Devendra Fadnavis

His statement came after activist Manoj Jarange began an indefinite hunger strike at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Friday, vowing not to leave the city till the community's demands were met

Security has also been tightened at the nearby Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), where supporters of the quota movement have been arriving from different parts of Maharashtra, railway police officials added. Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Satya Narayan and other senior officers visited the venue in the evening to review arrangements

The CM flagged off the train via video conference from the state secretariat in Mumbai, while a formal programme was held at Nanded railway station

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Satam’s appointment will help the party reclaim control of the civic body.

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As Mumbai faces its heaviest rainfall of the season and a red alert looms, the BMC’s flood-fighting machinery has drained over 1,645 crore litres of water in just four days, more than twice the storage of Tulsi Lake.

The Chief Minister assured that “Third Mumbai” would be well-connected to existing urban centres through key infrastructure projects.

One NDRF team, one military unit, and a police team are working in coordination for the rescue efforts. A military unit from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has also been dispatched

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis said that incentives such as major infrastructure projects as well as reduction in premiums, did not result in home prices reducing, but increasing instead.

The Chief Minister's statement came one day after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar expressed displeasure over the civic bodies ordering the closure of meat shops and slaughterhouses on August 15, saying that such a ban was wrong and such types of restrictions are usually imposed considering faith-related sensitivities on occasions like Ashadhi Ekadashi, Mahashivratri and Mahavir Jayanti.

He has consistently called for the implementation of historical records, including the Bombay, Satara, and Hyderabad gazettes, which he claims document the classification of the Maratha community as Kunbis.

When he was questioned who would lead the government if the BJP secured a majority in the next Assembly election as well, the Maharashtra CM confirmed it had always been decided post-2022 that Shinde would be CM.

Fadnavis accused the then UPA government of engaging in vote bank politics.

During his conversation with Palki Sharma, Managing Editor at Network18, he also recalled how the early days of women’s reservations in local bodies often saw their male relatives functioning as the real decision-makers behind the curtain and when the shift began coming in

Mumbai’s special NIA court today acquitted all the seven accused -- including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit -- in the 2008 Malegaon blast case

"We are ideological opponents, not enemies. It is extremely wrong to give a political colour to the wishes extended on birthday or any other auspicious occasion," Fadnavis said.

The Congress neither lodged a protest nor did it submit a dissent note during the passage of the Bill in the state Assembly last week.