"For us Ram temple is a matter of faith and not politics," Thackeray said.
From son of soil to Hindutva and from the BJP to Hardik Patel, the Shiv Sena has changed its stand time to time to reinvent itself.
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
Jhunjhunwala passed away early on Sunday morning due to a cardiac arrest, a source in his newly set up airline said.
'If we have to join the government we will have to first decide upon the CMP.' 'Nothing can be decided without having a CMP first.'
'When real issues hit everybody, the frenzy of Hindutva will start fading.'
Aspiring poet and photographer, young Thackeray scion Aditya speaks to Subhash K Jha about his dreams, visions and aspirations
Founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, the Shiv Sena in its more than five decades long journey has allied with the Congress, formally and informally.
For the second straight year, the pandemic cast a long shadow on festivities with the Maharashtra government placing a slew of restrictions to avoid gathering and processions.
TDSAT had squashed the limit after Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya had questioned TRAI's decision.
The court also directed that police officers, who were earlier appointed as nodal officers to deal with incidents of mob lynching, would be now responsible to deal with cases of alleged assault on Kashmiris.
'All these farmers and tribals were told to bring their own wood and ration to cook food during the march.'
Holding the status of the richest municipal corporation in the country, BMC will witness competitive elections with 2,275 candidates in the fray for 227 seats. Here are some famous faces flashing their fingers!
From politicians to entrepreneurs and change makers, Akash Ambani's wedding had some illustrious guests.
The dinner was followed by a meeting in which nearly two dozen allies facilitated Prime Minister Modi.
The hits and misses of the week.
The BJP and the Shiv Sena rule the state in coalition, apart from officially being partners in Delhi as well, while also never missing an opportunity to portray each other as a bungler deserving to be dumped.
"We are hopeful. You be hopeful. Let's pray." This is what Bal Thackeray's son Uddhav said to people who assembled outside the ailing Shiv Sena patriarch's residence Matoshree in suburban Bandra past midnight.
B-town shows its support to Abhijeet.
Rediff.com Prasanna D Zore captures these poignant moments as Shiv Sena's tiger began his final journey.
Shiv Sena nominee Hemangi Worlikar romped home as the deputy Mayor of BMC.
With Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's grandson Aditya taking over the Yuva Sena's reins, the party, which once vociferously opposed Valentines' Day celebrations, has chosen to lie low on the issue, in a bid to woo young voters and avoid any controversy ahead of the civic polls.
India has been termed the sleeping giant of world football by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) president Sepp Blatter, and to awaken the dormant potential of the region, the international football association has launched a new program in partnership with the football associations of seven Indian states.
Protests following the arrest of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday crippled retail businesses in and around Mumbai, the commercial capital of the country
With most exit polls projecting Bharatiya Janata Party's emergence as the single-largest party in Maharashtra but falling short of a majority, the Shiv Sena hinted at a possible reconciliation with its former saffron ally, saying there should be "no bitterness any more".
New Zealand are placed in Group B along with Turkey, Paraguay and Mali.
Shiv Sena spokesman Rahul Narvekar, who recently withdrew his candidature from the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, today joined the Nationalist Congress Party and will contest the Lok Sabha polls on the party's ticket from the Maval constituency.
'They want to keep the BJP out, but how to make it happen is the issue that the Congress high command will resolve.'
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of 'backstabbing' allies like his party and Haryana Janhit Congress but said he respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
IMPPA officials had a closed door meeting with Shalini Thackeray, working president of Maharashtra Navnirman Chitrapat Karmachari Sena, to discuss the issue of release of "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" that hits cinema houses on October 28.
The parties never end in Bollywood!
By the next election, the Shiv Sena too may end up like Raj Thackeray's MNS.
Check out the star arrivals.
Take a look at star arrivals.
'A look at the winners and losers tells us that the topic of the film is but one factor in ensuring success.'
Check out who all attended the screening.
'We will interrogate and punish the guilty.' 'Please don't use this case as a Maharashtra versus Bihar issue.' 'This is the most deplorable thing to do.'
Heavy rains pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs in which two persons died of electrocution and bringing normal life to a grinding halt on Friday with several areas waterlogged.
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