Articles by Faisal Malik
Ladki Bahin effect: State sets up panel to cut down spending on sops
The state is in financial distress following the implementation of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, a direct cash benefit scheme for women
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 09:11 AM IST
State to get innovation city like GIFT city, focus on Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities
The chief minister further said that Maharashtra has not only topped in the number of start-ups in the state, it has also attracted maximum investment and has the most-valued start-ups
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 08:16 AM IST
NCP dissolves Beed unit after taluka chief is booked under MCOCA
NCP dissolves Beed district unit after Kej taluka chief's arrest in sarpanch murder case, citing routine changes and need to avoid controversy.
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 07:32 AM IST
NCP starts pacifying its OBC face Chhagan Bhujbal
NCP president Sunil Tatkare has requested the 77-year-old to attend the party’s two-day conclave in Shirdi next week and address one of the sessions
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 07:18 AM IST
Sharad Pawar to call meet to keep MVA united
Sharad Pawar aims to stabilise the MVA amid local election tensions, stressing unity is for national polls, not local, as Shiv Sena (UBT) plans to contest alone
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 09:27 AM IST
Pawar seeks to maintain unity in Maharashtra coalition amid local polls dispute
Pawar stated on Tuesday that he would convene a meeting with top leaders of the three parties in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition
Published on Jan 14, 2025 03:02 PM IST
Maharashtra Congress plans to replace Nana Patole with young face
Frontrunners for the position include Satej Patil, Vishwajeet Kadam, Yashomati Thakur, Amit Deshmukh and Vijay Wadettiwar
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 09:23 AM IST
Alliance trouble in Maharashtra? Crisis in MVA ahead of local body polls
Ironically, the INDIA coalition which was formed based on the MVA template also appears to be crumbling in the Delhi assembly elections
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 08:25 AM IST
Karad was booked twice in the same extortion case: Sule
MUMBAI: Pressure mounts for Dhananjay Munde's dismissal amid revelations about Walmik Karad's involvement in Beed sarpanch Deshmukh's murder and extortion.
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 07:08 AM IST
Beed sarpanch case gets murkier; NCP hits back at BJP MLA
NCP by Ajit Pawar has unleashed a volley of serious charges against BJP MLA Suresh Dhas, who has declared a virtual war on NCP minister Dhananjay Munde
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 09:12 AM IST
“We’ll have to reclaim our past glory,” Sharad Pawar tells party workers
Pawar cited multiple instances of parties having bounced back following splits or setbacks and urged party workers to focus on the upcoming local body polls
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 09:23 AM IST
State forms SIT to frame guidelines for women’s toilets
The ten-member committee comprising senior bureaucrats from different departments will also frame guidelines for provision of toilet facilities for sportswomen at Oval Maidan and other grounds across the state
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 08:14 AM IST
Zeeshan Siddique points to SRA, builder angle missing in charge sheet
Zeeshan Siddique contests Mumbai police's findings in his father Baba Siddique's murder, questioning the lack of investigation into builder links.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 09:11 AM IST
Beed murder: Ajit Pawar urges Fadnavis to rap BJP MLA ‘targeting’ Munde
There have been growing demands from across the political spectrum for Munde’s dismissal, for his close links to Beed strongman Walmik Karad
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 09:11 AM IST
Amid speculation, Pawar faction denies possibility of merger with Ajit NCP
Speculation about a reunion between NCP factions intensifies post-elections, but leaders deny it, citing integrity concerns and past conflicts.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 09:12 AM IST
Suspected HMPV cases in Nagpur not cause for alarm, says health minister
Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar reassured the public on Tuesday that the Human MetaPneumovirus (HMPV) is neither novel nor as lethal as Covid-19
Published on Jan 07, 2025 03:26 PM IST
Bhujbal lashes out at Pawar over remarks in Pune
Chhagan Bhujbal criticizes NCP chief Ajit Pawar, asserting voters are the true bosses, amidst tensions over his ministerial aspirations and Munde's investigation.
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 09:06 AM IST
Ajit Pawar stands with Munde, delegation urges Governor to step in
While the NCP leadership is not pressuring Munde to resign, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is concerned about the image of his government
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 08:52 AM IST
NCP miffed with Chhagan Bhujbal, won’t include him in cabinet
The party leadership is upset with Bhujbal for several reasons, including being pressured to nominate his son Pankaj to the legislative council last October
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 08:53 AM IST
Relief to small holding farmers, state to give them back 4,849-acre land
The state has decided to give back lands that it had taken from them, for default on loans. The plan per se is to return a total of 4,849 acre of land
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 09:09 AM IST
Clashes in Jalgaon village sparked by road rage involving minister’s SUV
A village in Jalgaon district was gripped by violence, which escalated from a minor incident involving a minister’s SUV to a clash between two communities
Updated on Jan 02, 2025 09:20 AM IST
10-member SIT to probe sarpanch murder
The SIT, constituted following a statement by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis during the winter session of the state legislature, is headed by Basavraj Teli, deputy inspector general of the state crime investigation department (CID)
Updated on Jan 02, 2025 07:42 AM IST
Devendra Fadnavis non-committal about ousting Munde from ministership
Fadnavis has said that police will not spare anyone involved in the murder ‘until they are hanged to death’
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 09:28 AM IST
How Walmik Karad gained political muscle
Karad is entangled in a web of criminal investigations, including a ₹2 crore extortion bid from Avaada Group, a renewable energy company
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 06:08 PM IST
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One more protest held in Buldhana in sarpanch murder case, brother files writ petition
Hundreds of people gathered outside Rajmata Jijau Rajwada, the birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji’s mother, and proceeded to the tehsildar’s office
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 08:30 AM IST
Ajit Pawar-led NCP preparing to contest 25 seats in Delhi assembly polls
MUMBAI: NCP, led by Ajit Pawar, will contest 25 Delhi assembly seats in February to regain national party status after recent electoral failures.
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Opposition demands justice as thousands protest murder of Beed sarpanch
There's political pressure on the government over the alleged involvement of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde's close associate, Walmik Karad, in the crime.
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 10:23 AM IST
EVM tampering claims without proof not appropriate, says Supriya Sule
The NCP (SP) working president said she had won four elections in Baramati with the EVM and did not find it appropriate to make allegations
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 10:28 AM IST
Mumbai city first, suburbs second in Maharashtra govt’s ‘Good governance’ report
The state government has begun evaluating “good governance” in all districts. The performance of each district was evaluated in ten different sectors
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 10:32 AM IST
Sarpanch killing: Congress leaders, Jarange-Patil visit Beed; Pawar to participate in all-party silent march
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, meanwhile, said his government’s response and actions were more important than symbolic visits by opposition leaders
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 07:24 AM IST