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Actor Ajaz Khan's wife arrested in Mumbai in drugs case

Actor Fallon Guliwala, 40, who is also the wife of Big Boss contestant Ajaz Khan, has been arrested by the customs department in a drugs case, an officer said on Friday. Customs officials raided her residence in the Jogeshwari area of Mumbai on Thursday and seized 130 grams of marijuana, he added. On October 8, the customs had arrested a peon wor

29 November,2024 09:38 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
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Devendra Fadnavis thanks Amit Shah for support in Maharashtra elections 2024

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis expressed his gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday for his support during the Maharashtra elections 2024. In a post on X, Fadnavis credited Shah for inspiring and motivating the party workers during the Maharashtra elections 2024. "Expressed my gratitude to Union Minister Amitbhai Shah, for his huge su

29 November,2024 08:51 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Army, partner forces flew 140 sorties spanning over 77 hours

The Indian Army along with its partner forces flew a total of 140 sorties spanning over 77 hours, transporting 925 passengers and 8,385 kg of cargo from November 17-20, while ensuring that even the remotest and Naxal-affected areas of Maharashtra could participate in the Maharashtra elections 2024, officials said on Wednesday, reported news agency

28 November,2024 12:22 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde leaves Raj Bhavan after resigning as chief minister of Maharashtra on Tuesday. Pic/Anurag Ahire

Three-way power formula delaying Maharashtra CM decision

Three days after the Assembly election results were declared, the stalemate continued over nominating Maharashtra’s chief minister-elect. However, statements made by a minister and information from various quarters indicated that incumbent Eknath Shinde’s wish to continue in the top job would be far from fulfilled and, as expected, his

27 November,2024 09:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Some candidates who lost the polls raised doubts about EVMs at the meeting with Uddhav Thackeray. File pic

Uddhav Thackeray meets office bearers, discusses how party lost

Some candidates of Shiv Sena (UBT) who lost in the recent Maharashtra assembly polls pointed fingers at the functioning of EVMs during their interaction with the party head Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday. Thackeray took stock of lacklustre performance of his party at a meeting held at his residence in Mumbai. Some legislators who lost the polls raise

27 November,2024 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Devendra Fadnavis, CM Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar address the press after winning the Maharashtra Assembly elections on November 23. (Pic/Shadab Khan)

BJP to announce CM candidate once Mahayuti decides on portfolios

The suspense over Maharashtra CM on Tuesday continued as sources in the BJP said that the party will only announce candidate once it decides on portfolio allocations, the PTI reported. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is taking a measured approach regarding the announcement of its chief ministerial candidate for Maharashtra, the party will wait un

26 November,2024 05:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Votes being counted on November 23. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

New Maharashtra assembly will have fewer Marathi MLAs in Mumbai

The number of Marathi MLAs in Mumbai has reduced from 25 after the 2019 Assembly election to 23 following the 2024 polls. Meanwhile, the number of Gujarati/Marwadi and Hindi-speaking MLAs has grown. In Borivli, BJP’s Sunil Rane won the election in 2019. This year, the BJP gave a ticket to Sanjay Upadhyay who won the seat. In Andheri East, Mu

26 November,2024 08:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
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Uddhav Thackeray’s candidates lost by slender margins, BJP won big

In Mumbai, of the 12 MLAs who won with a margin of fewer than 10,000 votes, seven are from Shiv Sena (UBT). This includes Aaditya Thackeray, who secured a landslide victory with a margin of 67,427 votes in 2019. The narrowest win was in Jogeshwari East, where the Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate triumphed by just 1,316 votes. In comparison, only four MLAs

26 November,2024 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan (L), senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat (R). File Pic

Maharashtra polls 2024: 58 candidates lost despite securing 1 lakh plus votes

The recent Maharashtra assembly elections have showcased a highly competitive political landscape, with 58 candidates losing their seats despite receiving over one lakh votes, with NCP (SP) suffering the most, reported news agency PTI. Among the notable candidates who fell short of victory were former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, as well as s

25 November,2024 06:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Shiv Sena (UBT) reminds Shinde promise to leave politics if any rebel MLA lost

The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday reminded Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde about his statement that he would leave politics if any of the MLAs who sided with him in the rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray faced defeat in the assembly polls. In an article in mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Uddhav Thackeray-led party reminded Shinde that five of the 4

25 November,2024 04:52 PM IST | Pune | PTI
(From left) Shaina NC, Shiv Sena (Shinde); Amin Patel, Congress; Niranjan Shetty, BJP; Ruben Mascarenhas,  AAP

Maharashtra elections 2024: What a win, BJP!

As reactions fly in thick ‘n’ fast, allies and adversaries say their piece about the maha battle that saw a maha win for the Mahayuti. Niranjan Shetty, chief spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai said, “It is obvious that the people have chosen good and stable governance. The BJP had been accused of playing the commun

25 November,2024 01:13 PM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
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