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Covid situation eases but dramatic change likely, warns Maha official

Simultaneously, Health Minister Rajesh Tope hinted at the possibility of a fourth wave of Covid, sparking fresh concerns in various quarters

NCP decides to reassign Nawab Malik's portfolios, rules out his resignation

Malik held ministries of Skills Development and Minority Affairs in the state government

To keep BJP at bay in Maharashtra, AIMIM sends 'rose' to Maha Vikas Aghadi

Desperate to prove that it is not a 'Team B' of the Bharatiya Janata Party, AIMIM is ready to ally with the Maha Vikas Aghadi to keep the BJP out of power in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik relieved of portfolios, says NCP

Over three weeks after Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik was arrested by the ED, his Nationalist Congress Party on Friday temporarily relieved him of his portfolios and other official charges.

NCP to temporarily give Nawab Malik's portfolios to other cabinet ministers

NCP chief and Maha Minister Jayant Patil on Thursday said the party has decided to temporarily give charge of portfolios held by Nawab Malik to different people but will not take his resignation

NCP: Malik's portfolios to be given 'temporarily' to his cabinet colleagues

Malik is a cabinet minister who holds minority affairs and skill development portfolios in the Shiv Sena-led MVA government

Land deal between Maha politician and Mumbai cable operator under I-T radar

The Income Tax department is probing a land deal between a "politician" of Maharashtra and a Mumbai-based cable operator as part of a tax evasion investigation against them and others, the CBDT said

BJP will come to power in Maharashtra on its own: Devendra Fadnavis

'I want to tell the Maha Vikas Aghadi (coalition) government that we will not stop speaking out against your corruption irrespective of how many cases you file against us,' he said

Centre yet to pay GST dues of Rs 26,000 crore to Maharashtra: Minister

Union government has not yet paid GST dues of Rs 26,000 crore to Maharashtra and if the state gets this money it would be very helpful said Minister of State for Finance Shambhuraj Desai

Maha govt not allowing CBI to probe Rs 13k-cr bank loan frauds: Shelar

BJP MLA Ashish Shelar on Wednesday alleged in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly that various companies duped nationalized banks in the state to the tune of Rs 13,043 crore

Maharashtra govt wants Centre to waive GST on 'The Kashmir Files'

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday rejected the demand of BJP legislators to waive tax on Hindi film "The Kashmir Files"

Maha govt aims to cover 3.9 mn as vaccination for 12-14 age group begins

Vaccination of children in the age group of 12-14 years began in Maharashtra with the state government directing officials to hold ten dedicated sessions in each district to administer the doses.

Maharashtra, other states delayed CBI probe in ABG Shipyard case: FM

The government on Tuesday said investigations in the ABG Shipyard case were delayed because some state governments including Maharashtra had withdrawn the agency's power to probe and their approval for the case came much later. Replying to a query in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there was no delay by the Centre in taking action after identification of fraud by the State Bank of India following the forensic report from Ernst & Young. The minister also took a dig at the previous UPA government and said eight times money was given to ABG Shipyard, a company that was going through restructuring. "There was not one credit enhancement after 2014," she said, adding it is the "biggest fraud perpetrated". Sitharaman's reply came in support of Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad, who was replying to a question from SP member Sukhram Singh Yadav, over delay in the CBI investigations in the ABG Shipyard matter. Yadav also wanted to know the action taken ...

Covid-19 pandemic: On 13th day in row Mumbai logs below 100 cases

Earlier this month, Mumbai had reported a single fatality due to COVID-19 only on March 6

MVA govt appointed men with Dawood links to Waqf Board: Fadnavis

The daughter of Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik, who handles the Waqf department and who is currently in jail, repudiated Fadnavis's allegation

Nine states have not reduced VAT on petrol, diesel: Hardeep Puri in RS

The minister also informed the house that fuel prices have gone up by over 50% in many countries but have remained stable and risen by a mere 5% in India during the pandemic

Mumbai to go net-zero by 2050, two decades ahead of India's target

Without intervention, the effects of climate change could cost India $35 trillion over the next 50 years

Mumbai first city in country with climate action plan: CM Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dedicated to the people the Mumbai Climate Action Plan and hailed the city for being the first in the country to have such a strategy in place.

Builder is liable for carpet area shortfall

The builder had also benefited from the FSI that had become available. The National Commission concluded it would be unfair to burden the Kales with extra premium

Covid-19: Maharashtra logs 251 cases, no fatality in last 24 hours

Maharashtra reported 251 COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 78,71,202, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,43,752 with no fresh fatality due to the viral infection, an official said.