Raj Thackeray

Why rain water harvesting may be the only solution to Mumbai's water woes

Written by Miloni Bhatt | Friday May 17, 2013

In Mumbai's iconic Shivaji Park, considered the nesting ground for icons like Sachin Tendulkar, cricket pitches are watered with clean treated drinking water every single day.

Raj Thackeray bats for Shah Rukh Khan

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders or KKR, will not be cheering for his cricket team when it takes on the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium this evening.

Blog: Ajit Pawar, a leader who offered urine when asked for water

Written by Tejas Mehta | Monday April 8, 2013

The NCP leader's crude remarks are a result of his much-brandished "brash style of politics"

Drought politics: IPL chairman slams BJP for opposing matches in Maharashtra

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Tuesday April 2, 2013

As the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off today, political pitch over hosting its matches in drought-hit Maharashtra has been growing. IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, who is also the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, sl...

Drought politics: BJP's red herring over IPL

Written by Tejas Mehta | Monday April 1, 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Maharashtra unit has appealed to the governing council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) not to hold matches in the state with several regions in the grip of severe drought. Leader of opposition in the state legisl...

Another IndiaBulls office attacked, allegedly by Raj Thackeray's men

Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2013

Suspected Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists on Monday attacked the office of diversified conglomerate IndiaBulls in the Camp area of the city, second such incident since party chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday accused the company of "usurping" w...

Shiv Sena reverses stand on Sanjay Dutt

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Monday March 25, 2013

The Shiv Sena has refused to join the "pardon Sanjay Dutt" chorus, saying today that the actor must serve his entire sentence. Twenty years ago, it was Sena chief Bal Thackeray whose efforts helped Sanjay Dutt get bail after he was arrested and jaile...

Nation has cheered and applauded Sanjay Dutt: Raj Thackeray

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday March 23, 2013

Not just the film fraternity, Sanjay Dutt has found support from political circles as well. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has come out in support of the beleaguered actor. Speaking to reporters in Akola, Raj Thackeray said "In ...

Ratan Tata visits Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, discusses books and music

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday March 8, 2013

Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata today paid a visit to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's home, Krishna Kunj, in Dadar.

Six MNS workers arrested for assaulting parents of North Indian students

Reported by Tejas Mehta, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday March 5, 2013

The Satara Police have finally arrested Six workers of Raj Thackeray's party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), for assaulting parents of north Indian students seeking admission in a local school. The police said the men have been booked for assa...

Politicians Raj Thackeray and Sharad Pawar hint at truce

Press Trust of India | Monday March 4, 2013

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today softened his stand against the NCP and also questioned the rationale of playing IPL cricket matches in the state, when it faces a severe drought.

Raj Thackeray's men attack North Indian parents seeking school admission

Syed Imtiaz Jaleel | Tuesday March 5, 2013

At a school in Western Maharashtra, north Indians trying to get their children admitted to a local school were assaulted by Raj Thackeray's party workers.

In 'fake protest', Raj Thackeray's men bought car just to set it on fire

Tejas Mehta and Rashmi Rajput | Friday March 1, 2013

On Wednesday, as members of Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) clashed across Maharashtra after NCP workers stoned Mr Thackeray's car in Ahmednagar, details now emerge as to how over-z...

Threats, violence over Raj Thackeray's speeches in Sharad Pawar's strongholds

Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday February 27, 2013

Mumbai and other major cities in Maharashtra saw spasms of violence today provoked by two political parties at war - Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party or the NCP, and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

After clashes with Sharad Pawar's men, Raj Thackeray's workers make open threats

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Wednesday February 27, 2013

Politician Raj Thackeray's convoy was targeted with stones after he made a speech in Ahmednagar, 270 kms from Mumbai, last night. The stones were hurled by workers of Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party or NCP, who say Mr Thackeray has been pu...