Purva Chitnis

The mandal’s organisers said the Adani Group is the sole sponsor this year, with its ads to be displayed on LED screens at the pandal, along with banners and posters in the area.

Intervention by Maharashtra govt followed Rahul Gandhi’s letter to CM Fadnavis, urging him to take note of demands raised by students protesting in Pune’s Manjari area.

Fadnavis was addressing the BJP’s state-level convention in Pune. He also urged party workers to to focus on attracting Gen Z and the youth.

On Sunday, hundreds gathered near Pune’s Goodluck Cafe Chowk to demand a ban on the use of loudspeakers and DJ during the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations set to begin on 14 September.

Buoyed by its Thane-Palghar cooperative bank victory, the Shinde Sena is eyeing Mumbai Bank, where a contest with BJP leaders close to Fadnavis could sharpen tensions within Mahayuti.

Opposition up in arms as Anish Gawande of NCP-SP calls it outrageous, while Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe alleges only BJP voters have been retained in draft electoral rolls.

One of their major concerns has been around Drug Inspector exam, the question paper for which was allegedly leaked. Their demands include resignation of MPSC chairman.

Seven Eleven Construction, in which BJP's Mira Bhayandar MLA Narendra Mehta has shares, cancelled the deal a week after PM Modi's schoolmate met him & sought his intervention.

The BMC plans a three-month demolition drive to remove unauthorised structures measuring 14 ft and above in the slums of Mumbai.

CM said that the drought-hit districts alone received 50% less rainfall than normal, and that the govt would begin panchanama, or crop damage assessments.