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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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Pune: When pilots of the flight carrying ex-Maharashtra minister Tanaji Sawant’s son and his two friends to Bangkok were asked to return to Pune, they thought it to be a “hoax” message, but complied after verification from aviation authorities, an airline executive said on Wednesday. The chartered flight, operated by a private firm, carrying Rishiraj…
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Nagpur: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party will contest the upcoming elections to the various local bodies alone. Talking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP said the INDIA bloc and Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances were for the Lok Sabha and assembly polls. “In an alliance, workers of individual parties don’t…
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Mr Thackeray was an ally of the BJP until 2019. Mumbai: Even as his party continues to raise questions about the credibility of EVMs following its rout in last month’s Assembly elections, Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur on Tuesday for the first time after the polls and congratulated him. Uddhav…
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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…
Mumbai: An MLA from Eknath Shinde’s faction of Shiv Sena, peeved at being denied a cabinet berth, has resigned from a party post. Narendra Bhondekar was the deputy leader of the Shiv Sena and party coordinator for Vidarbha, where the BJP-led ruling alliance Mahayuti won 47 of 62 seats. The MLA of Bhandara-Pavani Assembly Constituency,…
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Congress’ Nana Patole and Sena (UBT)’s Aaditya Thackeray were among the opposition MLAs who took oath. New Delhi: Members of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday took oath as MLAs in the newly constituted Maharashtra assembly. The opposition members had boycotted the oath-taking ceremony on Saturday, the first day of the special three-day…
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The installation of Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister for the third time is set to change the politics of Maharashtra forever, with repercussions far beyond the state. Following an unprecedented victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, the 54-year-old leader has signalled that he has finally arrived. Unlike many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministers, Fadnavis…
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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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Mumbai’s Azad Maidan has been transformed into a fortified zone for the event. Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the third time today. The event in Mumbai will also see Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Ministers in the newly…