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New Delhi: Maharashtra could join the list of states that have a law against forced conversions and “love jihad” with the state government setting up a panel to study the aspects that can be covered under a future legislation. The seven-member panel will be headed by the director general of police, the top cop in…
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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Home Department has formed a Special Investigation Team to investigate whether the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Uddhav Thackeray was planning to arrest then Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde and in a fake case. The probe team was announced in the assembly on Tuesday by senior…
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A video showed Eknath Shinde stopping his vehicle and instructing personnel to rush the man to a hospital Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday stopped his convoy to help a motorcyclist who was injured in a road accident. The man was sitting in an injured condition by the side of Eastern Express…
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Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar. | Photo Credit: ANI The Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra continues to grapple with internal discontent as Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is reportedly upset and away in his hometown. Senior Congress leader and former Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Vijay…
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Mumbai: Nearly two weeks after the Maharashtra oath ceremony, the cabinet portfolios were announced Saturday, with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister in the last government, landing three ministries – Urban Development, Housing and Public Works – but not the Home portfolio, which he was reportedly keen on. Ajit Pawar, the second Deputy…
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Mumbai: Eleven key ministers from Maharashtra’s ruling alliance Mahayuti have been dropped from the brand new government headed by Devendra Fadnavis, giving rise to considerable disquiet among their supporters. Protests have broken out in pockets by supporters of some of the leaders – especially in Yeola by supporters of Chaggan Bhujbal. Of the three constituents…
Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde have swapped Chief Minister and Deputy CM posts Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is in Delhi to hold talks with the BJP leadership on the distribution of ministerial berths among the three allies of Mahayuti — BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP. NCP chief Ajit Pawar is also in the national…
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Several leaders reacted to the decision. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday criticised the Karnataka government for denying permission to ‘Marathi Ekikaran Samiti’ to hold their conference in the state. Mr Shinde accused the Siddaramaiah government of “repressing” the Maratha community by arresting several leaders. Speaking to the media, Mr Shinde said,…
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in his first comments to the media after the oath ceremony and his first cabinet meeting this evening, expressed hope that the state would not see the kind of political turmoil it has seen over the last few years. The ruling alliance Mahayuti will provide a stable government for…
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Eknath Shinde led the mutiny that the split Uddhav Thackeray’s party in 2022 New Delhi: Taking a swipe at his estranged brother-in-arms Eknath Shinde as the new Mahayuti government preps to take the oath, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the “Shinde era is over” and he would “never be Chief Minister again”. The…
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