New Dehli : The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ plea seeking review of its 2019 judgment asking the BJP leader to face trial for allegedly failing to furnish details of pending criminal cases against him in his 2014 poll affidavit. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Mr. […]

Mumbai : Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday dared his successor Uddhav Thackeray to seek a fresh mandate from the people of Maharashtra for his Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Describing it as a battle between dharma and adharma, the BJP leader said his party alone can fight Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, the […]

Pune : Former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that with the help of people’s blessings one can make a comeback. “Nobody can stop you if you have blessings of the people. We definitely make a comeback if we have their blessings,” the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly […]

Mumbai : Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday dismissed BJP MP Ananthkumar Hegde’s claim that he was made CM last month despite lacking majority only to ‘protect’ Rs 40,000 crore central funds from being ‘misused’. Neither the Centre asked for any funds nor the Maharashtra government sent it back, Fadnavis asserted. Former Union […]

Mumbai : BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday objected to the appointment of NCP leader Dilip Walse Patil as the pro-tem Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. The state Assembly session began around 2 pm on Saturday in which the Uddhav Thackeray-led government will face the floor test. As soon as the House assembled, Fadnavis alleged […]

Nagpur : Nagpur Police on Thursday delivered a summons, issued by a local court to former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, in connection with a case where he is accused of concealing information about two criminal matters against him in election affidavit. The summons was delivered at Fadnavis’s house here, said an official of Sadar […]

Mumbai : The ruling BJP-Shiv Sena saffron alliance is facing rebels in 30-odd places ahead of the battle of votes in Maharashtra Assembly elections. On the other hand, sensing opportunity, the Congress-NCP alliance has backed some rebels. Besides, the Opposition alliance is having a tacit understanding with the Raj Thackeray’s MNS in a few places. […]

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has accepted the State Backward Class Commission’s report and decided to give quota in jobs and educational institutes to the Maratha community, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Sunday. The reservation will be granted to the community under a new category called ‘Socially and Educationally Backward Class’ (SEBC) as per the recommendation […]

Mumbai: Taking a dig at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Shiv Sena today said that his cabinet colleague Pankaja Munde should be made the CM for at least an hour to clear the Maratha reservation file. Munde, who is the Rural Development Minister, in a veiled swipe at Fadnavis over the Maratha reservation issue, […]

Mumbai: Many people are in line to join the BJP in near future and their names would be revealed soon, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today, as he welcomed former NCP MLC Niranjan Davkhare in the saffron fold. Davkhare had yesterday submitted his resignation as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, quit the NCP, […]