Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi, a resident of Dadar, was the biggest loser in the BMC elections. From 2004, the Sena has been witnessing a steady downfall in Dadar, once considered the citadel of the saffron combine. A former mayor and former CM, Joshi...

Congress high command has expressed its displeasure at the performance and has sought a detailed report. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan — who had made a statement that after the Mumbai civic elections the Shiv Sena and its chief Bal Thackeray would...

That means more chances of things going wrong” As the BMC polls draw near, Bal Thackeray and his nephew Raj both hope their luck will turn Drug abuse affects memory, reasoning and inhibition It’s official, Messi’s turning up in India. Let’s face it. ...

The Shiv Sena, led by the firebrand leader Bal Thackeray and his son Uddhav, did indeed lose seats in the election (though the B.J.P. gained seats) and will now have to seek the support of independent candidates to assume power. But it proved to be far...

The Shiv Sena-BJP combine's victory in the BMC elections proves that reports of its imminent demise were vastly exaggerated (to paraphrase Mark Twain). It may not longer be the force it once was in the heyday of Bal Thackeray, but the mistake the...

In a front page article in the party mouthpiece Saamna, Thackeray said he did not have enough words to thank people. “Till now I used to thank you in lakhs but now will thank in crores. I do not have words today. The victory has shown that Mumbai...

While the city didn't show much improvement for the work the Sena claimed it has done in the last 16 years, the party appealed to the strong Marathi sentiment as well. Two rallies by Sena leader Bal Thackeray too could have turned the tide in the...

Bal Thackeray indulged himself on Saturday by feasting on his favourite sweets. While wife Rashmi drove to Lonavla to offer prayers to Ekveera Devi, the Thackerays' family deity, Uddhav met newly-elected Shiv Sena corporators and jubilant party workers...

In a front-page article in the party mouthpiece Saamna, the Shiv Sena supremo said that he did not have enough words to thank people. “Till now I used to thank you in lakhs but now will thank in crores. I do not have words today. The victory has shown...

Hindu A file picture of Bal Thackeray's grandson and Yuva Sena chief Adiya in New Delhi. Photo: V. V. Krishnan. Close on the heels of Shiv Sena-BJP combine emerging victorious at city civic polls, Shiv Sena’s youth wing, led by Aditya Thackeray, on...

Pic/Pradeep Dhivar However, with every passing hour, the situation kept changing. And then suddenly, many lanes in the city woke up to roars of motorbikes, all brandishing Sena flags. By afternoon, it was clear that though Bal Thackeray's party had...

Thackeray Jr was so consumed and engrossed with the BMC poll calculations that he did not address a single rally for the local body elections, in 27 zilla parishads and 309 panchayat samitis spanning the state. Bal Thackeray stepped up, addressing two...

"The results in Mumbai and Thane (won by Sena-BJP combine) show that Mumbai cannot be separated from Maharashtra," he said in a statement published in party mouthpiece Saamana. "I don't have words to thank the voters. There were attempts to encircle...

Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said the Mumbai civic poll results have shown that the city cannot be separated from Maharashtra. Next > "The results in Mumbai and Thane (won by Sena-BJP combine) show that Mumbai cannot be separated from Maharashtra," he...

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday said that the Mumbai civic poll results have shown that the city cannot be separated from Maharashtra. "The results in Mumbai and Thane (won by Sena-BJP combine) show that Mumbai cannot be separated from...

Authority of India, on Thursday, to construct an airport in Deogarh city. In an effort to strengthen its civil aviation infrastructure, the government plans to build airports in other cities including Jamshedpur and Bokaro. (Prabhat Khabar) Maharashtra:...

Feb 18 (PTI) Thanking voters for yet again reposing faith in his party in the municipal elections, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said the poll results have shown that Mumbai cannot be separated from Maharashtra. "The results in Mumbai and Thane...

Make no mistake: Mumbaikars were also fed up with the Sena because all its leaders seemed to do was throw thundering Bollywood dialogues at Raj Thackeray, head of the rival Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, who replied in kind. The Shiv Sena’s aging...

"The role played by Samajwadi Party was a big setback in our efforts to stop division of the secular votes," he said. Chavan said the alliance had benefited both the ruling partners in the state government in Mumbai and Thane. "I congratulate Shiv Sena...