REFUTING charges of ‘dynasty politics’ against him, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday reiterated that the decision to make son Uddhav the party executive president was taken by nephew Raj and other senior Sena leaders and he had no role in it.
Published News » General News
Clash of the thackerays
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)I will take 100 steps to back uncle, not cousin: Raj Thackeray
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
REMINDING people of his arrest on the same date three years ago for launching the locals versus migrants agitation, MNS chief Raj Thackeray asked his uncle and Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray why he should return to the Sena when there were rampant irregularities in the working of the party-controlled BMC.
Delhi blast: Security stepped up near Israeli institutions
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
FOLLOWING Monday’s car blast outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi in which four persons, including an Israeli diplomat, were injured, Mumbai was on a high alert with the police stepping up security at Israeli institutions across the city.
BMC’s SMS service fails to push right button
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
hree days before the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the civic body’s SMS service, which intended to make voting a hassle-free experience, has turned out to be of little use to citizens.
Be politically aware: CM to students
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
Amid campaigning for 10 elections to municipal corporations, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met about 650 students from across colleges in Mumbai on Monday morning in what he chose to call an “apolitical” event, discussing with the students his ideas for the city and urging them to become politically aware and involved.
Special Branch seizes firearms, arrests one
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
The Mumbai Police’s Special Branch (SB) on Monday seized seven firearms and arrested a man for allegedly smuggling the weapons into the city from Bihar.
‘As a councillor, I will have power to change things’
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
Almost five years after Susieben Shah started exclusive taxi service for women, Priyadarshini Cabs, she is set to embark on a new initiative. Shah (42), the Congress candidate from ward 214 in Malabar Hill, will be contesting the civic elections for the first time.
City Briefs: Carvalho hails Delhi HC ruling
Posted by Sri (#3) 8 days ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
Olympian Joachim Carvalho today hailed the Delhi High Court's decision, allowing players to take part in the World Series Hockey (WSH), saying that this will allow them to participate in the Olympic qualifiers with "peace of mind".