Accordingly, heavy police deployment has been kept in the area to avoid any untoward incident, the official said.

EC settled the dispute in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), ruled in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar, after more than 10 hearings spread over more than 6 months.

Maharashtra: Prakash Ambedkar, the national president of Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA), criticized Congress leader Nana Patole sharply in a written letter, accusing Congress of playing mind games or having a 'locha' (issue) in their decision-making.

The visual surfaced on social media showed the top floor of the Anmol Tower caught massive fire. A thick smoke over the building was seen from miles away. The concerned officials rushed to the spot to curtail the flame.

A group of people entered the FTII campus and removed the 'Remember Babri mosque and death of constitution' banners. They allegedly assaulted some students on the campus. The police initiated action against intruders.

Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted a special cordon and search operation (CASO) near all bus terminuses and railway stations across the state and arrested 24 alleged criminals, officials said. The CASO named "Ops Eagle-III" was conducted from 12 pm to 3 pm simultaneously in all 28 police districts.

In a recent meeting of the INDI alliance which took place in Delhi, majority of the parties of the bloc stressed on finalising seat-sharing in view of the upcoming high stakes elections.

The ceremony to consecrate Lord Ram's idol in the newly-built temple in Ayodhya scheduled on January 22 will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other dignitaries from all walks of life.

Mumbai firing: The police reached the spot and three injured persons were rushed to the nearby Sion Hospital, where their condition is said to be stable.

The Bombay High Court also formed a three member committee to moniter and provide suggestions to the working bodies in order to curb pollution levels in the country.

Maratha community has been staging protests seeking reservation in the government jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray targeted the Eknath Shinde-led government in the state as he compared it with General Dyer's regime and asked who lathi-charged the Marathas.

Aiming to draw electoral fortune ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, carried out a rejig in Shiv Sena-UBT's national executive in the party. Thackeray has undertaken an uphill task to rebuild the party after the split.

Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, which is an annual festival event and often dubbed as a virtual show of strength by Shiv Sena, has been organised for the last 56 years. Since the split of Sena, both factions have tried to get the right to hold the rally at Shivaji Part.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's decision to withdraw the petition seeking permission to hold a Dussehra rally at iconic Shivaji Park surprised many as the rival factions of the Shiv Sena, in the last year, applied for permission to organise the rally at the park.

BJP's Pankaja Munde has claimed that she found it difficult to get a house in Mumbai as she was a Marathi. Her remarks came after a woman was allegedly denied a house in a society in the city for being a Marathi.

Mukesh Ambani, the head of Reliance Industries, was accompanied by his wife Nita Ambani for Ganpati Puja at Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's residence. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant too arrived for the darshan amid stringent security measures.

Aamir Khan visited Eknath Shinde's home for Ganpati darshan. The Bollywood actor arrived in white kurta paired with beige pyjamas. He completed his look with a pair of glasses.

The BJP may get the Shiv Sena stronghold Thane seat in lieu of the Kalyan Lok Sabha seat for Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son, Shrikant, sources said.

According to the new notification issued by the government, toll rates in Mumbai will increase from 12 to about 19 per cent.