Pune : Activists of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday pelted stones at the convoy of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and also waved black flags, shortly after he addressed a public meeting in Ahmednagar district. Later, workers of both the parties clashed with each other leaving at least five injured. Police […]

New Delhi : A merger between Maharashtra’s two prominent political outfits – Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) –may take place ahead of the 2014 General Elections if all remains well between their respective chiefs Uddhav and his cousin Raj Thackeray. The two political parties, which are trying to capture the void created […]

Mumbai: Members of the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have started to press for a demand post Bal Thackeray’s demise that “warring” cousins Uddhav and Raj bury their differences and come together on the political front. “After Balasaheb’s death, the Marathi manoos feels orphaned and insecure. Now, the estranged cousins must unite for […]

Mumbai: The condition of 86-year-old Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has been described as stable by his party. Mumbai is calm, though the city police is on alert. This morning, the Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut told hat Mr Thackeray, who was critically ill since last evening, had improved and was off life-support. Mr Raut said […]

Mumbai : Maharashtra Home Department has proposed the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik who is facing flak over handling of the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan. “The Home Department has submitted a proposal to transfer Patnaik,” a senior official told. The proposal, which was submitted three days ago, is awaiting Chief Minister […]