Mumbai: With none of the candidates taking back their candidature on the last day for withdrawing nominations on Friday, 12 candidates are in the fray for the biennial elections to 11 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) scheduled on July 12. The ruling MahaYuti has fielded nine candidates, including five from the BJP, and … Read more
Mumbai: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar claimed on Friday that the police will not arrest any of the accused booked for the violence and vandalism at the sacred Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur on July 1. Ambedkar, along with other VBA leaders, called on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday and made the demand to … Read more
Mumbai: Days after the announcement of Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana in the additional budget for 2024-25 proposing monetary assistance to women in the state every month, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday declared relaxation in the collection of applications till July 15 and increase in the age limit to 60 years. In his reply to … Read more
Mumbai: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led MahaYuti government in Maharashtra, which completed two years in office on Friday, faces a major challenge to retain power in the Assembly election slated for September-October due to anti-incumbency and a very combative opposition. Although Shinde and allies rule out a repeat of the Lok Sabha debacle, the opposition is … Read more