."The Marathi Ekikaran Samiti and several other organizations had applied for the rally, but were denied permission. I am going -- if the police dare, let them arrest me," Sarnaik told reporters.The protest, led by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), came after police refused perm ...Read More >
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing language row, police detained Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Tuesday in Mira Bhayandar while they were protesting to counter traders' protest. MNS Thane district chief Avinash Jadhav was also detained before their protest. As MNS workers gathered in Mira Road, police stopped them from marching forward and took several into custody in police vans. Also Read | Cuddalore Train-School Van Accident: Speeding Passenger Train Ra ...Read More >
Mumbai: Days after a video surfaced on social media showing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers scuffling with a shop owner for not speaking in Marathi, the controversy appears far from over. New tensions have flared up in Mumbai after MNS workers vandalised the office of share market trader and entrepreneur Sushil Kedia on Friday, following his controversial remarks 'Won't Learn Marathi'. Incident In Detail Amid the Marathi-speaking row, Kedia posted on social media that despite having ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Mumbai investor Sushil Kedia's office in Worli was vandalised on Saturday morning by unidentified individuals allegedly linked to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), days after he publicly challenged party chief Raj Thackeray and declared he would not learn Marathi. The attackers raised slogans in support of Thackeray and hurled stones at the office. Police have detained five MNS supporters in connection with the incident and said security had already been deployed at the site follo ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 03: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane came down heavily against the party workers thrashing the people for not speaking in Marathi in Maharashtra. He dared them to go to Muslim areas like Null Bazar and Mohammed Ali Road in Mumbai and thrash the people living there as they do not speak Marathi. His statement came after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers thrashed a restaurant owner in Mira Road for nor speaking Marathi. The people in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday issued a strong warning in the midst of a deepening language row in Maharashtra, saying any insult to Marathi or the state will not be tolerated. The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader's comments come just hours after a controversial assault on a sweet shop owner in Mira Road, allegedly carried out by men affiliated with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), for refusing to speak in Marathi."We want that our mother tongue Marathi is not insulte ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A political and linguistic controversy has erupted in Maharashtra after a viral video showed a shop owner being assaulted in Mira Road for allegedly refusing to speak in Marathi. The incident has sparked sharp reactions, including from state Minister Yogesh Kadam who said, "In Maharashtra, you have to speak Marathi. If you don't know Marathi, your attitude shouldn't be that you won't speak Marathi... If anyone disrespects Marathi in Maharashtra, we will enforce our laws." He, however, ...Read More >
Mumbai Local Train Update: The Western Railway has announced a major night block between Mira Road and Bhayandar stations for the launching of girders as part of the Metro Line 9 project. On the intervening night of 7th/8th June 2025 (Saturday/Sunday), a block of 1 hour and 45 minutes will be in place from 1:30 a.m. to 3:15 a.m. Similarly, on the nights of 8th/9th June 2025 (Sunday/Monday) and 9th/10th June 2025 (Monday/Tuesday), a block of 1 hour and 15 minutes will be carried out from 1:45 a.m ...Read More >
Mumbai: 25-year-old man has been allegedly arrested by The Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar (MBVV) Crime Branch for blackmailing and threatening a woman who tried to end their relationship. As reported by HT the accused not only uploaded her obscene photos online but also threatened to throw acid on face if she breaks up with him. The victim, a student from Jharkhand who met the accused -- identified as Imamul Haq Hasanul Hoda -- on Facebook and Instagram six months ago. The accused allegedly used fak ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Little Aman's eyes lit up as he set eyes on a pen of placid white goats in a Bakra Mandi in Jogeshwari Wednesday. He stood transfixed by their beauty, tugging at his parents Arshad and Sumaira Shaikh to take one home.With the festival of Eid ul' Azha or Bakr Eid due Saturday June 7, Bakra Mandis have come up in Muslim-dominated areas like Jogeshwari, Andheri hilltop (Dongar) and Mira Road. In Vaishali Nagar, Jogeshwari West, Haji Goat Farm with 40 stalls houses 4,000 beautiful animals br ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to 14 Muslim men arrested for their alleged involvement in the communal violence in Mira Road on the eve of the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, noting that their further detention appeared "tenuous". On January 21, immediately after the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs - Nitesh Rane and Geeta Jain - led a group of Hindutva supporters and entered Naya Nagar, a Muslim-dominated area. Carrying ...Read More >
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Drug case accused tries to escape from 10th floor balcony; arrested after high drama A high drama unfolded as a man wanted in a drug trafficking case in Hyderabad tried to escape by climbing on the balcony grilles of a house on the 10th floor of a building in Maharashtra's Thane district. The police later persuaded him against taking any drastic step and managed to pull him up from the balcony grilles following which he was arrested on Monday, an official said on Tuesd ...Read More >
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