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This is also the first time in its history that Maharashtra has got two Deputy CMs -- Fadnavis and Pawar -- after a hectic morning full of cloak-and-dagger drama.

Not stopping with that, the Chief Minister also challenged Devendra Fadnavis to replicate Telangana’s model of welfare and development

Around 1.8 million Maharashtra government employees started an indefinite strike to press for a return of the Old Pension Scheme

South star Nani, Rajeev Masand, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Zareen Khan, Rohit Saraf, Shalin Bhanot, Mona Singh, Gaurav Gera, Mandira Bedi, Nia Sharma, Asha Negi, and others, graced the event in Mumbai.

The SIT will be headed by a high-ranking official, the statement from the Deputy CM's office said

Hyderabad: Notwithstanding its covert operation to purchase TRS MLAs misfiring in Telangana, the Bharatiya Janata Party now appears to be on the backfoot in Maharashtra too, with the BJP-backed Eknath Shinde government, barely four months in power, already on shaky ground. It appears the ‘bribe’ tactics adopted by the BJP to topple the Maha Vikas […]

Mumbai: Days after the formation of the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that the party is “still hopeful” of the rebel MLAs’ returning to former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s side. The leader said that they were “always in talks” with the rebels and exuded confidence that they […]

Kolkata: Ahead of the presidential election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu’s chances of winning the election are better because of developments in Maharashtra. “Now we know Droupadi Murmu’s chances are better because of developments in Maharashtra. We’ll go by what opposition parties say,” […]

Mumbai: Eknath Shinde, who led a revolt against Shiv Sena leading to the collapse of the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening. He was administered an oath by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra […]

Hyderabad: Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde will be the new Maharashtra Chief Minister, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis announced on Thursday. Fadnavis made the announcement at a joint press meet after the duo met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, ahead of the swearing-in slated for later in the evening.

Pune/Mumbai: In the wake of the BJP winning all three Rajya Sabha seats it contested in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said saffron party leader Devendra Fadnavis succeeded in working the “miracle” of weaning away independent MLAs from rival camps using “different means”. He also said that there was nothing shocking in the […]

Samajwadi Party has made inroads into the bastions of the ruling party changing the electoral dynamics.

Mumbai: Intensifying his attack on Sameer Wankhede, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday accused Narcotics Control Bureau zonal director of extorting crores and using uber expensive clothes beyond the reach of an honest and an upright officer. The NCP spokesperson also hit out at former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, rubbishing the claim that he has […]

Hyderabad: Maharashtra former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said Telangana State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s ‘Praja Sangrama yatra’ would bring change in Telangana. “If you want the farmer and people friendly government in the State, everyone should bless Sanjay,” he said while taking part in the yatra with Sanjay in Chevella. “The fight […]

Irrigation experts see red over Centre’s ‘partial attitude’ towards Telangana

The high command culture, the bane of the Congress, is proving to be a stifling factor in the saffron party

The initiative is a long-term vision to offer support and training along with helping to build village entrepreneurs.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's media advisor Harshal Pradhan cajoled Fadnavis to "feel proud of Maharashtra first" before lavishing praise on others.

Fadnavis alleged the state government has not offered help of "even a single penny" to farmers hit by floods and cyclone earlier this year, despite making promises about it.

The Minister, tearing into into the BJP manifesto, said except for three or four topics, the manifesto contained no issues within the powers of the GHMC.