Continuing his tirade against Ashok Chavan, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday asked whether the Congress leader was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra or Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's bodyguard.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday rejected Shiv Sena's criticism that AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had insulted the martyrs of Mumbai attack by commenting that the city was saved by NSG commandos from all over the country including UP and Bihar.

Under attack for making knowledge of Marathi a must to get new taxi permits in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today did a quick U-turn insisting that fluency in any local language like Hindi and Gujarati was also enough.

In a Raj Thackeray-type move, the Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra on Wednesday decided to give new taxi licenses to only those persons who are well versed in Marathi and have resided in the state for at least 15 years.

Five policemen including Deputy Commissioner of Police, V N Salve, were on Sunday suspended by the Maharashtra Government for allegedly attending a Christmas-eve party organised by the gang of underworld don Chhota Rajan.