The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday passed a bill mandating 10% reservation for Marathas in educational institutions and government jobs, even as courts struck down similar laws enacted in 2014 and 2019. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde introduced the bill to both houses of Parliament. (Arnie) The bill cited the findings of the State Maharashtra Backward Classes … Read more
Mumbai: A bill proposing to provide 10% quota for Marathas in education and employment was tabled in the Maharashtra state legislature today. This is the third time in a decade that the state has tried to legislate to provide quota benefits to the Maratha community. Earlier this year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde posed with … Read more
A committee of ministers headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday decided to lift the ban on onion exports. Farmers in Maharashtra have welcomed the decision and hope to get better prices in the international market. Experts said one of the reasons for lifting the ban was the huge onion stocks in Gujarat … Read more
Mumbai: According to latest updates, students from economically backward families in Maharashtra will be deprived of free admission to private schools in the next semester if there is a government school nearby under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009. The amendments to the regulations framed by the state school … Read more
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday dismissed a petition to disqualify Ajit Pawar’s faction as an MP, ruling that Ajit Pawar’s faction is a genuine ethnic group Communist Congress Party. NCP founder and leader Sharad Pawar and nephew Ajit Pawar (left). The Speaker, while ruling on the disqualification petitions filed against each other by … Read more
MUMBAI: The Congress party has suffered its biggest blow in the past few years with the exit of senior leader and former chief minister Ashok Chavan after the defections of Milind Deora and Baba Siddiq. Chavan, who resigned as a principal member of the party on Monday, is likely to join the BJP on February … Read more
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, 65, resigned from the Congress and state assembly on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, citing a letter he had written to state Congress president Nana Pa A one-line resignation letter from Nana Patole. Former Congress MP and ex-chief minister Ashok Chavan resigned from the Congress on … Read more
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Atal Setu, the country’s longest bridge built on the sea. This bridge will make travel between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai easier. People will get relief from long traffic jams and the journey of hours through this bridge can now be completed in minutes. This bridge is 21.8 km … Read more
New Delhi: Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar rejected the petitions filed for disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs in Maharashtra, after which the political temperature in the state has increased. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that it will bring a breach of privilege motion against Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Sanjay Raut and Aditya Thackeray. BJP … Read more
Mumbai (Mumbai). In a significant setback for former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar rejected the demand for the disqualification of members from the Shinde faction. Following this decision, Eknath Shinde will continue as the Chief Minister, prompting Uddhav Thackeray to express dissatisfaction and announce plans to approach the Supreme Court. … Read more