Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, son of the late party supremo Bal Thackeray, formally took charge as the party president on Wednesday. Even as the decision was on expected lines, the timing of the event was symbolic as the party observed the birth anniversary of Bal Thackeray, who passed away on November 17, 2012 at the age of 86. ...
03:52 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The Shiv Sena has planned to distribute knives to women at different places as a means of enhancing their personal security in the wake of the recent harassment cases against women. The Shiv Sena has taken up the task of distributing knives to women on late founder Bal Thackeray's birth anniversary on Wednesday. ...
02:20 PM, Jan 23, 2013
On the birth anniversary of Bal Thackeray on Wednesday his son Uddhav is set to formally take charge of Shiv Sena. The Sena national executives will meet on Wednesday to anoint him and initiate son, Aditya Thackeray into the party fold. There are two other vacant spots which are also expected to be filled with, one of them going to Neelam Ghore - who will then be the party's first...
06:39 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Stating that unauthorised slums in the metropolis are creating big problems, senior Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Manohar Joshi on Monday called Mumbai a "dirty city". ...
02:55 AM, Jan 22, 2013
Describing late Bal Thackeray as an "open-hearted" person, Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said in Mumbai that the Sena patriarch was not a "dictator" and always took decisions, which he felt were "reasonable". ...
01:03 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Amid reports of power tussles within Shiv Sena, its executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he would take the party "one step ahead". "I am Balasaheb's son. He brought the party to this level. I assure you that I will take Shiv Sena one step ahead than my father," Uddhav said at function in Mumbai. ...
03:41 AM, Jan 19, 2013
The firing at the India-Pakistan border now seems to be hitting sporting ties between the two countries. The ruling Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra has chosen to remain silent as the Shiv Sena forced Pakistani players off the inaugural Hockey India League match in Mumbai on Monday. Sources say the BCCI will write to the ICC suggesting a change of venue in the Women's World Cup, which has Pakistan players participating,...
01:15 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Coming out in support of Shiv Sena's protest against Pakistani players in the upcoming Hockey India League, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said the beheading of a soldier by Pakistani troops was an insult to 125 crore Indians. ...
10:53 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that the party would not allow Pakistani players and artists in India until the neighbour stops killing innocent Indians. ...
09:56 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that the party would not allow Pakistani players and artists in India until the neighbour stops killing innocent Indians. ...
05:23 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Shiv Sena on Sunday questioned the haste with which the controversial Assistant Commissioner of Police, Vasant Dhoble, was transferred after a hawker died during eviction drive in suburban Santacruz two days ago. Sena leader Diwakar Raote said today that Dhoble's style of functioning could be questionable, but his actions for implementing the rule of law should be supported. ...
01:58 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Workers of the Shiv Sena on Sunday gathered at the Bombay Hockey Association (BHA) stadium in Mumbai on Sunday to protest against the Pakistani hockey players, who are in India to participate in Hockey India League. The players were reportedly escorted away from the stadium where they were practising with the Indian hockey team following the protest. ...
04:30 PM, Jan 13, 2013
A political leader-cum-businessman was on Saturday arrested by police in the city for harassing and physically assaulting two sisters. Police said Nandlal Kishore Soni, who reportedly claims to be the Shiv Sena chief of Kamrup Metro district, entered a jewellery shop in the Fancy Bazar locality in the afternoon and assaulted the two girls, aged 21 and 19, respectively. ...
07:55 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Outraged at the brutal killing of two soldiers by the Pakistan Army, Shiv Sena on Wednesday demanded resignation of Defence Minister AK Antony and said India should give a "befitting" reply. "Not only Shiv Sena, but the entire country is demanding Antony's resignation. He should quit from the post. What is the need for such a Defence Minister when such incidents happen?" Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut said. ...
03:05 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Shiv Sena and Raj Thackeray-led MNS on Monday claimed their leaders had never given hate speech and they only highlighted key issues of the day. "Shiv Sena never indulged in hate and inflammatory speeches. It is a patriotic party," Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut said. ...
10:17 PM, Jan 07, 2013
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday slammed MNS chief Raj Thackeray for blaming Bihari migrants for the Delhi gangrape case and related incidents occurring elsewhere in the country. ...
08:52 PM, Jan 06, 2013
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Election Commission's reply to a plea for derecognition of Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena as political parties for the alleged hate speeches delivered by their top leaders recently. ...
04:44 AM, Jan 05, 2013
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has hit out at the government for sticking to its decision of granting visa to former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad, calling the decision as an act of treason. Raut demanded that Javed's visa be cancelled immediately and said a probe should be launched into finding out who "in the Home Ministry and External Affairs (Ministry) has relations with Dawood." ...
04:09 PM, Jan 03, 2013
The Shiv Sena has asked district authorities in Pune to ensure that minor girls and boys are not allowed to participate in the New Year parties held at hotels and pubs in and around the city. ...
04:08 PM, Dec 27, 2012
The death of Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray went on to become the biggest news in Maharashtra's political arena in 2012, during which two-time chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh also passed away, the state secretariat caught fire and NCP strongman Ajit Pawar quit the Prithviraj Chavan-led ministry, only to rejoin it two months later. Though he never held any office, Thackeray dominated the state's political landscape for over four decades and...
11:50 AM, Dec 25, 2012
