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  Maharashtra polls: EC issues notice to Raj Thackeray for remarks against non-Marathis

  National | October 14, 2014 7:04 IST

  Mumbai: The Election Commission on Monday issued a show cause notice to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for his alleged remarks against non-Maharashtrians and claiming that once his party comes to power, their

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  MNS won't contest Lok Sabha polls henceforth: Raj Thackeray

  National | October 13, 2014 21:28 IST

  Mumbai: Justifying his party's demand for autonomy for states, as spelled out in its ‘blue-print' for Maharashtra's development, Raj Thackeray today said MNS would not be contesting the Lok Sabha elections henceforth.  “National parties should

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  Maharashtra Polls: Raj Thackeray hits back at R R Patil over rape remark

  National | October 11, 2014 23:39 IST

  Nashik: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today attacked senior NCP leader R R Patil for his controversial comment on the criminal background of an MNS candidate who is in the poll fray against Patil

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  Maharashtra polls: Thackeray brothers to forge post-poll alliance?

  National | October 10, 2014 10:03 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has hinted that the Shiv Sena and MNS can join hands in the state after the declaration of the assembly polls results, if situation arises, to form

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  Maharashtra Shiv Sena did not respond to my overtures: Raj Thackeray

  National | October 09, 2014 21:28 IST

  Mumbai: MNS president Raj Thackeray today claimed he was willing to have a tie-up with Shiv Sena for October 15 Maharashtra assembly elections after the latter's alliance with BJP ended, but there was no response.“After

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  Maharashtra Polls: Sharad Pawar wanted to join NDA before 2014 LS polls, says Raj Thackeray

  National | October 09, 2014 10:53 IST

  Thane: MNS chief Raj Thackeray today alleged that NCP president and former union minister Sharad Pawar was planning to join the BJP-led NDA alliance before this year's Lok Sabha elections.“Pawar was going to join NDA,

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  Maharashtra polls: Narendra Modi speaking like Gujarat CM, says Raj Thackeray

  National | October 10, 2014 11:21 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked whether he was the Prime Minister of India or Chief Minister Gujarat.He also questioned US

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  Raj Thackeray blames Sharad Pawar for Sena-BJP split

  National | October 02, 2014 17:14 IST

  Nagpur: MNS chief Raj Thackeray has blamed NCP chief Sharad Pawar for the 25-year-old Shiv Sena-BJP alliance split in Maharashtra ahead of the Assembly polls.  “He (Pawar) told a senior BJP leader that you break

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  Lone Shiv Sena minister Anant Geete to quit Union Cabinet

  National | September 29, 2014 15:14 IST

  Mumbai: Anant Geete, Shiv Sena's lone member in the Union Cabinet, will resign, party chief Uddhav Thackeray said here today, four days after the split in the saffron alliance.“After Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from

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  Raj Thackeray chides BJP for ending alliance with Shiv Sena

  National | September 29, 2014 9:43 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for ending its 25-year-old alliance with the Uddav Thackeray led-Shiv Sena in Maharashtra just few days ahead of the assembly polls."Do

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  Maharashtra Assembly polls: Over 7,000 candidates file nomination

  National | September 28, 2014 12:40 IST

  Mumbai: As many as 7,401 candidates have filed nominations for the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly polls, which is set to witness a five-cornered contest in all the 288 constituencies.The nomination process ended yesterday with approximately

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  Speculation rife over Thackeray brothers joining hands after Uddhav calls up Raj

  National | September 26, 2014 19:05 IST

  Mumbai: In an  interesting development in fast changing political equations in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today rang up his estranged cousin MNS Chief Raj Thackeray. The sour relation between the two is no

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  MNS unveils 'blueprint' to develop Maharashtra

  National | September 26, 2014 8:41 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray unveiled the party's ‘blueprint' for the development of the state as part of its campaign for the October 15 Assembly polls.The ‘MNS blueprint for Maharashtra' came on

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  Maharashtra polls: MNS releases list of 153 candidates

  National | September 25, 2014 18:43 IST

  Mumbai: Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena today released its first list of 153 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections. Raj Thackeray has already announced that he would not contest this time.Following is the list of

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  Maharashtra polls: MNS announces slogan for its vision document

  National | September 23, 2014 7:34 IST

  Mumbai: Amid growing uncertainty over the fate of two prominent alliances in Maharashtra and the possibility of a multi-cornered fight in October 15 Assembly elections, Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) came up with a

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  MNS decides to go it alone in Maharashtra Assembly polls

  National | September 15, 2014 9:42 IST

  Mumbai: Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will contest forthcoming elections on its own without forging any alliance, a senior party leader said."If political parties truly want to develop Maharashtra, they should contest elections independently

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  Raj Thackeray not to contest Maharashtra Assembly elections

  National | August 25, 2014 11:46 IST

  Nagpur: In a U-turn, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has ruled out contesting the forthcoming state Assembly elections, saying that he does not want to “limit” himself to one constituency.  “The entire state

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  Raj Thackeray not to contest Maharashtra Assembly elections

  India | August 25, 2014 11:22 IST

  Nagpur: In a U-turn, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has ruled out contesting the forthcoming state Assembly elections, saying that he does not want to “limit” himself to one constituency.“The entire state of

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  Didn't mock Modi, just pointed out trends on social media, says Raj Thackeray

  National | July 14, 2014 12:39 IST

  Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday rejected reports claiming he had mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he was only pointing at the "changing trend" of social media in recent comments made to

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  Book explores life and times of Bal Thackeray

  National | July 13, 2014 14:28 IST

  New Delhi: There were never any half measures about late Bal Thackeray - it was either all or nothing for the man who always knew what he wanted, says a new book which explores the