Bharatiya Janata Party leader and forest minister Ganesh Naik on Monday held a janta darbar in Thane, the home turf of Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, rejecting speculation of one-upmanship in the Mahayuti alliance. IMAGE: Maharashtra forest minister Ganesh Naik. Photograph: Kind courtesy @NaikSpeaks/X Naik, however, added that no one holds permanent dominance in politics and leadership changes over time, based on public acceptance. He said the next public hearing would be held in Thane next month.

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that Uddhav Thackeray planned to make Eknath Shinde the chief minister of Maharashtra after the 2019 polls, but first the Bharatiya Janata Party and later Maha Vikas Aghadi allies including Sharad Pawar played a spoilsport. IMAGE: Then Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray being felicitated by then state minister Eknath Shinde, before taking charge at Mantralaya in Mumbai on November 29, 2019. Photograph: ANI ...

Already embroiled in a controversy related to a sarpanch murder case, Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde faces fresh trouble after a court in Mumbai found "prima facie" evidence of domestic violence against his first wife and ordered him to pay interim maintenance of Rs 2 lakh per month to her and their daughter. IMAGE: NCP leader and Maharastra minister Dhananjay Munde. Photograph: ANI Photo The Bandra magistrate's court earlier this week also refused to accept Munde's contention that they ...

IMAGE: The building in Bandra, north west Mumbai, where Saif Ali Khan and his family lives. Photograph: Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com Even as Saif Ali Khan underwent surgery at the Lilavati Hospital, which is also located in Bandra, north west Mumbai, after sustaining injuries during an attack, we bring you scenes from outside the building. Video: The media gathers outside the building to gather more information about the attack Video: Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com     IMAGE: The ...

Prime Minister Narendra D Modi dedicated three Made in India frontline naval combatants -- INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer to the nation on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, morning, noting that this is the first time that a destroyer, frigate and submarine were being commissioned together into the Indian Navy.       IMAGE: The commissioning ceremony of the INS Surat, INS Vaghsheer, INS Nilgiri, here and below. Photographs: Press Information Bureau and Sahil Salvi   ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met MLAs of the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra over lunch in Mumbai. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during the the commissioning of three naval warships INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Photograph: @CMOMaharashtra/X The luncheon meeting was held at the INS Angre auditorium, a state government official said. Chief ...

Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson Suraj Chavan and party MLC Amol Mitkari on Sunday took objection to Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Suresh Dhas targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Photograph: ANI Photo In an X post, Chavan asked if Dhas does not trust the state home department that it will conduct a fair probe into the murder.