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Triumphalism of Ayodhya coverage masked pain of India's largest minority, but hope persists that secularism will outlast hate
Jyotipunwani • 5 years agoIn the run-up to the grand ceremony, there was no acknowledgement of the destruction of lives of fellow citizens, neither by the constitutional Head of State, nor by the ruling party, nor the Opposition, not even by the media
On Marathi Bhasha Din, Maharashtra Assembly passes resolution seeking 'classical language' tag from Centre
• 5 years agoThe Maharashtra legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution recommending to the Centre to accord Marathi the status of a "classical language"
Trouble to Kannadigas in Maharashtra won't be tolerated, dy CM warns Uddhav Thackeray, after Shiv Sainiks deface Kannada billboards in Kolhapur
• 6 years agoKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Wednesday warned that the state government would not tolerate any trouble to Kannadigas in Maharashtra over the Belagavi border issue
Bus services from Maharashtra's Kolhapur district to Karnataka suspended as dispute over Belgaum escalates
• 6 years agoMaharashtra claims Belgaum, part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, but currently a district of Karnataka, on linguistic grounds.
Maharashtra govt announces portfolio allocation: Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde gets home ministry, NCP rural development, Congress gets women and child welfare
Fp Staff • 6 years agoTwo weeks after Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance government has announced the allocation of portfolios.
Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar among 40 star campaigners announced by NCP for Maharashtra Assembly polls
• 6 years agoThe NCP released a list of its 40 star campaigners for the 21 October Maharashtra Assembly election, with party chief Sharad Pawar being at the forefront.
Maharashtra has never seen such ‘frustrated, desperate and directionless’ Opposition in history, says Devendra Fadnavis
• 6 years agoMaharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that the state had never seen such "frustrated, desperate and directionless" Opposition in its history.
NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal says ‘no substance’ in media reports speculating his switch to Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra polls
• 6 years agoSenior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday refuted the media reports speculating that he may switch over to the Shiv Sena ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls.
In blow to NCP, Mumbai president Sachin Ahir joins hands with Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra Assembly election
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIn a major setback to Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), its Mumbai president Sachin Ahir joined the Shiv Sena on Thursday
Sharad Pawar to hold district-wise meets with local NCP leaders to identify candidates for Maharashtra Assembly polls
• 6 years agoNCP (Nationalist Congress Party) chief Sharad Pawar will hold district-wise meetings with the party's local leaders starting 13 June to identify potential candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, sources said on Tuesday.