The attack on Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan has quickly gained a political angle with offence and defence pouring in. CM Devendra Fadnavis reacts to backlash. Meanwhile, Jitendra Awhad cites a pre-planned conspiracy.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said in Pune on Thursday that there is no truth in the allegations made against Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde, after he was asked about Munde's resignation.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut is well known for criticising the BJP and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regularly, but he ended up praising Fadnavis on Friday in Mumbai, surprising several political observers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded Maharashtra Government's efforts to ensure all-round development in remote and Maoist-affected areas.
The alleged killer of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh (BJP) by the name Valmik Karad surrendered at a Pune police station on Tuesday after which he was whisked off by the police to be produced before a magistrate in Beed district.
Ajit Pawar-led NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured him of OBC representation in the cabinet.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lied on the floor of the house about the death of 35-year-old Dalit activist Somnath Suryavanshi in police (judicial) custody in Parbhani, during the winter session of the state Assembly held in Nagpur, after the issue was raised by Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced that senior Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) official Akhikesh Shukla whose goons allegedly assaulted his Maharashtrian neighbours with iron rods in a suburban Kalyan-based housing society, has been suspended with immediate effect.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made his first speech on Thursday, the fourth day of the six-day winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in Nagpur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased in the boat mishap in Mumbai on Wednesday.
