Pune : State BJP chief Chandrakant Patil took potshots at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday, accusing him taking a U-turn on farm loan waiver promise. Thackeray had promised a complete loan waiver, Patil said, speaking to reporters. “But he announced loan waiver up to only Rs 2 lakh. We know that there are […]

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 : Bal Thackeray , a maverick politician who roused emotions on Marathi pride and catapulted Shiv Sena to power in Maharashtra in the 1990s, died in Mumbai on Saturday after having been critically ill for the past few days. The 86-year-old cartoonist turned politician, known for his strong views and speaking his mind, sometimes […]