The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a petition filed by Pragya Singh Thakur, prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, seeking bail.
The BJP had criticised the MVA government saying that it was "unethical" on its part to issue so many orders in a short span.
It is clear to any observer that the BJP risks its demolition drive boomeranging on itself. Except for one unpredictable factor in the works -- Rahul Gandhi himself, observes Shyam G Menon.
The ED's move comes after registration of a new case and raids conducted by it on February 15 in Mumbai in connection with the operations of the underworld, linked alleged illegal property deals and hawala transactions.
In the wake of worsening drought situation in Maharashtra, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Tuesday, informed the Bombay High Court that recycled sewage water will be used for maintaining pitches for the 17 Indian Premier League matches to be held in Mumbai and Pune.
Maharashtra blames IFCI for attachment orders
Nine persons arrested in connection with the 2006 bomb blasts in Maharashtra's Malegaon town on Saturday moved a special court here seeking bail.
The Thackeray faction also alleged that the Commission had uploaded its letter conveying the preference for poll symbols and party names on the poll authority's website, making it accessible to everyone, including the rival faction.
She will be questioned in the case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others.
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Monday told a special court in Mumbai that they have procured the telephonic records of Praveen Mutalik alias Praveen Venkatesh Takalki, key accused in the 2008 Malegoan blast case, and want to scrutinise it to trace the other absconding accused.
'The Dalits have always asserted themselves, but there has never been any gain for Dalits.' 'But now the most significant thing that has emerged, and which has got all the political parties in denial mode, is the assertion of smaller OBCs along with the Dalits.' 'I accept that the Dalits by themselves are not in a position to make a Mumbai bandh successful.' 'It was only because of the participation of the smaller OBCs that the bandh has become a success.'
A special court on Tuesday allowed the National Investigation Agency to take custody of three key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case for further interrogation from July 22 for eight days.
Pawar alleged that attempts are being made to disturb the social unity in Maharashtra and communal ideology is being promoted in the state.
The Central Pollution Control Board has declared Gujarat as the most polluted state in India.
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Shiv Sena member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Monday said his party is ready for a "street fight and a legal battle", ahead of the crucial hearing in the Supreme Court against the disqualification notice issued by the Maharashtra Assembly's deputy speaker to rebel party MLAs.
Former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau Sameer Wankhede on Thursday filed an affidavit in a court in Maharashtra's Washim district, stating their family belongs to a Scheduled Caste community and has not embraced any other religion.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Thackeray, and sought response of the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde.
They will jointly launch AIDS prevention programmes targeting the youth and high-risk groups.
The bail plea of nine persons accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts has been rejected by a special MCOCA court in Mumbai on Tuesday. The nine accused had moved the special MCOCA court in February seeking bail on the basis of the confessional statement of Swami Aseemanand, a key accused in the Samjhauta Express blasts case. Aseemanand had alleged that right-wing groups were involved in the 2006 bombings.The anti-terrorism squad of the Maharashtra police had investigated the case
Comments like "hell is waiting" and "you hate Brahmins" are part of the post that allegedly criticises the veteran leader.
The bench was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bombay HC lawyer
A man demanding reservation for the community jumped to his death in a river in Aurangabad district.
Despite being a well-organised crime syndicate, the state police department has not been successful in booking even one adulteration criminal under the MCOCA
A well-known gynaecologist in Mumbai was driving the car which crashed into a road divider on Sunday, killing former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and another occupant of the vehicle, the police said.
The attack on North Indians in Maharashtra generated major uproar in the Lok Sabha on Monday, with demands that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray be detained under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and that he be disenfranchised. Members from Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Samajwadi Party, most of them belonging to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, expressed grave concern over the attack on North Indians in Maharashtra.
In view of the prime minister's visit, a few roads in the area will be closed for vehicles, while traffic will be diverted on some other routes, the traffic police said.
On Wednesday, February 23, adversaries Nawab Malik and Sameer Wankhede were confronted by the cops in Mumbai and Thane respectively.
Sources in the Delhi police said the investigation has made much progress and they have "enough evidence" to prove an organized crime syndicate in the case to justify slapping of MCOCA against the accused cricketers.
Besides Bonde, Amravati district BJP president Nivedita Chaudhary, city Mayor Chetan Gawande, BJP state spokesperson Shivrai Kulkarni were also arrested.
The EV industry is at an inflection point and batteries will play a critical role ahead -- batteries and related components typically constitute 35-45 per cent of an EV's costs.
Indian Army soldiers posted along the Line of Control in Akhnoor light candles on Dhanteras.
A special court on Thursday said the application of provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act in the Malegaon blast case by the Maharashtra police was valid.After perusing the chargesheet, special MCOCA judge Y D Shinde said prima facie there was evidence to invoke MCOCA in the case.The over 4,000-page chargesheet had been filed by the ATS against 14 accused in the case charging them under MCOCA.
Virk on Saturday said the state police should have been more prepared to deal with such a situation.
The spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League turned murkier with the names of global terrorist and India's most wanted man Dawood Ibrahim and his close aide Chotta Shakeel surfacing in the case.
Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar said the stringent provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) was invoked to strengthen the case against those involved in the IPL spot-fixing saga.
The properties include Goawala compound and a commercial unit in Mumbai's suburban Kurla (West) 147.79-acre agricultural land located in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra and three flats in Kurla (West).
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up on Monday an appeal filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, challenging her prosecution under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.
Journalist Ketan Tirodkar, who stirred a hornet's nest by alleging an underworld-police nexus in Maharashtra, was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected plea of the Mumbai Cricket Association and the Maharashtra Cricket Association against the Bombay high court's order to shift the Indian Premier League matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra.
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