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Maha Cong: Rs 100 for Diwali a pittance, give Rs 3K to all poor
Mumbai: Terming Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s ‘Diwali gift hamper’ of Rs 100 as “too meagre”, the Maharashtra Congress on Thursday said that all ration card-holders should be given Rs 3,000. Congress’ Maharashtra…
- India
Eknath Shinde justifies ‘uprising’, claims to be ‘heir’ to Balasaheb’s legacy
Mumbai: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday defended his rebellion against the Shiv Sena leadership, terming it as not ‘treachery’ but an ‘uprisinig’ to save the party, and proclaimed himself as the…
- Hyderabad
KCR’s national party to start expanding from Maharashtra
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), formerly the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), will make a beginning from Maharashtra to expand its activities nationwide, party President and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao…
- India
HC grants bail to former Maha home minister Anil Deshmukh in ED case
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged money laundering case. Justice N J Jamadar pronounced the order. Earlier, the Supreme…
- India
ED attaches property of ex-cashier of Bank of Maharashtra
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Monday that it has attached movable and immovable assets worth Rs 1.05 crore belonging to the former head cashier at the Bank of Maharashtra,…
- India
Maha: Ban on PFI correct if Naxalites are supporting outfit: Fadnavis
Nagpur: Naxalites reportedly coming out in support of the Popular Front of India means the Union government was right in banning the outfit, said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday.…
- Politics
Maharashtra: Vande Mataram call greeting sparks political row
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government resolution (GR) directing all employees of the state to greet with ‘Vande Mataram’ instead of the internationally familiar ‘Hello!’ kicked off a political fracas, here on Sunday. The…
- India
Threats to Maha CM Shinde from unknown caller, security tightened
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s security cover was tightened after specific inputs indicating threats to his life through a mystery phone call on Sunday. The Home Department, handled by Deputy Chief…
- Mumbai
Muslim bodies in Mumbai to launch campaign to dispel misconceptions about Islam
Mumbai: Several prominent Islamic organisations and members of the community will launch a campaign to address misunderstandings and misconceptions about Islam and Prophet Muhammad among people from other religions. The campaign called…
- India
Maharashtra calling: ‘Vande Mataram’ rings in, Hello cut off
Mumbai: Maharashtra has mandated all government staff and officers to henceforth answer phone calls with ‘Vande Mataram’ instead of the traditional Hello, from Sunday. In a late Saturday notification, the state has…
- India
Indore adjudged cleanest city for 6th time in a row, Vijayawada at number 4
New Delhi: Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row, while Surat and Navi Mumbai followed it on the next two spots in the Central government’s annual…
- India
Maha: 14 years on, Malegaon blast case trial still underway
Mumbai: Fourteen years after a blast in Maharashtra’s Malegaon town claimed six lives and injured more than 100 people, the trial in the case is still going on before a special NIA…
- India
Bhima Koregaon case: SC issues notice to NIA, Maharashtra govt on Navlakha’s plea for house arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Maharashtra government on the plea of jailed activist Gautam Navlakha seeking direction that he be…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Man stabs wife to death for refusing to wear burqa
A 36-year-old taxi driver stabbed his 20-year-old wife to death after she refused to wear a burqa on Monday night. According to the police investigating the case, Rupali, a Hindu woman, married…
- India
SC issues notices to NIA, Maha govt on activist Navlakha’s plea for house arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the state of Maharashtra to jailed activist Gautam Navlakha’s plea that he be placed under house…
