Category: MUMBAI

For the past two days, there has been a furious head-count of MLAs from the rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) attending the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly session, which commenced on July 17.

The leader of breakaway group and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar sprang a third surprise in four days on Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar -- making an unscheduled call on the latter, here on Monday afternoon.

In a move that jolted political circles in Maharashtra, the entire breakaway faction of the Nationalist Congress Party made a surprise visit to NCP founder-President Sharad Pawar here on Sunday afternoon.

Ending a logjam of two weeks, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde finally reshuffled his cabinet and entrusted the crucial Finance Department to the new second Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, here on Friday. 

A sharp rally in IT stocks powered the Sensex to close above the 66,000-mark for the first time ever on Friday. IT heavyweights led the rally as the BSE Sensex closed at 66,060, up 502 points.

In another rude jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT), its senior leader and Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council Dr Neelam Gorhe joined the ruling ally Shiv Sena, here on Friday.

In a rude jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT), its senior leader and Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council Dr. Neelam Gorhe joined the ruling ally Shiv Sena, here on Friday.

Dismissing all speculation on this count, Bharatiya Janata Party's Maharashtra President Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday asserted that Eknath Shinde will continue as the state Chief Minister for his full term till 2024.

Sena (UBT) MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut said that the induction of another around 40 NCP MLAs into the Sena-BJP government that was already enjoying a 170-MLAs majority “is beyond the understanding of the ordinary masses”.

In an unprecedented personal attack, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday virtually pushed his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party founder-President Sharad Pawar “to retire and live a 100 years”.

Deputy Chief Minister and breakaway Nationalist Congress Party President Ajit Pawar has declared that in the 2024 elections, there's "no alternative" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing his party's maiden meeting here on Wednesday.

Breakaway Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar sought his uncle and NCP founder-President Sharad Pawar’s "blessings’" for his rebellious move even as around 30 MLAs attended his first meeting here this afternoon.

It seems to be a merger season in the Indian banking sector. On Monday, the Board of Directors of listed IDFC FIRST Bank Ltd approved the composite scheme of amalgamation amongst IDFC Financial Holding Company Ltd, IDFC Ltd and the bank.

The valuation gap between the two major private sector banks – HDFC Bank (post merger of HDFC Ltd) and the ICICI Bank Ltd - may not widen in the short run, said an analyst with LKP Securities.

High-profile politician Ajit Pawar and eight others on Sunday ‘split’ the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar 25 years ago, and walked over to the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government as the second Deputy CM, creating an upheaval in state politics.

A day after the dust of the Maharashtra political quake hovers in the air, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi got into a war-mode with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut predicting that the state will soon get a new Chief Minister, here on Monday.

In a major political upset, Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Sunday 'split' the Nationalist Congress Party to take oath as Deputy Chief Minister in the ruling alliance of Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Interestingly, Kanal will dump the Yuva Sena on a day when Aditya Thackeray plans to lead a maha-morcha in south Mumbai to protest against the corruption in the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday.

A Mumbai share-broker has been arrested for allegedly indulging in illegal 'dabba trading' activities worth over Rs 4,600-crore between March and June, officials said here.

Pushing the Shiv Sena (UBT) further into a corner, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ran a bulldozer on its 'Shakha' (branch) office in Bandra east, contending it was 'illegal', here on Thursday.

In a surprise development, Nationalist Congress Partys (NCP) Ajit Pawar on Wednesday vrtually pleaded with the party leadership to relieve him from the post of Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly.

Actress-entrepreneur, Shilpa Shetty is known for her insane fitness levels. One may wonder and be curious about what constitutes her fitness regime. Well, now, the actress has shared that Yoga forms a huge part of her fitness routine and that for strength and toning, weight training "does the job" for her.

Actress Sunny Leone, who recently made waves at the Cannes Film Festival with the premiere of her upcoming film 'Kennedy', has opened up about her Yoga routine on the International Day of Yoga on Wednesday.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) will petition the global body United Nations Organisation to declare June 20 as the 'World Traitors Day' to commemorate the treachery on the original Shiv Sena by Eknath Shinde (now, Chief Minister) and 40 MLA perpetrated last year.

The Madhya Pradesh Police have issued a look out circular (LOC) for a Mumbai couple who allegedly masterminded a Rs 300 crore racket and have 'disappeared' from the police radar in Mumbai and Khaniyadhan in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, official sources said here.