Mumbai: Within a day of the funeral of late Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, it was apparent that the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) were not on the same page with regards to their possible merger. One was vocally for it, and the other visibly circumspect. At the time, two players in … Read more
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (PTI photo) MUMBAI: CM Devendra Fadnavis Sunday said they had no idea about the discussions of a merger of the two NCPs nor about the date of merger.“If discussions on merger had gone to a final stage, Ajitdada would have informed us… He is in our govt and without sharing with … Read more
Sanjay Raut (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday raised serious doubts over the sudden and “suspicious” death of NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, saying “something is dubious” and calling for a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed the leader last week in Baramati.Drawing … Read more
Sunetra Pawar will take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Saturday at 5 pm, sources said. She has accepted the proposal for her elevation and will continue to hold the Excise and Sports ministries in the state government. According to NCP sources, the Finance portfolio will remain temporarily with Fadnavis as the … Read more
Leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and staked claim to the portfolios held by party chief and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash on Wednesday. Senior NCP leaders Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare and Chhagan Bhujbal arrived at Fadnavis’s ‘Varsha’ bungalow, … Read more
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced a new metro line connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports. The 35 km-long line received state cabinet approval the same day. The state government has given its nod to build the metro on PPP model with state and center each contributing 20 percent of viability gap funding. … Read more
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Sunday slammed the Centre’s decision to confer the Padma Bhushan on former Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, claiming he had insulted the constitutional office by toppling the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government during his tenure.Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed that even the Supreme Court had said … Read more
Updated on: Jan 23, 2026 12:27:51 PM IST Mumbai mayor election live updates: BJP workers celebrate the win in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections (BMC). Mumbai mayor election live updates: Mumbai is set to get a woman mayor after a draw for the top post took place on Thursday. Among the frontrunners are Alka Kerkar, … Read more
Last Updated:January 18, 2026, 11:08 IST CM Devendra Fadnavis underlined that all key decisions related to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) would be taken collectively by the ruling alliance. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (L) and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. File image Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took a sharp swipe at Shiv Sena … Read more
MUMBAI/PUNE: With negotiations for power-sharing in the Mumbai civic corporation between BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena expected to take time, the Shinde Sena on Saturday corralled all 29 of its newly-elected corporators in a five-star hotel in Bandra.BJP, which won 89 seats in the 227-member BMC House, needs the Sena’s support to get … Read more