Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, has said that Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana cash benefit scheme was a gamechanger for the Bhartiya Janta Party and was key to their landslide victory in the recently concluded elections in the state. Wood said the unexpected success of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the … Read more
Ladki Bahin Yojana: The Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, a crucial policy implemented by the Maharashtra state government, received significant attention during the recent state Assembly elections for its transformative impact. With the imminent return of the same government following the Mahayuti’s landslide win in the Maharashtra assembly election, many beneficiaries are waiting for the disbursement of … Read more
Some people take their adoration of politicians a little too far. One photo going viral right now, ahead of Assembly elections in Maharastra, purports to show just that. The photo shows prominent Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leaders Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray, and Sanjay Raut tattooed on his back and buttocks! The archives of two … Read more
Maharashtra elections 2024: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Thursday criticised the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for their plan to provide a monthly aid of Rs 3,000 to women, dismissing it as a ‘bluff’. Ajit Pawar pointed out that when the Mahayuti alliance proposed a comparable scheme in the past, it was met with skepticism … Read more
Splits in key political parties Shiv Sena and NCP have made the battle for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra more interesting, besides the focus on traditional issues like unemployment and farmer suicides. Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and … Read more
Seamstress Tove Lycke works on NATO flags, at the flag manufacturer Flagghuset, in Akersberga, outside Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS INS Kolkata assists two merchant vessels hit in Gulf of Aden Indian Naval destroyer INS Kolkata responded to two instances of missile/drone attacks on merchant vessels in the last few days. On … Read more
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Chief Uddhav Thackeray. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on March 1 said it will list on March 7 the plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order declaring the Shiv Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the “real political … Read more
The Bombay High Court issued a notice to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police to reply to a plea for quashing an FIR registered against Romin Chheda who is said to be close to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray. However, the bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak refused to grant … Read more
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the raging disqualification tussle between the rival Shiv Sena groups, Maharashtra Deputy CM and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis exuded confidence that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would not be disqualified, remarking that even if that happened in the unlikely event, then Mr. … Read more
PM Modi tweeted, an inside view of the newly constructed Rajya Sabha of new Parliament building that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28th, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on May 26 hit out at the Centre for not inviting President Droupadi Murmu … Read more