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Mumbai, February 18 MNS president Raj Thackeray met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his residence here on Wednesday, their first in-person interaction after the Mumbai civic body polls last month.Both leaders discussed a wide range of topics, a source close to the Shinde-led...

Mumbai, February 18 Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad said on Wednesday that the Maharashtra government, led by the BJP, had made the decision to cancel the five per cent reservation for Muslims, which was "harmful to democracy" and would push the community away from the mainstream.The...

Mumbai, February 18 – The Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday the schedule for the biennial elections to 37 vacant Rajya Sabha seats, including seven from Maharashtra. The ruling coalition, Mahayuti, is expected to secure six seats, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi is expected to...

Mumbai, February 18 The opposition on Wednesday termed the BJP-led Maharashtra government “anti-minority” following the cancellation of the 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in education and government jobs.Former state Congress working committee member Naseem Khan alleged that the ruling...

Thane, February 17 A case has been registered against a Shiv Sena corporator on Tuesday for allegedly manhandling forest department personnel and absconding with a JCB during an anti-encroachment drive in Navi Mumbai, police said.The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in Ilthanpada, an area...

Mumbai, February 17 Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra appeared before the Maharashtra legislative council's privileges committee on Tuesday regarding his alleged remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.However, in the absence of the main complainant, the hearing has been rescheduled to...

Mumbai, February 16 – The controversy surrounding the display of Tipu Sultan's portrait in the office of the Malegaon Deputy Mayor intensified on Monday, with Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi defending the former ruler of Mysore as a "freedom fighter" who "bravely fought" against the...

Nashik, February 16 All 16 members of the Nashik Municipal Corporation's standing committee were unopposed elected on Monday, an official said.This includes nine from the BJP, four from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, two from the Shiv Sena (UBT), and one from the NCP, he added.The 16...

New Delhi, February 16 Nearly one in four winning candidates in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, while close to four-fifths are crorepatis, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The...

Pune, February 16 The Pune police have registered two separate cases against the BJP and Congress city chiefs and several other party workers after violence following Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal's remarks equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, officials...

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, February 15 Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde challenged BJP minister Ganesh Naik to contest against him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, further intensifying the long-standing rivalry between the two political families.Shinde, the son of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and a...

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...

Mumbai, February 15 Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant accused the BJP of "double standards" and pursuing a divisive agenda on Sunday, after his party's state chief, Harshwardhan Sapkal, faced criticism for equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan.In a statement, the...

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...

Nashik, February 13 A portrait of 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan in the office of Malegaon deputy mayor Shan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed has sparked controversy, with Shiv Sena corporators protesting and demanding its removal.Tipu Sultan remains a divisive figure in history, with some...

New Delhi, February 11 Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde on Wednesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to first learn to deal with the partners in the INDIA bloc and then dream about making a deal with the US.Shinde's remarks came after Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, gave...

Mumbai, February 11 Ritu Tawde was elected as the 78th Mayor of Mumbai on Wednesday, becoming the second BJP corporator to hold the prestigious post in 44 years, while Sanjay Ghadi of the Shiv Sena was elected as deputy mayor.Tawde (53) and Ghadi (57) were elected unopposed at a special...