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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicMaharashtra Legislative Assembly

Topic: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Devendra Fadnavis to take oath today as Maharashtra CM for 3rd time, Modi to be in attendance

NCP's Ajit Pawar, and Shiv Sena leader & former CM Eknath Shinde expected to take oath as Deputy CMs. Formation of govt under Fadnavis comes after 2 weeks of intense negotiations.

A day in Maharashtra assembly, baby in tow — how MLA Saroj Ahire is blazing a trail postpartum

Saroj Ahire, a Nationalist Congress Party MLA from Deolali, traveled about 650 kilometres to Nagpur to attend the winter session of the assembly, despite being postpartum & breastfeeding her baby.

How winter session of legislature, political weddings turned Covid ‘superspreaders’ in Mumbai

ThePrint independently confirmed 6 cases among Maharashtra’s ministers and 9 among the state’s MLAs, with some of them testing positive just in the last two days.

Why Uddhav govt wants assembly Speaker election with open vote not secret ballot

The speaker's post in Maharashtra has been vacant ever since Nana Patole resigned in February. Congress wants to fill it soon but NCP & Shiv Sena wish to wait for stable moment.

12 BJP MLAs suspended for a year for misbehaviour after ruckus in Maharashtra Assembly

They were accused of misbehaving with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's chamber. Devendra Fadnavis denied the allegations and termed Jadhav's account as 'one-sided'.

Maharashtra Assembly passes resolution asking Centre to remove ceiling on caste-based quotas

According to the resolution, without relaxing the 50 per cent limit on caste-based reservations, the quota for the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes cannot be granted.

Mumbai to stay open 24×7: More cities should follow or fix creaking infrastructure first?

Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray said the cabinet proposal allowing shops, malls and eateries in Mumbai to stay open 24x7 will boost the city’s nightlife.

Talk Point: Can the Shiv Sena be in the opposition and government at the same time?

The Shiv Sena passed a resolution that it will contest all elections independently, including the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Experts weigh in.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.