The Sena has been ruling in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's richest civic body, for over two decades.
The accused, Palash Bose, had claimed himself to be a member of Dawood Ibrahim's gang while making these phone calls, they said. An official said Bose, 49, had lived in Dubai for more than 15 years and returned to Kolkata a few years ago.
Thackeray, who is currently not a member of either of the Houses of state Legislature, was not present at the Cabinet meeting where the decision was taken.
"As part of NDA, we look forward to joining forces with you in Maharashtra to help secure victory in upcoming Lok Sabha elections & beyond. @nitishkumar," Kishor tweeted while tagging JD-U president Nitish Kumar.
Thackeray said that he is ready to answer all questions raised by former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis as he is not 'scared' of anything.
Followers and politicians did not flock 'Chaitya Bhoomi', the Constitution architect's memorial in central Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray told British billionaire Richard Branson that he would study the Mumbai-Pune ultrafast Hyperloop transport project and take further decisions. Branson met Thackeray in Mumbai to clear "misunderstandings" and gauge the new administration's interest in the $10 billion project. Branson had said the entire cost of the project will be borne by the private sector and it will not depend on any funding from the state.
It was more more entertaining that Comedy Nights with Kapil
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today felicitated six party workers who allegedly smeared Observer Research Foundation chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni's face with black paint to protest former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai.
On Wednesday, Prithvi Shaw, captain of World Cup winning team was felicitated by Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, in Mumbai.
Politicians, actors and people from different sections of society landed up near Matoshree -- the residence of ailing Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray -- on Thursday.
Paresh Mhatre of Matoshree Sports Club was adjudged the Champion of Champions in the Mr. Mumbai Body Building Championship.
Discussions are on at Matoshree, Thackeray's residence in Mumbai.
Rediff.com captures the mood of the Thackeray family as Bal Thackeray's final journey continues
There were reports that the Bharatiya Janata Party leader complained of high blood pressure and sugar levels and a doctor was called to examine him.
Raj Thackeray meets Bal Thackeray in what looks like an attempt to smooth out the recent crisis in the party.
The actor paid a visit to the Shiv Sena chief at his residence on August 15.
Union minister Ramdas Athawale said 'so-called' cow vigilantes are like 'nar-bhakshaks'.
The final journey of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, from his residence Matoshree in Bandra to the cremation ground at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, was an event the city will not forget anytime soon.
"Since yesterday, Shiv Sena chief's condition is stable. I had said yesterday and I will say again today, I have not given up hope. You too must not give up hope because we all are fighting soldiers of a fighting leader."
As the news spread, several party workers assembled outside his residence, `Matoshree', in suburban Bandra, where security has been stepped up.
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, who underwent a successful angioplasty at Lilavati hospital in Mumbai on Friday, was discharged on Monday.
Mumbai terror attack conspirator David Headley, who had surveyed most of the 26/11 targets, had also conducted a recce of Bal Thackeray's heavily-guarded residence `Matoshree' in suburban Bandra in 2008, and found that Shiv Sena chief was a 'sitting duck'.
Several events have been organised across Mumbai to mark the fourth anniversary of the horrific 26/11 terror attack and mourn its innocent victims.
Rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh captured some candid moments on his camera.
The mortal remains of Bal Thackeray, a Hindutva mascot and flagbearer of Marathi pride, were consigned to flames as lakhs of mourners joined the Shiv Sena founder's grieving family to bid him a tearful farewell, with the city observing a virtual shutdown.
The final journey of Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray began with his body being taken out for funeral procession from his residence in suburban Bandra on Sunday morning amid presence of thousands of grief-stricken Shiv Sainiks, who have come from across Maharashtra.
Calling him a man of great "grit" and "conviction", Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar and Ajay Devgnn condoled the demise of Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray on Sunday
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A person claiming knowledge and practising supernatural treatments claimed that the Sena supremo will recover speedily and in a matter of days will be up on his feet.
"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.
The Shiv Sena has particularly been upset with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has repeatedly attacked him.
They sat there, quietly, along with hundreds of other men and women, mourning the loss of the one man who had given them both hope and pride. Maharashtra's mighty 'Tiger' has been silenced forever, felled by the twin arrows of old age and ill-heath, leaving his cubs (the organisation he had created, the Shiv Sena) mewling in sorrow.
Shiv Sena president Balasaheb Thackeray is no more. After hours of uncertainity, the 86-year-old leader passed into ages, reports stated.
Standing ovations, flowers, gifts and rosy farewell speeches -- Keshub Mahindra's last annual general meeting (AGM) as chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) had all this, and more.
Somaiya, an old BJP hand and one of its leading speakers on economic issues in Parliament, had been a trenchant critic of the Sena.
For years Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has enthralled his supporters with his fiery speeches from Shivaji Park at Dadar, central Mumbai. On Sunday, thousands of mourners will pay their last respect to him at the same ground.
The last rites of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray will be performed at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, where he had addressed his followers for over four decades.
Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray's funeral procession from Matoshree has begun. If you are in Mumbai, avoid these roads today
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the controversy over ban on meat sale during Jain festival 'Paryushan' has ended as far as his party is concerned, but sought to know why it erupted this year.
"We want to see Aaditya Thackeray as the next chief minister. But Uddhav ji will take the final decision," said Pratap Sarnaik, MLA from neighbouring Thane city.
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