Shinde signals exit from power as Fadnavis aide visits

The suspense over who will be Maharashtra's new chief minister will end on December 4, when the state Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party elects its new leader, a senior party functionary said......

Maha cabinet expanded with 39 ministers; BJP gets 19 berths, Sena 11

A total of 39 legislators from Mahayuti allies were sworn in on Sunday in the first cabinet expansion of the 10-day-old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry including 16 new faces, while 10 former......

Maha polls: BJP names Fadnavis, Chavan's daughter among 99 in first list

The Bharatiya Janata Party has retained 71 sitting MLAs in the first list of 99 candidates for the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly polls and also fielded kin of some regional satraps including......

'Shinde Saheb Is A Fighter'

'We pressurised Shinde saheb (to accept the deputy chief ministership).''Being out of power would have made him weaker.' IMAGE: Then Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and then deputy CM......

Jet employees' union says will never let airline go down

"We will not let this company go down and will not tolerate this casual talk to dismantle this company piece by piece and give it as doles to airlines of your choice," an open letter said. An......

'Sanction 12 subsidised LPG cylinders by Diwali'

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party demanded on Monday that people in the state should be sanctioned 12 cylinders of LPG instead of six at subsidised rate before Diwali."A demand to sanction 12......

Pay hike: Maharashtra readies for Rs 21,000-cr mega blow

There are 1.9 million employees and 650,000 pensioners in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government, which had projected a revenue deficit of Rs 3,644 crore (Rs 36.44 billion) for 2016-17, might have......

Budget 2019 is likely to bring good news for farmers

Government’s objective is to bring down the cost of cultivation through efficient use of fertilisers and agro chemicals, and increase in realisation. It is, thus, planning to connect 200......

'What happens when a Marathi manoos takes a loan'

'He said the N D Studios wasn't functioning, shootings were not happening.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar pay their last respects to art director Nitin......