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Thane, February 21 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at a magistrate's court in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Saturday to provide a new surety in the defamation case filed against him by an RSS activist.The Bhiwandi magistrate's court had asked Gandhi to provide a fresh surety in the...

Mumbai, February 19 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Thursday that a "secular front" comprising corporators from his party, those of the NCP (SP), and a group of rebel BJP corporators would ensure that the alliance secures the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in the...

Mumbai, February 19 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Thursday that a "secular front" comprising corporators from his party, those of the NCP (SP), and a group of rebel BJP corporators will ensure the alliance gets the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in the...

Thane, February 18 Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane has said that public squares named after Tipu Sultan will not be tolerated, asserting that places with such names "should be built in Pakistan."Rane's comments came after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal faced criticism...

Mumbai, February 17 – Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the comparison of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal expressed his regret and apologized to the devotees of Shivaji on Tuesday for the misuse of his...

Mumbai, February 17 Facing criticism for his remarks drawing parallels between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal apologized on Tuesday, saying he did not intend to offend anyone's sentiments.He reiterated that his remarks were...

Mumbai, February 17 Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant on Tuesday claimed that BJP's Mumbai president Ameet Satam had previously supported a proposal to name a road here after Tipu Sultan, but has now changed his stance for political reasons.Sawant rejected Satam's assertion that the...

Pune, February 16 Protests outside the offices of political parties will be prohibited in the areas under the Pune Police commissionerate, city police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Monday, a day after a clash between workers of the BJP and Congress left nine persons injured.The violence...

In Mumbai, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal has accused the BJP of creating a controversy by comparing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, in an attempt to shift public attention away from key issues.On Monday, the Congress leader faced criticism from the Shiv Sena...

Mumbai, February 16 – Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal issued a provocative challenge to the BJP on Monday, saying they were free to cut his tongue if he had said anything historically incorrect while equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu...

Mumbai, February 16 The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday said Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal, by equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, has unnecessarily provided the BJP with an issue.In an editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, the party said the BJP...

Wardha, February 16 Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal has claimed that the BJP is criticizing his statement about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan, as it wants to divert people's attention from basic issues and also the contents of the Epstein files.Sapkal is under fire...

Wardha, February 15 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Sunday that his statement about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan is being criticized by the BJP, as the party wants to divert people's attention from the core issues of the state and also from the contents...

Mumbai/Pune, February 15 BJP workers confronted Congress activists in Pune while protesting against Congress leader Harshwardhan Sapkal's remarks "equating" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, with the opposition party alleging stone pelting during the agitation on Sunday.There was a...

Nagpur, February 14 Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal has stirred controversy by suggesting equivalence between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan, triggering condemnation from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.A BJP functionary in Pune also filed...

Nagpur/Buldhana, February 14 Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal sparked controversy on Monday by suggesting equivalence between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan, triggering fierce condemnation from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who called the...

Mumbai/Nagpur, February 14 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis strongly criticised state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Saturday for comparing the legendary Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan.Speaking at a press conference, Chief Minister...

Mumbai, February 14 Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal has alleged that a senior official in Minister Narhari Zirwal's office directed the bribery, which led to the arrest of a clerk at Mantralaya this week.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday caught a clerk from the Food...