40-year-old Manoj Jarange, whose Maratha reservation agitation has kept Maharashtra on the boil, vowed to lead a 'massive' march to Mumbai if no decision was taken within two months.
CM Shinde says state Backward Class Commission working on 'war footing' to ensure 'errors' that led to SC striking down Maratha quota earlier 'are not repeated'.
Houses of Nationalist Congress Party MLAs Prakash Solanke and Sandeep Kshirsagar were torched by protesters in Beed district over the last two days. 7 people have been arrested for it.
Fadnavis battling Opposition criticism for lathi charging of protestors in September & agitation getting violent. Maratha leaders say community's angry with him, but agitation not 'anti-Fadnavis'.
The chief minister also appealed to protesters to exercise calm, and asked the face of the Maratha quota agitation, Manoj Jarange-Patil, to cooperate with the state.
Maharashtra govt has ordered fresh Kunbi caste certificates to be issued to eligible Maratha community members, paving way for them to avail reservation benefits under OBC category.
Protesters demanding reservation for Maratha community attacked home of NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) MLA in Beed & office of BJP MLA in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
Maharashtra CM's announcement that Marathwada Marathas with revenue/education papers from Nizam era will get Kunbi caste certificates has irked stakeholders including OBCs & Dhangars.
Protesters in Jalna allegedly threw stones at police & torched buses Friday evening. CM Shinde orders inquiry, deputy CM Fadnavis says govt in talks with protesters.
For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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