Maharashtra on Saturday reported 98 new coronavirus infections but no pandemic-related deaths. The day before the state had reported 69 infections and one death. The state’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 78,75,718 on Saturday, while death toll remained unchanged at 1,47,827. As many as 19,518 coronavirus tests were conducted during the day, taking the total of…Continue Reading

Days after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) took action against his brother-in-law, a combative Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said in the state Assembly that he was ready to go to jail if the BJP wanted power but it should not harass his family members. Speaking on the last day of Budget session, Thackeray…Continue Reading

The Maharashtra Assembly on Friday extended till the last day of the next session time for the privileges committee to submit its report on the notices against journalist Arnab Goswami and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. Privileges committee chairman Deepak Kesarkar moved a proposal to this effect in the Lower House. Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik…Continue Reading

SynopsisDue to slogan-shouting by the members, Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal adjourned the House twice – once for 20 minutes and later till the end of the Question Hour. As soon as the Lower House assembled for the day, the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) quota issue was raised by Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis through an…Continue Reading

Last Updated: 28th February, 2022 14:15 IST A day after BJP MP Sambhaji Chhatrapati sat on a fast until death in protest for the Maratha quota, Maharashtra HM Dilip Walse Patil urged him to end his fast. Image: Twitter A day after BJP MP and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s descendant Sambhaji Chhatrapati started an indefinite hunger strike in protest for…Continue Reading

The budget session of the Maharashtra assembly which begins on Thursday promises to be a stormy one, with the Bharatiya Janata Party vowing not to allow the assembly to function if skill development minister Nawab Malik does not resign. “Instead of asking for his resignation, the Maha Vikas Aghadi has supported Nawab Malik who has…Continue Reading

Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik was arrested after questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.The ED had issued summons to Nawab Malik to appear for questioning. The ED officials were investigating a case registered against…Continue Reading

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will be meeting his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on February 20. This comes after Thackeray extended support to KCR’s call for unity among non-BJP CM’s to fight the anti-federal policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government. Chief Minister’s Office Telangana, in an official statement, said,…Continue Reading