Category: MUMBAI

A veteran Congress leader, Ravi Raja along with his supporters on Thursday joined the BJP in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the party's Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar.

A day after NCP(SP) president Sharad Pawar mocked and mimicked his nephew, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday hit back saying that it was not right on the part of his uncle to do so as he (Ajit Pawar) had got emotional while remembering his mother.

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has received 10,905 forms filled by 7,995 candidates vying for the 288 Maharashtra Assembly seats on the last date (October 29) of filing nominations, officials said here on Wednesday.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who currently hosts the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 18’, has received another death threat. The caller, whose identity cannot be ascertained, has demanded Rs. 2 crore.

As the investigation behind the murder of politician Baba Siddique picks up pace, a person who allegedly issued death threats to Baba’s friend, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, has been nabbed.

Spain is a world leader in clean energy and our expertise can help India reach its goal of 500 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030, Spanish President Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 146 seats leaving four seats from its quota to allies including Yuva Swabhiman Party, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha, Republican Party of India (Athavale) and Jan Surajya Shakti Paksha.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate from Mahim constituency, Amit Thackeray, who made his debut in electoral politics with this nomination, on Monday completely ruled out a reunion between estranged cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray. 

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday asserted that India has emerged as a leader in fighting terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress on Saturday announced its third list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, fielding Sachin Sawant and Manikrao Thakare.

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is making her poll debut, has large investments in mutual fund (MF) schemes and holds 13,200 units of Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund, valued at around Rs 2.24 crore, as per her election affidavit submitted for the Lok Sabha by-election in Kerala's Wayanad.

Even though he has yet to fully recover from his father Baba Siddique’s death, Zeeshan Siddique, who was visibly emotional on Friday, chose to start a new innings by joining the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, reiterating that the “fight is far from over.”

Adopting the safe path, the Maharashtra Congress has chosen to rely mostly on political veterans, incumbents, plus a few defectors, in the first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming state Assembly elections, officials said here on Friday.

The NCP on Friday released its second list of seven more candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly elections fielding former minister Nawab Malik's daughter Sana Malik and former minister Baba Siddique's son and former Congress legislator Zeeshan Siddique.

The MahaYuti partners comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP hope to arrive at an understanding on the occasion of auspicious Gurupushyamrut Yog on Thursday after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday released the first list of its 38 candidates, including party president Ajit Pawar from Baramati, for the Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled for November 20. 

Shiv Sena has released its first list of 45 candidates by re-nominating the sitting legislators and ministers who remained with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after he staged a rebellion in June 2022.

After a successful 5G rollout, the country is now taking lead in 6G as the ‘Digital India’ initiative transforms the economy, with the Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) trinity emerging as a solid foundation block, experts said here on Friday.

Bollywood mega-star Salman Khan has got a fresh extortion-cum-death threat demanding Rs five crore, suspected to be made by a gangster linked with the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi gang, officials here said on Friday.

Notching a breakthrough, the Mumbai Police have detained three more persons in connection with the sensational killing of ex-Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Ziauddin Siddique, officials said here on Tuesday.

The MahaYuti government has released an ordinance to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 proposing the increase in stamp duty on affidavits, agreements and related documents to Rs 500 from the present Rs 100. The stamp duty on share capital has been increased to Rs 1 crore from Rs 50 lakh.

MahaYuti comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP is banking on a slew of welfare and development schemes to retain power while Maha Vikas Aghadi is approaching the voters riding on anti-incumbency. Both have indicated that it will be a battle for prestige.

The Maharashtra government has transferred 14 officers of the rank of Deputy Secretaries and Joint Secretaries posted in various departments.

The Maharashtra government has released a gazette notification on the nomination of seven leaders to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the Governor’s quota. 

A Mumbai court on Monday sent Pravin Lonkar - the third suspect nabbed for the killing of ex-Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Ziauddin Siddique - to police custody till October 21.