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Conspiracies were on to topple Opposition govts: Gehlot on MVA crisis

"I am hearing of the conspiracy that was done in Maharashtra. The MLAs have been taken to Surat. This is their (BJP's) attempt to topple the government, which has come in front of the world"

Maharashtra tussle: MVA, BJP counting on the magic 'power' of numbers

Battling the Shinde conflagration on one side, the MVA allies have also tried to herd and secure their respective legislators besides their supporting smaller parties and independents

Maharashtra's political environment clear, people fed up of MVA govt: Danve

The political environment in Maharashtra is now clear after the Legislative Council elections and people are fed up with the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Union Minister Raosaheb Danve said

Ruling MVA's Shiv Sena and Congress see vote erosion in MLC polls: BJP

After giving second jolt to ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra this month, the BJP said that except NCP, both Shiv Sena (SS) and Congress saw vote erosion in the state LC elections.

NCP leaders move SC, seek temporary release to vote in Maharashtra LC polls

Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party leaders and MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh have moved the Supreme Court seeking temporary release from prison to cast their votes in the MLC election

Maha MLC polls: 145 MLAs vote till 11.15 am; Independents keenly watched

A total of 145 MLAs cast their votes till 11.15 am on Monday for the elections to 10 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, an official said.

Prophet row: Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before Bhiwandi Police

Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was summoned by the Bhiwandi police on Monday over her alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammad, has sought a four-week time to appear before the police

Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray to visit Ayodhya on June 15

Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on June 15 to seek the blessings of Lord Ram, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Monday. "This is not a political programme," Raut told reporters here, adding that a team of Shiv Sena workers and leaders are already in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya city to take care of arrangements for Thackeray's visit. The Ayodhya visit of Aaditya Thackeray, son of Maharashtra Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, comes at a time when his party is being targeted by the BJP and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on the issue of Hindutva. Aaditya Thackeray's uncle and MNS chief Raj Thackeray, who recently called for the removal of loudspeakers atop mosques, had also said he would visit Ayodhya this month, but his trip was postponed due to health reasons. Raut said Aaditya Thackeray will reach the UP capital Lucknow on June 15 and from there he will travel to Ayodhya. Thackeray will seek the blessings of Ram Lalla. He will also v

At 2,922, Maharashtra sees marginal dip in Covid-19 cases; one fatality

Maharashtra on Saturday saw a marginal dip in COVID-19 cases, with the state reporting 2,922 fresh infections, 159 less than the previous day, and one fatality, a state health official said.

MVA MLAs upset with Maharashtra govt: Fadnavis after BJP's Rajya Sabha win

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the outcome of the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra indicates that not only people, but even the MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) were unhappy

BJP members' comments on Prophet have embarrassed India: Uddhav

Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that because of the BJP the country had to face embarrassment due to the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad made by its leaders.

Maharashtra reports 2,701 new Covid cases, highest in nearly four months

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 1,765 new Covid cases, its highest single-day count since January 26

Ahead of RS polls, Shiv Sena corrals MLAs in Mumbai hotel to avoid poaching

All legislators of the Sena have been summoned to Mumbai and they will stay together till the polls on June 10

Every leader wants CM from his party: Sule on NCP leader Munde's remarks

The ruling MVA has fielded four candidates and the BJP has nominated three of its leaders for the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls to six seats from the state

Mumbai drives Maharashtra's Covid surge; experts seek adherence to norms

A "tremendous" rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai is driving a surge in new infections in Maharashtra over the last few days, data showed

Maharashtra govt orders disbursal of Rs 50,000 to kin of Covid-19 deceased

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued an order to disburse Rs 50,000 each to the kin of 17,000 who died due to complications and whose applications were cleared by a scrutiny committee so far.

People need development, jobs and not hatred, says NCP's Sharad Pawar

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said citizens in the country need development, employment and a respite from inflation, but some people are trying to spread hatred in name of caste.

Will end Shiv Sena's corrupt rule in Maharashtra: Navneet, Ravi Rana

Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana, facing sedition charges after a row over reciting Hanuman Chalisa, on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on the controversial law

Gadkari urges mill owners to cut production of sugar, focus on ethanol

Raising concerns over the surplus sugarcane production in Solapur, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday urged sugar mills owners to reduce the production of sugar and increase the production of ethanol.Gadkari was in Solapur on Monday for the foundation stone-laying ceremony of national highway projects. The minister said if the production goes on like this, then farmers would have no option other than suicide.Meanwhile, India's sugar exports surged by 64.9 per cent to $4.6 billion in the financial year 2021-22 from $2.79 billion recorded in the previous year, according to the latest government data.As per data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI & S), India exported sugar to 121 countries across the world during the financial year ended March 2022.India is the world's second-largest sugar producer after Brazil. Since 2010-11, India has consistently produced surplus sugar, comfortably exceeding the domestic requirements. The record

LS Secretariat seeks 'factual note' on MP Navneet Rana's arrest

Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday sought a factual report from the Government of Maharashtra within 24 hours in connection with the arrest of the Amravati MP.