Had turned down Modi's offer of cabinet ministry: Sharad Pawar
Dec 03, 2019, at 11:31 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Divulging a bit of their conversation back in New Delhi last month, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said he was offered a cabinet ministry by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s bid to induct the 79-year old politician's outfit into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Maharashtra government formation: Ministry allocation next week; NCP to get Home, Finance
Dec 01, 2019, at 07:44 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Allocation of portfolios of Ministers in the Cabinet of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray are expected next week. Sources said the Nationalist Congress Party may get key ministries of Home and Finance.
Devendra Fadnavis elected Leader of Oppn in Maharashtra Assembly
Dec 01, 2019, at 07:37 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was on Sunday elected unopposed as the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Dec 01, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' "childish remarks" and "haste to grab power" led to BJP's downfall and the BJP leader had to sit in the opposition.
Congress MLA Nana Patole becomes new Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
Dec 01, 2019, at 12:08 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Congress MLA Nana Patole has been elected as the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee pulled out.
Maharashtra: Man jumps off from building to escape fire
Nov 30, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Thane/UNI: A 53-year-old man jumped off from the first floor of a building in Kalyan and got a fracture after noticing smoke bellowing out in Aadhar Wadi, Fire Brigade sources said here.
Maharashtra: Four dead, two injured as car hits roadside tree in Aurangabad
Nov 30, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra/UNI: Four persons were reportedly killed while two sustained injuries when their car collided with a roadside tree near Golwadi Phata on Aurangabad-Pune road here on Saturday.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Aghadi government wins floor test easily after BJP walks out of assembly
Nov 30, 2019, at 03:19 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government won the floor test comfortably minutes after the 105 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the assembly protesting against the alleged flouting of rules by the ruling party on several occasions.
Uddhav Thackeray wins floor test in Maharashtra assembly
Nov 30, 2019, at 02:59 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi won the floor test in the special assembly session on Saturday.
Maharashtra floor test: Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP MLAs stage walkout
Nov 30, 2019, at 02:41 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP MLAs staged a walkout ahead of the floor test in the special session of Maharashtra assembly on Saturday.
Uddhav, other ministers didn't take oath correctly: Devendra Fadnavis
Nov 30, 2019, at 02:27 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Objecting to the oath-taking ceremony, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his colleagues didn't take oath correctly at the Shivaji Park here on Thursday.
Hope Congress doesn't make another Kumaraswamy out of Uddhav Thackeray
Nov 30, 2019, at 02:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Ahead of the floor test in Maharashtra Assembly today,BJP on Saturday warned its estranged ally Shiv Sena and its chief Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to be cautious of the motives of Congress as the party could create another "Kumaraswamy" out of him and he may have to shed tears later.
Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test today
Nov 30, 2019, at 11:03 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will face the floor test in the state assembly on Saturday.
CM Uddhav Thackeray stays metro car shed project in Mumbai for review
Nov 29, 2019, at 08:50 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after taking charge on Friday announced a stay on the construction of a controversial metro car shed project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony for review.
Narendra Modi, Uddhav Thackeray are like brothers: Shiv SenaÂ
Nov 29, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray are like 'brothers,' though the Sena-BJP may have parted ways.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray takes charge
Nov 29, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday formally assumed the office here.
PM Modi should cooperate with younger brother Uddhav Thackeray: Shiv Sena
Nov 29, 2019, at 11:59 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Barely 12 hours after installing the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should cooperate with his "younger brother" Uddhav Thackeray who took oath as the Chief Minister in a packed Shivaji Park here last evening.
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:23 am
Nagpur/UNI: Nagpur Police on Thursday delivered a summons, issued by a local court to former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a case where he is accused of hiding information about two criminal matters against him in election affidavit, police said.
Rahul Gandhi ashamed of attending Uddav swearing-in? BJP slams
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday took a dig over the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Congress alliance in Maharashtra and asked whether Rahul Gandhi was ashamed of attending the swearing-in ceremony of Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra Chief Minister.
Uddhav becomes first Maharashtra CM from Thackeray family; Sena chief to lead 'secular govt'
Nov 28, 2019, at 08:17 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Dressed in saffron kurta, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as the 19th Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday, becoming the first from his popular family to assume the topmost position to lead a "secular government" in association with ideologically opposite Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress.
Rahul Gandhi to miss Uddhav Thackeray's swearing-in, pens letter to Shiv Sena chief
Nov 28, 2019, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congratulating Uddhav Thackeray, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi penned a letter to the Shiv Sena chief who will take oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday evening.
Ahead of Uddhav Thackeray's swearing-in, Aghadi comes out with common agenda
Nov 28, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as the Maharashtra Chief Minister, the Maha Vikas Aghadi on Thursday came out with a common minimum agenda, media reports said.
Ajit Pawar not to take oath today
Nov 28, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Even as the NCP is all set to occupy the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the Maharashtra government, Ajit Pawar will not be sworn in today.
Sonia Gandhi criticises Maha governor, says he acted under PM and Home Ministers advise
Nov 28, 2019, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's oath, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has lambasted Mahrashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, saying he acted in "unprecedented and reprehensible manner" by inviting Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar to take oath last week.
Uddhav Thackeray to take oath as Maharashtra CM today
Nov 28, 2019, at 08:38 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ending a long political crisis in the state of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister on Thursday.
HC raises security concerns over holding swearing-in ceremony on public ground in Mumbai
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:39 pm
Mumbai/UNI: A day before the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray here at Shivaji Park, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday raised security concerns over the ceremony and said that holding such functions at a public ground should not become a regular feature.
Maharashtra political tussle: 283 MLAs take oaths; Uddhav Thackeray to be sworn-in as CM tomorrow
Nov 27, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: Amid camaraderie and cheerful faces all around, 283, out of the total 288 newly-elected legislators of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, took their oath of office at the Vidhan Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Uddhav Thackeray to take oath as Maharashtra CM tomorrow, Aghadi to finalise portfolios soon
Nov 27, 2019, at 02:04 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray- the first in his family- will take oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday possibly ending a prolonged political crisis occurred after the poll results were declared on Oct 24.
I am with NCP: Ajit Pawar after returning to party
Nov 27, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A day after resigning as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Wednesday returned to his own party.
Uddhav Thackeray to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM tomorrow
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:17 am
Mumbai/UNI: Uddhav Thackeray, nominee of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress alliance for Maharashtra Chief Minister's post, will be sworn in on November 28, according to a confirmation letter issued from the office of the Governor B K Koshyari in response to a claim stake by him for the formation of the govt.