Maharashtra opposition slams government on Kripashankar
March 2nd, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Maharashtra opposition parties Friday accused the Democratic Front state government of attempting to shield former minister and former city party chief Kripashankar Singh, who is ... Read more...
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Bigelow’s Osama film shooting gets hostile ride in Chandigarh
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) Anti-Pakistan and anti-Osama bin Laden slogans, a Hollywood film crew running for cover, police reinforcements rushing in... this is not exactly what Oscar-winning Hollywood director Kathryn ... Read more...
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Probe Shiv Sena, NGOs leading Jaitapur protests: Congress
February 28th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) A day after the Shiv Sena attempted to gag eminent nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar, the Congress hit back by demanding a probe into the funding pattern ... Read more...
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Anti-nuke groups, Shiv Sena abort pro-Jaitpur meeting
February 26th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Feb 26 (IANS) Several NGOs and the Shiv Sena, opposing the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant Sunday aborted a meeting to be addressed by eminent ... Read more...
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Goa results will go the way of Mumbai civic poll: BJP
February 18th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) Results of the Goa assembly elections will go the way of the Mumbai civic polls, a top BJP leader said here Saturday."This election on March ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI triumphs in Mumbai, Thane civic polls; MNS gains (Intro Roundup)
February 17th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance Friday came up trumps in elections to the Mumbai and Thane municipal corporations, while the Raj ... Read more...
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Jubilance and disappointment after Maharashtra civic polls results
February 17th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) There was jubilance, disappointment and confidence in different political camps as the results of elecctions to the 10 municipal corporations in Maharashtra were declared here ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI triumphs in Mumbai, Thane civic polls; MNS gains (Roundup)
February 17th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance Friday came up trumps in Mumbai and Thane municipal corporations elections, while the Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Sena-BJP combine triumph in Mumbai, Thane civic polls, MNS gains (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance came up trumps in Mumbai and Thane municipal corporation elections, results of which were announced here Friday.Though the alliance fell short ... Read more...
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NASA ex-consultant Darade wins distrct poll in Vidarbha
February 17th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Buldhana (Maharashtra), Feb 17 (IANS) Indian scientist-turned-politician and former NASA consultant in the US, Balasaheb S. Darade Friday emerged the surprise winner in the Pangradole circle constituency in the Buldhana ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena-BJP on top in Thane
February 17th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Feb 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (SS-BJP) alliance emerged as the single largest entity at the Thane Municipal Corporation winning 61 seats of the ... Read more...
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Elections will see communal parties losing relevance: Chavan
February 16th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) A few hours before the voting begins in polls for Mumbai and nine other civic bodies, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday said that the ... Read more...
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Moral police finally bow to Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Love, as they say, always wins. A Shiv Sena leader here admitted his group was not protesting against Valentine's Day any more - because no ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena indestructible, says Bal Thackeray
February 14th, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Monday asserted that his party was "indestructible" and the Congress could not finish it off even if it had "seven ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray roars at massive election rally
February 12th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Feb 12 (IANS) Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, who is 86, addressed a massive rally for the Feb 16 civic polls in Mumbai's adjoining Thane city, where he ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray slams Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP
February 11th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahead of the Maharashtra civic polls Feb 16, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Saturday said that the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the ... Read more...
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A son rises in Raj Thackeray’s MNS too
February 6th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) After the Shiv Sena, a son has risen also in Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.Raj's son, 18-year-old Amit, made his maiden foray into an election ... Read more...
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Scribes protest frequent attacks in Maharashtra
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Around 200 journalists Friday held a demonstration at Azad Maidan of the city to protest the frequent attacks on scribes and media houses in Maharashtra, ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP bicker in Maharashtra; Sena for central rule
February 1st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Wednesday demanded imposition of president's rule in Maharashtra in the wake of the open bickering in the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance ... Read more...
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Journalists’ delegation meets Chavan to seek action on attack
February 1st, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) A delegation of journalists Tuesday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to discuss the action on attack on a media house last week."We met Chavan and ... Read more...
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Konkan Congress strongman joins NCP
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) In yet another jolt to the Congress in two days, a top Konkan politician and four-time legislator Shankar Kambli walked over to the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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Legislator among 1,034 couples in Maharashtra’s biggest mass marriage
January 29th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Jan 29 (IANS) Top political leaders, film stars and celebrities witnessed Maharashtra's first multi-religious mass marriage ceremony in which 1,034 couples tied the knot in Thane district's Virar ... Read more...
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Press Club condemns Times of India attack
January 28th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Condemning the attack on The Times of India building here Saturday, the Press Club, Mumbai, said that the assault was against the entire media fraternity."The attack ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks storm Times Of India office, damage reception (Second Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 50 angry Shiv Sena activists Saturday afternoon stormed the Time Of India heritage building here and damaged computers, furniture, fittings and other items in ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks storm Times Of India office (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 50 angry Shiv Sena activists Saturday afternoon stormed into the Times Of India building here and damaged furniture and fittings in the reception areas ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks attack daily’s office
January 28th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Suspected Shiv Sainiks barged into the Times of India office and damaged its reception area in south Mumbai Saturday to protest an article, an official said.The ... Read more...
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On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP
January 28th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist ... Read more...
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MP from leading party joining us Saturday: NCP
January 27th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 27 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday created a buzz in Maharashtra by claiming to have netted into its fold a top political leader, who ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena MP inches closer to NCP
January 26th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Much to the Shiv Sena's dismay, its two-time MP Anand Paranjpe moved closer to the Nationalist Congress Party Thursday, even attending a joint meeting with ... Read more...
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Chavan visits Pune victims
January 25th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Pritiviraj Chavan Wednesday visited a hospital here to meet those injured in the rampage by a rogue bus driver who killed nine people ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray attacks state election commission
January 24th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Hinting at "partiality" by the state election commission (SEC), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday hit out at the panel saying it was expected ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray’s birthday passes as a low-key affair
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray's 86th birthday Monday was a low-key affair due to the code of conduct in place ahead of the Mumbai civic ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena MP seriously injured in accident
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena MP Bharatkumar Raut Sunday suffered severe head injuries when his car met with an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway Sunday and his condition is ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena MP meets Pawar to seek help for development
January 21st, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) In a sudden development, Shiv Sena MP Anand Paranjpe Friday met union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on the eve ... Read more...
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Thackeray’s birthday gift - two rallies
January 12th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) In what is described as a 'birthday gift' by his partymen, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray will address two election rallies during the forthcoming Zilla ... Read more...
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