New Delhi: This year's IPL is more about explosive batting, first it was Chris Gayle and then it's David Miller, but things were not the same with last year's IPL. IPL 5 saw everything from a drugs scandal to sting operation, but one event that fetched a whole lot of negative publicity for the tournament was Shah Rukh Khan's infamous fight with a security personnel. Following the controversy, Mumbai Cricket...
10:22 AM, May 09, 2013
Backing Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vasant Dhoble, who was shunted out from his Vakola posting amid protests over the death of a hawker during eviction drive, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday warned hawkers against holding a rally at Azad Maidan on January 24. ...
07:36 PM, Jan 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Tis Hazari Court in New Delhi on Thursday ordered the Sabzi Mandi Police Station to register an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for his alleged hate speech against North Indians. The ruling came after the court went through an action-taken-report, which was submitted before the court on a complaint for registration of an FIR against Thackeray. A detailed order and the sections under...
05:40 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Sydney: Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday included Victorian spinner Jon Holland into the Australian squad for Friday's tri-series match against Sri Lanka as cover for Xavier Doherty who suffered back spasms during Thursday's training session at the...
12:06 AM, Sep 07, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's reference to Biharis living in Mumbai as 'infiltrators' has invited charges of hate speech. A case has been filed against the MNS chief in the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Nalanda. However, in a positive development for Raj Thackeray, there are signs of a thaw between him and his uncle Bal Thackeray with a Shiv Sena editorial referring to the increasing...
12:25 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Biharsharif: A complaint case was on Monday filed in Nalanda district court against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his comments against the people of Bihar. A social activist Biresh Pandey filed the case in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Krishna Bihari Pandey under several sections of IPC. The petitioner submitted that the people of Bihar felt insulted and their sentiments were hurt by Thackeray's recent speech in which he...
06:27 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: JD(U) President Sharad Yadav on Sunday alleged that MNS chief Raj Thackeray was a "stooge" of the Congress which was using him against the Shiv Sena-BJP combine for electoral gains in the state. "Raj Thackeray is a stooge of the Congress and the ruling party in the state is using him against the Shiv Sena-BJP combine," Yadav told reporters when asked about the MNS' chief's remarks on the...
10:34 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Patna: MNS chief Raj Thackeray's 'anti-Bihari' remarks on Friday created a furore in the state with political parties on Saturday asking the Centre to take strong action against him for his divisive comments. BJP leader Giriraj Singh condemning Thackeray said he should be booked on charges of sedition for attacking the unity and integrity of the country. The Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) chief's anti-Bihari jibe on Friday was also violative...
05:27 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday threatened to brand Biharis as "infiltrators" and force them out of Maharashtra if authorities in Bihar take legal action against Mumbai policemen who picked up a teenager from there without informing their counterparts in that state. Thackeray, whose party has often launched violent campaigns against Hindi-speaking people in Maharashtra, was reacting to a media report that Bihar chief secretary Navin Kumar has written...
06:29 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Mumbai: Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, who has been requested by Raj Thackeray-led MNS not to participate in a musical reality show featuring Pakistani artistes, today sought to play down the issue, saying she understands the language of music and has nothing to do with politics. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has requested Bhosle not to judge the show 'Sur Kshetra', to be aired on Colors TV, where Pakistani singers are taking part....
01:07 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday issued summons against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for his alleged hate speeches against north Indians and instigating violence against them on various occasions. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Manish Yaduvanshi directed that summons be issued against Raj Thackeray for September 28. The court's order came on three different cases lodged against Thackeray, one of which pertains to attack by MNS...
07:35 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Mumbai: An auto rickshaw driver was on Saturday arrested for allegedly making a fake call claiming that three explosives had been planted to eliminate MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday during his rally, sending the security agencies into a tizzy, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the accused Rajesh Kumar Sharma (34), auto rickshaw driver by profession, was apprehended this morning from suburban Vile Parle and a mobile handset and...
07:43 PM, Aug 25, 2012
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi on Wednesday offered Rs 2 crore to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray if he substantiates his allegation about Bangladeshi voters in the Assembly constituency from where he won the poll. "Raj Thackeray says there are lakhs of Bangladeshis in my constituency. I will give Rs 2 crore if he shows even 1 lakh Bangladeshis and Pakistanis in Bhiwandi," Azmi said at...
05:33 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray addressed a mammoth rally at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Tuesday and came down heavily on Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil and Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for what he called was their failure to control the August 11 violence in India's financial capital. Defying the police, Thackeray led thousands of his supporters from Girgaum Chowpatty to Mumbai's Azad Maidan, the scene of...
05:48 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Mumbai: 4.30 pm: Mumbai Police constable Pramod Tawde goes on to the state and gives Raj Thackeray a flower. 4.20 pm: Raj Thackeray blames Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil and Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for Azad Maidan violence on August 11. 4.05 pm: Raj Thackeray demands that state Home Minister RR Patil and Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik resign. He says that the Mumbai Police was aware of the Azad Maidan...
11:56 AM, Aug 21, 2012
