As the probe into the Malegaon bombing envelops more and more Hindu radicals, Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar has described the BJP as "unpatriotic" for questioning the ongoing investigations.
Accusing Hindi news channels of orchestrating an anti-Maharashtra campaign on the small screen, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday warned them of a "fitting response" to protect the image of the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena here have requested the state Governor to dissolve the government in view of deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
Shiv Sena's executive president Uddhav Thackeray amply demonstrated that he has outgrown his cub days, and came into his own right as the next Sena tiger in waiting at an impressive speech at the party's customary Dussehra rally.- After a gap of almost a year, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray is all set to address the party's traditional Dussehra rally on October 9. The 81-year-old Thackeray has stopped attending Sena rallies owing to ill-health since last year.
In an apparent attempt to reach out to Shiv Sena which he deserted 17 years back, NCP leader and Public Works minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday withdrew 11-year-old defamation case filed against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
A group of Shiv Sena activists on Thursday managed to sneak into the Taj Mahal and performed 'aarti' and puja inside the precincts. They have been taken into custody.- Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has heaped praise on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, after the UPA government won an emphatic victory in Tuesday’s trust vote.
Shiv Sena MP Tukaram Renge Patil remained incognito till Monday morning despite efforts by party functionaries to access him. This create a question mark on his participation in Tuesday's trust vote in parliament.- The Shiv Sena, a constituent of the opposition National Democratic Alliance on Saturday decided to issue a whip to its MPs to vote against the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Tuesday's trust vote.
A special riot court on Wednesday sentenced former Shiv Sena MP Madhukar Sarpotdar and two other party workers to one year imprisonment for inciting violence during the 1992-93 communal clashes in the city.
Following Left's withdrawal from the central government, over the Indo-US nuclear deal, other political parties are coming out with their stand on the confidence motion, which the UPA govt is slated to face soon.
Government camp on Tuesday appeared to be breathing easy in the standoff over the nuclear deal with further indications that Samajwadi Party was moving close to the Congress and BJP ally Shiv Sena sending mixed signals.- "Earlier the Left parties toed the Russian line. Now they are dancing to the Chinese tune. This is the only difference in their stand," said an editorial in Saamana, the Sena mouthpiece.
- The Thackerays came to Mumbai two generations ago for jobs and as such have no right to assault those coming to the financial capital in search of livelihood, claims an article published in this month's issue of NCP mouthpiece Rashtravadi.
- The Maharashtra government is "assessing" the threat perception to Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray in the wake of the Lashkar-e-Taiba's reported statement in Srinagar.
Supporters of Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane on Thursday evening burnt copies of Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna in Thane, protesting an article on the Congress leader.- Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has condemned the attack on the residence of Loksatta editor Kumar Ketkar, but in the same breath, also questioned Ketkar's alleged loyalty to Gandhi family.
- The Shiv Sena on Sunday retained the Thane Lok Sabha constituency with its candidate Anand Paranjpe winning the by-election with an impressive margin of 86,000 votes against his nearest rival Sanjeev Naik of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said his anti-north Indian campaign is not an election ploy and he had echoed similar views even while he was in the Shiv Sena.
After Raj Thackarey led-MNS, it was the turn of rival Shiv Sena to play the Marathi card, as party activists started an agitation against establishments using the word "Bombay" and targeted a reputed school and a newspaper supplement.- The special riots court on Friday acquitted Shiv Sena MLA Gajanand Kirtikar, Shiv Sena corporator and member of the standing committee of the BMC Ravindra Waikar along with 18 other Shiv Sena activists and supporters in the 1992-93 Mumbai riots case for lack of evidence.
Hot vadapavs served in corporate style with a Jai Maharashtra greeting from an assured Maharashtrian vendor - Shiv Sena will now take the popular snack to the Marathi Manoos their way.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Saturday declared party General Secretary Gopinath Munde to be the chief minister of Maharashtra if the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance came to power in the forthcoming assembly elections.
In an apparent attempt to take the wind out of his detractors' sails, superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday expressed gratitude to Maharashtra, saying the state has "given me so much in the last 40 years - my wife, my children and so much love, Jai Maharashtra".
