Woman attempts suicide in Maharashtra’s Mantralaya
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the fourth floor of Mantralaya, the state government headquarters, on Friday afternoon, …
Maharashtra villagers raise banner of revolt against Maoists
Nagpur, Dec 13 (IANS) For a change, scores of tribal inhabitants of the remote Kangadi village in Gadchiroli have raised a banner of revolt against …
Senior Maharashtra IPS officer quits to protest CAB
Mumbai, Dec. Dec 11 (IANS) In what could be a jolt to the government, an IPS officer, Abdur Rahman, on Wednesday quit from his service, …
SC stops Maharashtra from cutting trees for Metro project
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) not to cut …
Mixed reactions to Hyderabad ‘encounters’ in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The sensational “encounter killings” of four rape and murder accused by Telangana Police early on Friday evoked mixed reactions from the …
Maharashtra to consider shelving Bullet Train project
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Maha Vikas Aghadi government will ascertain if mega-projects like the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train can be shelved in view of a …
‘Mee punha yaeen’ sparks humour in Maharashtra assembly
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and new Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis’ famous pre-election prediction “Mee punha yaeen, Mee punha yaeen, Mee …
Devendra Fadnavis elected Maharashtra Leader of Opposition
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was elected unopposed as the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, …
Dilip Walse-Patil is Maharashtra Pro-Tem Speaker
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Dilip Walse-Patil will be the Pro-Tem Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and will preside over …
Uddhav formally takes charge as Maharashtra CM
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) New Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday afternoon formally took charge at ‘Mantralaya’ here with a huge crowd trailing him. …
NAC-like body to implement govt agenda likely in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) The most contentious issue between the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) before the formation of the …
Uddhav sworn in as Maharashtra CM (2nd Lead)
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav B. Thackeray was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra at a grand function held at …
Uddhav Thackeray sworn-in as new Maharashtra CM
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav B. Thackeray was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra in a grand function held at …
Modi-Shah tried to subvert democracy in Maharashtra: Sonia
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday launched a tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister and …
Twitterati’s humorous take on Maharashtra developments
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) As Maharashtra moved a step further towards the formation of a new coalition government, Twitter users on Wednesday posted humorous …
Amid camaraderie, MLAs take oath in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Amid camaraderie and cheerful faces all around, some 283 of the total 288 newly-elected legislators of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly took oath …
High revenue deficit will be issue for new Maharashtra govt
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Sena-NCP-Congress government, set to take power on Thursday, will have to take steps to check the widening revenue deficit …
It’s not the end: Sushil Modi on Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Even after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accepted its defeat in Maharashtra as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis quit his post …
Udhhav to be sworn-in as Maharashtra CM on Thursday
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray late on Tuesday staked his claim to form the government in Maharashtra before Governor B.S. Koshyari, …
Uddhav Thackeray formally chosen as new Maharashtra CM
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav B. Thackeray was unanimously elected as chief of the ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’ on Tuesday evening, paving the …
BJP’s ‘Operation Kamal’ fails to bloom in Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Within a night’s span, a deal with NCP leader Ajit Pawar saw the BJP forming a government in Maharashtra with …
Ajit Pawar quits as Maharashtra Deputy CM: Sources
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Triggering yet another major political upheaval in Maharashtra politics within days, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is understood to have quit …
SP, Congress protest over Maharashtra on Constitution day
Lucknow, Nov 26 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the Congress staged protests outside the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday, even as the state legislature …
Thorat is Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party chief
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Maharashtra State Congress President Balasaheb Thorat has been appointed the new Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader, top party leaders announced here …
Who will be Maharashtra’s Pro-Tem Speaker?
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) With the Supreme Court ordering a floor test on Wednesday (November 27) in the state, a key question that arose on …
Maharashtra floor test on Wednesday: SC
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed an interim order to conduct a floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday …
LS adjourned till Tuesday 2 p.m. over Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Monday was adjourned thrice over pandemonium created by the Congress over formation of a BJP-led government …
Situation under control in Maharashtra: Ahmed Patel (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Amid ongoing post-election twists and turns in Maharashtra, Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday expressed confidence asserting that things were …
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m. over Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Monday was adjourned till 2 p.m. for the second time, soon after the House met …
Congress to raise Maharashtra issue in Parliament
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Congress on Monday at the it parliamentary strategic meeting chaired by iterim President Sonia Gandhi decided to raise the …
Priyanka Gandhi questions BJP over Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Attacking the BJP for not giving importance to the farmers in Maharashtra, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Monday said the …
Managers manage flock unity ahead of SC ruling on Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) The trio of Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Shiv Sena have put up their MLAs in hotels in order …
Maharashtra’s next big challenge – the Speaker’s election
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Amid the ongoing political public and private wars, the next big challenge before the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress …
Twitter abuzz over Maharashtra developments
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Even as the Supreme Court is seized of the matter of fast-paced political developments in Maharashtra, Twitter users on Sunday …
SC defers hearing over govt formation in Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Sunday said it is not aware of the order of the Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari over …
In Maharashtra now, it happened in UP in 1989
Lucknow, Nov 24 (IANS) What is happening in Maharashtra today happened in Uttar Pradesh in 1989. The sequence of events is strikingly similar and led …
Is NCP the new ‘king-maker’ in Maharashtra?
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Hours after the day-break drama tumbled out of the comfortable confines of Raj Bhavan, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) seems to …
Anand Mahindra takes dig on Maharashtra govt formation
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) In a stunning political development, Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari early on Saturday administered the oath of office to Bharatiya Janata …