Mumbai: Maharashtra is unlikely to scrap the Local Body Tax (LBT) unless the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is introduced by the Centre, the state government has said.Though, the scrapping of LBT was featuring prominently

Alibaug/Mumbai: A day after his remarks on possibility of mid-term polls in Maharashtra caused a flutter, NCP chief Sharad Pawar today sought to downplay the matter saying he did not intend to dislodge the fledgling

Mumbai: Congress is now mulling on the legal action against the Devendra Fadnavis government whom it has accused of winning the trust vote in Legislative Assembly last week by "circumventing" the rules.The party is taking

Alibaug (Maharashtra): A day after his remarks about snap polls in Maharashtra created ripples, NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said it was not his intention to topple the Devendra Fandnavis-led BJP government in the state."We

Mumbai: Asserting his willingness to make changes in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the only way to boost the state's economy is by easing the business culture. 

Mumbai: Maharashtra Government has convened a meeting of municipal commissioners on November 20 to discuss the scrapping of local body tax (LBT) and octroi.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told a delegation of the Federation of Associations

Alibaug/Mumbai: The nascent BJP government in Maharashtra today appeared on a sticky wicket with NCP chief Sharad Pawar making it clear that its stability was not his party's responsibility even as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Alibaug, Maharashtra: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday asked his party workers to be prepared for snap polls in Maharashtra considering the political situation after the recent state assembly elections."We have to be ready to

Mumbai: Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's 2nd death anniversary today saw BJP reaching out to Sena with a promise to construct a memorial befitting the leader's stature as it brought together the squabbling claimants to

Mumbai: In a bid to bring Shiv Sena on board in Maharashtra, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat called up Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and advised him to let party MLAs join Devendra Fadnavis

Nagpur: While announcing that his cabinet will be expanded next week, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the doors were still open for talks with estranged ally Shiv Sena.  The Winter Session of

Mumbai: Expansion of Maharashtra cabinet is likely before the winter session of the state Assembly with a sulking Shiv Sena sitting in the opposition, a BJP leader said today.“The cabinet expansion is likely after Prime

Mumbai: Maharashtra government has decided to approach the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court stayed the decision to give 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in public service and educational institutions, Chief Minister Devendra

Mumbai: In an apparent attempt to cosy up with Congress, the Shiv Sena has cautioned the Maharashtra BJP government against preparing to win the next trust vote by suspending Congress legislators.The Devendra Fadnavis government had

Hyderabad: Maintaining that the manner in which the BJP-led Maharashtra government won the confidence vote is legal, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said here today that it would have survived anyway.  “What

Mumbai: Congress in Maharashtra today alleged that the state BJP government has “no constitutional legitimacy” and said that it is examining legal options after the controversial trust vote in the Assembly.The Devendra Fadnavis government had

Mumbai: A day after the Devendra Fadnavis led government won the floor test by a voice vote, its former ally Shiv Sena today accused the Maharashtra government of violating constitutional provisions by proving its majority

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, whose 13-day-old BJP government survived a controversial trust vote in the Legislative Assembly in voice vote, has dismissed allegation of “foul play” by opposition Shiv Sena and Congress, saying

Mumbai: Five Congress MLAs were today suspended from Maharashtra Assembly for two years for causing injury to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao when they tried to block his entry into the House to address a joint

Mumbai: Senior BJP legislator Haribhau Bagde was today unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly.Bagde's name was announced by Protem Speaker Jiva Pandu Gavit in the newly-constituted Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.Bagde, the MLA from