MUMBAI: NCP functionary and former Maharashtra MLA Baba Siddique (66) was shot dead in Bandra (East) near his MLA son Zeeshan’s office at around 9.30pm Saturday by three people.Siddique was getting into his vehicle when three assailants arrived on foot and fired multiple rounds at him. Siddique, who sustained bullet injuries on his chest, was…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to announce the dates of assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand in the coming week, with polling likely to be scheduled in the second or third week of Nov.EC – keeping in mind the slew of festivals ahead, starting with Diwali, a five-day affair from Oct 29 to Nov…
Baba Siddique (File photo) Baba Siddique, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, died on Saturday after being shot outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra East.The Maharashtra‘s former minister suffered multiple gunshot wounds before he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.Three unknown assailants were involved in the attack, and…
Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar clarified that he left a cabinet meeting early to attend a farmers’ event in Latur and denied any friction with CM Eknath Shinde. Opposition leader Vijay Wadettiwar criticized the government, alleging attempts to sideline Pawar. Important financial decisions were reportedly made in his absence. MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar…
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde (ANI Image) Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday announced that his ruling alliance Mahayuti is prepared for both “flight” as an IAF aircraft successfully landed at Navi Mumbai airport and “fight” in the upcoming state polls. Speaking to reporters after witnessing an IAF aircraft’s trial landing at the forthcoming…
MUMBAI: The state cabinet Thursday decided to send a recommendation to Centre to increase the non-creamy layer income cap for OBCs from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 15 lakh per year.The cabinet decided to issue an ordinance to accord statutory status to Maharashtra State Commission for Scheduled Castes. The ordinance will be placed for approval…
NEW DELHI: Keeping his ante against Congress a day after Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again targeted Congress for its defeat and accused the grand old party of deliberately creating a “fear psychosis” among Muslims.Speaking at an event in which he laid foundation stone for…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday started selling tomatoes at Rs 65 a kg across 50 locations in the national capital as the average price of the key kitchen item in Delhi-NCR crossed Rs 90 a kg ahead of the festive season. Sources said the Centre may extend this intervention to other cities soon.Tomato prices…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his visit to Maharashtra on Saturday with prayers at the Jagdamba Mata temple in Poharadevi. Embracing the region’s culture, he participated in local traditions by playing a traditional dhol at Sant Seva Lal Ji Maharaj’s Samadhi.During his visit, Modi also opened the Banjara Virasat Museum in Washim,…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed BJP over the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Kolhapur stating that “their ideology is not right.”After unveiling a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi said, “The Congress party today is fighting against the…
