Subhash Desai

After protests, pressure from Shiv Sena, Maharashtra govt cancels land notification for Nanar refinery project

As the Sena was opposed to Nanar refinery citing local opposition, Fadnavis, while announcing a tie-up between the BJP and Sena for coming polls, had announced that the project would be shifted.

Maharashtra will be 100 percent plastic-free in one year: Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam

Maharashtra will be totally free of plastic in the next one year, said Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam, as he listed the ill-effects of using it.

Uncomfortable allies Shiv Sena and BJP fight on new battleground: Coastal Maharashtra's Nanar refinery

The alliance between the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra has run into more trouble, this time over the contentious Nanar refinery project, a 15,000-acre project planned in Nanar village of Ratnagiri district in coastal Konkan region

BJP's tone has changed, it now talks about NDA, says Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai

The tone of the BJP had changed and the party, which earlier claimed it would come to power in 2019 on its own, was now saying the NDA would win, senior Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai said.

Blacklisted Wizcraft bags Magnetic Maharashtra contract: Has Fadnavis forgotten promise to 'teach company a lesson'?

In April 2016, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured the Upper House of the legislative council that no contracts would be given to event organiser Wizcraft International Entertainment

Devendra Fadnavis expands probe on Maharashtra industries minister Subhash Desai, decisions during Congress-NCP regime included

Devendra Fadnavis has expanded the scope of the committee probing allegations against industries minister Subhash Desai to include Congress and NCP leaders as well.

Foxconn's much-touted investment plan in Maharashtra may have fallen victim to strained India-China relations

The Maharashtra government's announcement on Foxconn agreeing to invest in the state had generated much enthusiasm. However, the investment is unlikely to become a reality.

Mumbai building collapse: 12 killed, 14 injured in Bhendi Bazaar; 30 feared trapped under debris

The building, mostly housing lower-middle class families, was located in the Muslim-dominated Pakmodia Street near the JJ Hospital in Mumbai.

MIDC land deal controversy: Shiv Sena rubbishes allegations against Subhash Desai of flouting norms

Shiv Sena came out in support of its leader and Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai, against whom the opposition NCP has levelled allegations of flouting norms in the acquisition of 400 acres of land in Nashik by a state agency

Shiv Sena minister equates Bal Thackeray with Mahatma Gandhi over construction of memorial

A memorial for Thackeray, who died in November 2012, is proposed at the current residence of Mumbai Mayor.