Decision on prime ministerial candidate at appropriate time: BJP
September 10th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The BJP Monday did not reject or endorse remarks of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray backing Sushma Swaraj as NDA's prime ministerial candidate but ... Read more...
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Uddhav says Digvijay is mad, never mind what granddad wrote
September 6th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Stung by Congress leader Digvijay Singh's statement that Maharashtra's Thackeray family originally hailed from Bihar, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray hit back Thursday, saying ... Read more...
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Sushma Swaraj meets Bal Thackeray
September 2nd, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Sunday called upon Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray here and inquired about his health.Sushma Swaraj said that her ... Read more...
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Thackeray slams Advani for ‘demoralising’ blog musings (Lead)
August 7th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Hitting out at BJP leader L.K. Advani for predicting a non-Congress, non NDA government in 2014, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Tuesday said it was ... Read more...
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Advani’s blog musings demoralising, says Thackeray
August 7th, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Hitting out at BJP leader L.K. Advani for predicting a non-Congress, non NDA government in 2014, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Tuesday said the musings ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray discharged from hospital
August 1st, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, 86, was Wednesday discharged from a hospital here after spending eight days there following breathing problems, a hospital official said."His ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray admitted to Lilavati after chest pain
July 16th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray was admitted to Lilavati Hospital Monday morning after he complained of chest pain, a top party official said."He is ... Read more...
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Pranab meets Bal Thackeray, thanks him for support
July 14th, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee late Friday called on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray at his residence and thanked him for his ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee to meet Thackeray
July 13th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee will call on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray at his residence here Friday evening, a party official ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena pitches in for Pranab Mukherjee for president (Lead)
June 19th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) In a major boost to the ruling United Progressive Alliance, a key opposition alliance partner, the Shiv Sena Tuesday announced full and unconditional support to ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray roots for Mumbai again
May 7th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Strongly advocating the cause of Mumbai, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has reiterated his demand for the centre to plough back a portion of the ... Read more...
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Majority in favour of Tendulkar’s nomination: Chidambaram (Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said the nation has welcomed the nomination of ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.He was responding to ... Read more...
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Majority in favour of Tendulkar’s nomination: Chidambaram
April 30th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said the nation has welcomed the nomination of ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.He was responding to ... Read more...
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Aditya Thackeray cuts political teeth
April 5th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Taking his first major political step, Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray Thursday demanded the resignation of beleaguered Mumbai University vice chancellor Rajan Welukar.Aditya, grandson of Shiv ... Read more...
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MNS offers unconditional support to Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI in Thane
March 6th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), March 6 (IANS) In a surprise political development, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Tuesday offered 'unconditional' support to the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance in ... Read more...
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Declare Belgaum union territory, demands Maharashtra
December 16th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 16 (IANS) Adding a new dimension to the ongoing Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday urged the central government to declare Karnataka's Belgaum as a union ... Read more...
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The Love Bird has gone: Thackeray grieves for Dev Anand
December 5th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) "The Love Bird has gone…" This was how Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Monday mourned the demise of evergreen actor Dev Anand.In a rare, signed ... Read more...
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Two cartoonists - Laxman and Thackeray - to meet in Pune
November 24th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 24 (IANS) They had a common entry to the world of cartooning, and while one became a legend in the field, the other moved to make a ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport’s cost escalation: Shivaji statue in blame game
November 11th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) A Mumbai legislator has protested the purported statement of a top official of builder GVK blaming a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji for the cost escalation of ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray warns of riots over anti-Marathi remarks
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thursday warned of riots if Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders continued to make "irresponsible statements" pitting north Indian migrants ... Read more...
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Modi can lose Shiv Sena support: Thackeray (Lead)
October 20th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would lose the Shiv Sena's support if he pressed for the relaxation of visa procedures for Pakistanis wanting to visit ... Read more...
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Thackeray warns Modi against pampering Muslims
October 20th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will lose Shiv Sena's support if he pampered Muslims, the party's chief Bal Thackeray Thursday said."If he (Modi) errs, we ... Read more...
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Sack Bhushan in 24 hours, Shiv Sena tells Team Anna
October 14th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Friday demanded that Team Anna "sack" senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his "anti-India remarks" within 24 hours, a party official said.Party spokesperson ... Read more...
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A fit Bal Thackeray attacks PM, Sonia
October 6th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) A frail but robust Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Thursday attacked the Congress and Sonia Gandhi, mimicked leaders like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief ... Read more...
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Uddhav calls Raj traitor
September 20th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The enmity between the Thackeray cousins touched a new low Tuesday with Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav, in a veiled attack, calling Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ... Read more...
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Impose President’s rule in the country, says Shiv Sena
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) President's rule should be imposed in the country as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been unable to control the anti-corruption movement led by ... Read more...
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Munde failed to clinch good offer from Congress: Raj Thackeray
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), June 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thursday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde decided against joining the Congress after he failed to ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray hits out at Rahul Gandhi, Ajit Pawar
June 10th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Thursday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at a joint rally of three ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray urges truce with NCP
June 6th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) A week after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar attacked Bal Thackeray, the Shiv Sena chief Monday urged his activists to observe restraint and not to clashes ... Read more...
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Raj speaks up for estranged uncle Bal Thackeray
June 1st, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Wednesday rushed to speak out in favour of his estranged uncle Bal Thackeray after the Shiv Sena chief ... Read more...
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Ajit Pawar attacks Bal Thackeray
May 31st, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), May 31 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Tuesday launched an attack on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, demanding to know ... Read more...
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Adequate security for Bal Thackeray, family: Chavan
May 26th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 26 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Thursday that Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and his family members have been provided adequate security.Chavan's statement comes in ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray blasts Congress for petrol price hike
May 16th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) "People have been stabbed in the back by the Congress," Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said Monday in response to the move by oil companies ... Read more...
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Lilavati Hospital may have evaded huge amount of tax
April 12th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The Income-Tax department's nearly 36-hour search and seizure operation at the prestigious Lilavati Hospital here, which ended Tuesday evening, has yielded evidence of tax evasion worth ... Read more...
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Income tax raids at Lilavati Hospital
April 11th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) The income tax department Monday raided the prestigious Lilavati Hospital here that is frequented by VVIPs, officials said.The raids began at around 9 a.m. in the ... Read more...
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