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Eknath Shinde arrives in Delhi to hold discussion on OBC reservations

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived in Delhi to hold a discussion regarding Other Backward Class (OBC) reservations and said the state govt is committed to providing justice to them

Maha bus not over-speeding at time of accident in MP; probe ordered: MSRTC

The Maharashtra state transport bus that fell off a bridge into the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh on Monday was travelling at 45 kmph and not over-speeding, according to MSRTC officials

Sanjay Raut junks claims of Shiv Sena MPs joining Eknath Shinde camp

In Mumbai, the Shinde group has named a new national executive of the Shiv Sena, appointing Shinde as its leader and a group of senior leaders sacked by the party to the new body.

Uddhav faction files fresh plea in SC against move to disqualify its MLAs

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana agreed for its hearing alongside the other five pending pleas.

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena slams Shinde-Fadnavis over cabinet expansion

Shiv Sena attacked the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis dispensation in Maharashtra saying it was taking arbitrary decisions despite being trapped in a "constitutional dilemma" without a cabinet

Shinde asks MSRTC to provide ex-gratia to kin of deceased in bus accident

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday instructed the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to provide an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh

Maharashtra: 38 students from Nagpur school test Covid-19 positive

At least 38 students of a private school in Nagpur city in Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Sunday. Nagpur district on Sunday reported 262 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 100 infections from Nagpur city, taking the overall tally to 5,69,690. The cumulative COVID-19 death toll so far stood at 10,339, as per an official release. "Samples of the students of a private school in Jaitala area in Nagpur city were taken on Friday. As per the test results which became available on Sunday, 38 students have been found infected with coronavirus," a district health official told PTI. Nagpur district has 1,221 active cases.

SC bench headed by CJI to hear on July 20 pleas of both factions of Sena

The Supreme Court on July 20 will hear pleas filed by both factions of the Shiv Sena pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis.A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli will hear pleas on Wednesday filed by Uddhav Thackeray-led camp and Eknath Shinde camp.Earlier, the top court had asked the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Rahul Narwekar not to take any action on the new disqualification notices issued against the members of Shiv Sena.It had asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Maharashtra Governor, to inform its direction to the newly-appointed Assembly Speaker.The order of the bench had come after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Uddhav Thackeray camp, mentioned th matter for urgent listing of the pleas saying the matters were posted for July 11 but were not listed today."The disqualification plea is listed tomorrow before the Speaker. Let there be no disqualification untill the matter is ...

Maharashtra logs 2,186 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 5.86%

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,186 new coronavirus positive cases and three deaths linked to the infection, the health department said. With this, the caseload in the state rose to 80,19,391 and the death toll to 1,48,026. On Saturday, the state had reported 2,382 cases and eight fatalities. There are now 15,525 active cases of the infection in the state. Eighteen patients were found infected with the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron, 17 others with the BA.2.75 variant, and one with BA.4 variant as per the latest report from the B J Medical College in Pune, it said. All these patients are from Pune and the samples of these patients had been taken betweenJune 25 and 4 July. These samples were tested at the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) labs in Pune and Mumbai. With this, the tally of BA.4 and BA.5 patients rose to 132 and that of BA.2.75 patients to 57. This raised the count of BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variant cases from Pune to 84, from Mumbai to 32 and four each from Na

Maha: RSS affiliate slams Centre, NITI for 'anti-people' labour policies

Members of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Saturday slammed the NITI Aayog for its anti-people policies.

New coronavirus cases fall in Maharashtra but deaths show upward trend

Between July 1 to 15, Maharashtra reported 38,709 new infections and 90 deaths, more than those reported in entire June, were also recorded during this period

Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs had spent tense moments in Guwahati: CM Shinde

Eknath Shinde said rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who had accompanied him to Guwahati had spent tense moments as and when they watched TV news showing various happenings following their rebellion

Maharashtra reports 2,382 Covid cases, eight deaths; active cases at 15,521

The recovery rate in the state is 97.96% and fatality rate 1.84%. The health department also said that 35 patients of BA.4 and BA.5 variants and 8 patients of BA.2.75 variant were reported on Saturday

Prez polls: Sinha cancels Mumbai visit after Shiv Sena backs Droupadi Murmu

The Opposition's candidate for the next week's Presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, has cancelled his visit to Mumbai scheduled in the wake of the Shiv Sena announcing support for Murmu

Decision to rename Aurangabad in last cabinet meeting illegal: CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government's decision to rename Aurangabad city when it had been reduced to minority was illegal

Attacks on Shiv Sena workers won't be tolerated, says Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said attacks on party workers would not be tolerated. He was speaking after visiting the party's Byculla office and meeting Sena worker Baban Gaonkar who was attacked by unidentified persons on Thursday night. Byculla in South Mumbai is the Assembly constituency of Yamini Jadhav, one of the rebel Sena MLAs who has joined Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction. Shinde's rebellion last month, which toppled the Thackeray-led government, has split the party. "Attempts to play with the lives of Shiv Sena workers will not be tolerated. If police can not bring the culprits to book, Sena workers will do it. Police shouldn't get into politics," Thackeray further said.

NCP slams Maharashtra CM over clearances given to bullet train project

The NCP's chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said, "The illegal government of Eknath Shinde has expeditiously given clearances to the bullet train project"

IMD issues red alert for Palghar, major rivers flowing above danger mark

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Maharashtra's Palghar on Thursday

4 more die in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra; toll rises to 99

Four more people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra, taking the toll in the current monsoon season to 99, said the state disaster management department in a report on Thursday

Maharashtra: Reduction in VAT on petrol 'meagre', says Ajit Pawar

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar on Thursday poohpoohed the reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel in the state, saying it was too small.