Prasad Kathe

BJP chief Amit Shah met ally and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the agenda was Presidential elections. A replacement for President Pranab Mukherjee has to be found before mid-July. Mr Shah is expected to formally seek the Sena's support for the NDA's presidential candidate - a mission for which the BJP has also reached out to the oppos...

The BJP is ready for a mid-term challenge in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said, in an apparent reaction to ally Shiv Sena's repeated taunts.

Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde has been accused by the Maharashtra wing of the Aam Aadmi Party of nepotism and facilitating a scam in the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), a welfare programme run by the government which provides food, pre-school education, and primary healthcare to children under six year...

A much-talked about study tour to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand for Maharashtra ministers ended Tuesday night but on Wednesday morning, one of the ministers who went on that tour surprised everyone by saying that the papers of what they studied will arrive later.

The landmark national services tax which is to be introduced in July has still not got the approval of the Shiv Sena, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition government. The Goods and Services Tax or GST, which replaces a jumble of levies, often varying from one state to another, has been made law by parliament.

In what could be a first, the Bombay High Court has ordered the forensic examination of Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs used to conduct the assembly election for Maharashtra's Parvati constituency in 2014. The High Court wants to know whether the EVMs used in the election were tampered with.

As parts of Maharashtra grapple with the consequences of five back-to-back years of drought, the state's Agriculture Minister, accompanied by 15 lawmakers, has flown to Australia and New Zealand for two weeks to review how those countries handle loans to farmers. A one-day stop in Singapore has also been worked into the itinerary.

The Shiv Sena, which has taken on the role of NDA's in-house opposition, took the government to task today for the murder and mutilation of two soldiers on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Senior leader Ramdas Kadam said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "should focus less on elections and more on security."

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has dismissed speculation that he could run for President in elections to be held later this year, saying he considers such talk "entertainment".

Shiv Sena parliamentarian Ravindra Gaikwad, who has been banned by Air India and other airlines after he assaulted an airline manager last week, has defended himself in a statement saying "whatever happened was a reaction to actions". Sukumar Raman, the Air India official he thrashed, had made "insulting comments against Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

The negative reports in the media are a small thing and one should not be upset by it, BJP chief Amit Shah told party workers today during his address to the zonal leaders.

The Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for skipping Assembly proceedings, alleging that the chief minister was busy attending a wedding at a time when farmers are reeling under the recent spell of unseasonal rain.

Joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign, the famous dabbawallas (tiffin suppliers) of Mumbai wielded the broom and cleaned the area around the Lower Parel station in south Mumbai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Maharashtra Assembly that he has given the requite permission to the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau to proceed with its investigations in various pending cases. This includes pending clearances for probes against senior government officers as well as legislators.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is undertaking a rare visit to the capital today to meet Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and BJP president Rajnath Singh. He will also take part in the meeting of NDA partners later in the day.

BJP chief Amit Shah met ally and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the agenda was Presidential elections. A replacement for President Pranab Mukherjee has to be found before mid-July. Mr Shah is expected to formally seek the Sena's support for the NDA's presidential candidate - a mission for which the BJP has also reached out to the oppos...

The BJP is ready for a mid-term challenge in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said, in an apparent reaction to ally Shiv Sena's repeated taunts.

Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde has been accused by the Maharashtra wing of the Aam Aadmi Party of nepotism and facilitating a scam in the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), a welfare programme run by the government which provides food, pre-school education, and primary healthcare to children under six year...

A much-talked about study tour to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand for Maharashtra ministers ended Tuesday night but on Wednesday morning, one of the ministers who went on that tour surprised everyone by saying that the papers of what they studied will arrive later.

The landmark national services tax which is to be introduced in July has still not got the approval of the Shiv Sena, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition government. The Goods and Services Tax or GST, which replaces a jumble of levies, often varying from one state to another, has been made law by parliament.

In what could be a first, the Bombay High Court has ordered the forensic examination of Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs used to conduct the assembly election for Maharashtra's Parvati constituency in 2014. The High Court wants to know whether the EVMs used in the election were tampered with.

As parts of Maharashtra grapple with the consequences of five back-to-back years of drought, the state's Agriculture Minister, accompanied by 15 lawmakers, has flown to Australia and New Zealand for two weeks to review how those countries handle loans to farmers. A one-day stop in Singapore has also been worked into the itinerary.

The Shiv Sena, which has taken on the role of NDA's in-house opposition, took the government to task today for the murder and mutilation of two soldiers on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Senior leader Ramdas Kadam said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "should focus less on elections and more on security."

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has dismissed speculation that he could run for President in elections to be held later this year, saying he considers such talk "entertainment".

Shiv Sena parliamentarian Ravindra Gaikwad, who has been banned by Air India and other airlines after he assaulted an airline manager last week, has defended himself in a statement saying "whatever happened was a reaction to actions". Sukumar Raman, the Air India official he thrashed, had made "insulting comments against Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

The negative reports in the media are a small thing and one should not be upset by it, BJP chief Amit Shah told party workers today during his address to the zonal leaders.

The Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for skipping Assembly proceedings, alleging that the chief minister was busy attending a wedding at a time when farmers are reeling under the recent spell of unseasonal rain.

Joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign, the famous dabbawallas (tiffin suppliers) of Mumbai wielded the broom and cleaned the area around the Lower Parel station in south Mumbai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Maharashtra Assembly that he has given the requite permission to the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau to proceed with its investigations in various pending cases. This includes pending clearances for probes against senior government officers as well as legislators.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is undertaking a rare visit to the capital today to meet Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and BJP president Rajnath Singh. He will also take part in the meeting of NDA partners later in the day.