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Mumbai: Twin sisters marry one boy in an unusual arrangement; FIR lodged
Fp Staff •The said video created an argument between people on social media over the legality of the marriage. Turned out it was not due to which police followed an anonymous complaint to register an FIR against the groom
Maharashtra: Overcoming odds, four tribal students clear NEET 2022
•One of the four, 18-year-old Arun Lalsu Mattami told PTI that he always dreamt of becoming a doctor, but education was not easily accessible where he lived. He scored 450 out of 720
Maharashtra conundrum: A win-win scenario for BJP
Ratan Sharda •With the MVA government all set to go, the party that may end up losing the most is the Congress
What’s in a name? Understanding the timing of Shiv Sena’s decision to rename Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar
Fp Explainers •The Shiv Sena has been making longtime efforts to rename the city of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar, much to the opposition of the Congress. The renaming efforts come while Uddhav Thackeray struggles to retain power in the state amid an internal rebellion led by Eknath Shinde
What is a floor test that will decide the fate of Uddhav Thackeray and the MVA government in Maharashtra?
Fp Explainers •The days of Uddhav Thackeray seem numbered as a floor test has been called where he will have to prove his majority in the Maharashtra Assembly. If he loses, the Shiv Sena boss will have to resign as chief minister
Head-on | Maharashtra is bellwether for the 2024 Lok Sabha election
Minhaz Merchant •If the MVA government unravels in Maharashtra, it will create a big hole in the Opposition’s pan-national theory. That is why a concerted effort has been launched to checkmate Eknath Shinde’s rebels
Maharashtra political crisis: Narhari Zirwal, the Deputy Speaker, in the eye of the storm
Fp Explainers •Narhari Zirwal, the NCP leader and a close confidante of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, initiated disqualification action against Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and 15 other MLAs
Maharashtra political crisis: What you need to know about Eknath Shinde’s group of 34 rebel MLAs and threat to MVA govt
Fp Explainers •Dissident leader Eknath Shinde, who has triggered a crisis in Maharashtra, says he has the support of 33 other MLAs — 30 from the Shiv Sena, two from Prahar Janshakti Party and one other Independent. The rebels want the Shiv Sena to end their 'unnatural alliance' with the NCP and Congress
From loyalist to rebel: The reasons for Eknath Shinde’s revolt against Shiv Sena
Fp Explainers •Eknath Shinde is reportedly unhappy in the way the Shiv Sena is being run and the treatment being meted out to old Sainiks like him. He's also reportedly upset about the Thackeray-led party's decision to ally with the NCP and has demanded that they join hands with the BJP again
Three prisoners released before time from Nashik jail; three officials suspended
•The suspended personnel have altered records to increase the time three of the inmates had spent in judicial remand, the relaxation in prison term given to them and reduced the time they had spent outside the jail