Eknath Shinde

NEW DELHI: In a big relief for newly elected Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to give an urgent hearing to the disqualification notice moved by the rival Uddhav Thackeray faction. The Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena had filed a request for an urgent hearing on Maharashtra political crisis before the […]

NEW DELHI: In a show of togetherness – also a throwback to their earlier camaraderie when they ran a coalition in Maharashtra – newly appointed Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday told The New Indian that they are ideologically on the same page, a template that will be used […]

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: On a day when the Supreme Court of India is to take up two petitions from the Shiv Sena rebels, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed against the rebel leader Eknath Shine and other ministers for ‘omission of duties’. The PIL was filed by a group of seven citizens of Maharashtra. […]

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: With the mud-slinging between Shiv Sena’s feuding factions reaching the Supreme Court’s corridors, the rebel Eknath Shinde has built an emotional case in his writ, saying the principles of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray of a strong “Hindu nationalist” ideology and party’s “Hindu Marathi” identity has been defaced, leading to this imminent division. Shinde […]

NEW DELHI: The ugly battle for the control of Shiv Sena – the ruling party of Maharashtra – has now reached the Supreme Court, with rebel MLA Eknath Shine now disputing CM Uddhav Thackeray’s move to disqualify him and 15 of his rebel companions inside the rooms of the apex court. The matter has been […]

MUMBAI: One of the key components of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the ruling coalition in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday committed its support to embattled state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Speaking to the media, Deputy CM and key NCP leader Ajit Pawar said, “We will do everything we can to save the […]

NEW DELHI: Even as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government is facing a litmus test in Maharashtra, the Congress on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government of trying to destabilise a stable government in Maharashtra ahead of presidential polls. The Grand Old Party also said that all the three alliance partners will remain […]

NEW DELHI: As the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs hardened their stance against the MVA government, Maharashtra chief minister and party supremo Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he was ready to resign. In a televised address, Thackeray appealed to around 40 rebel party MLAs camping in BJP-ruled Assam to return to the talking table. “I appeal […]