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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicMaharashtra government

Topic: Maharashtra government

Win for Shinde, win for Uddhav? What SC’s Maharashtra govt judgment means for rival Senas

Apex court has ruled that Uddhav cannot be reinstated as CM, but it has also raised questions on Shinde govt formation. It’s a practical victory for Shinde & a ‘moral’ one for Uddhav.

Shinde govt targets Dec 2023 finish for Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway, just ahead of state & LS polls

The first 520-km stretch of the 701-km expressway was opened to the public last December, but officials say the remaining 181-km distance is ‘most challenging’.

How Maharashtra plans to make Mumbai & satellite towns a 250 billion-dollar economy in 5 yrs

Maharashtra govt's goal is to eventually make the state a trillion-dollar economy. For this, it’s pushing to boost the economy of its most valued asset — the Mumbai Metropolitan Area.

How 37 acres of grazing land in Washim landed Maharashtra minister Abdul Sattar in a fix

Opposition is gunning for Sattar’s resignation citing HC order that he allegedly sanctioned illegal regularisation of public utility land in favour of individual against SC order.

Take a walk by the Bombay High Court. It’s no longer just a place to go for a fight

The weight of history presses on those who walk past the HC building. It’s where Jinnah and Ambedkar practised law and where Lokmanya Tilak was tried.

10 highways, 3,000 km: Maharashtra’s grand plan to connect almost every district in next 5 yrs

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation pegs total investment at Rs 3 lakh crore. Longest among these projects is Nagpur-Goa highway, or Shaktipeeth expressway.

Plots in Mumbai’s BKC to fetch MMRDA over Rs 2,000 crore after state clears GST hurdle

Maharashtra government notified BKC, which falls under MMRDA jurisdiction, as 'International Finance and Business District' in July. Centre is yet to ratify this notification.

Shiv Sena (Thackeray) revives nativist roots to counter CM Shinde’s claim to party legacy

Party leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday said the present government was economically isolating Maharashtra by taking away jobs from its ‘bhumiputras’.

Meet Shinde’s doppelganger. He poses for pics, hears people’s problems & is now in the dock

When Eknath Shinde became Maharashtra CM, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha member Vijay Mane became famous overnight. But his looks have now led to FIR & claims that he 'hurt CM's image'.

In face of ‘pachaas khoka’ taunts, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s MLAs turn on Thackerays

The rebels had so far refrained from maligning the founding family of the Shiv Sena, but changed gear after being accused of taking Rs 50 crore each to defect to the BJP.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.