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Devendra Fadnavis: News

15 Feb 2026
Aaditya Thackeray

Mumbai metro parapet collapse: 5 arrested, contractor fined ₹5cr

On Saturday, one person died and three others were injured after a bridge parapet of the under-construction Metro Rail Line 4 collapsed in Mumbai's Mulund area.

Congress Maharashtra chief booked for comparing Tipu Sultan to Shivaji

Harshwardhan Sapkal, the president of the Maharashtra Congress unit, has landed in hot water for comparing 17th-century Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan.

12 Feb 2026
Bollywood

'Serious question...': FWICE writes to CM Fadnavis on Bollywood threats

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging him to address the growing security concerns in the entertainment industry.

11 Feb 2026
Mumbai

Mumbai's new musical road sings 'Jai Ho' when you pass

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated India's first "musical road" on the Mumbai Coastal Road.

BJP's Ritu Tawde elected unopposed as BMC mayor

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Ritu Tawde has been elected unopposed as the Mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), while Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leader Sanjay Ghadi has been elected unopposed as Deputy Mayor.

06 Feb 2026
Mumbai

IMPPA writes to Devendra Fadnavis over Rohit Shetty's firing incident

The Indian Motion Picture Producers's Association (IMPPA) has written to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging immediate action in the recent firing incident outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence.

05 Feb 2026
Pune

Mumbai-Pune Expressway jam ends after 33 grueling hours

Traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway was restored early on Thursday, ending a 33-hour-long jam that had left thousands of commuters stranded.

02 Feb 2026
Ajit Pawar

'Should be investigated': Sanjay Raut finds Ajit Pawar's death 'suspicious'

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has raised serious questions over the sudden death of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) prominent leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

31 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

Sunetra Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra's first woman Deputy CM

Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Saturday. She succeeds her late husband, Ajit Pawar, who tragically died in a plane crash.

30 Jan 2026
Maharashtra

Sunetra Pawar to take oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM tomorrow

Sunetra Pawar will be sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Saturday at 5pm.

30 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

NCP leaders meet Fadnavis; stake claim to Ajit Pawar's portfolios

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders on Friday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, staking claim to the portfolios of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

28 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

Pilot issued 'mayday' before Ajit Pawar's plane crashed, probe finds

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred when a Learjet 45 aircraft crashed while attempting to land at the Baramati airstrip.

28 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

CCTV captures moment Ajit Pawar's plane crashed, killing all 5

The moment Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's plane crashed near Baramati on Wednesday morning has been captured on camera.

28 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

'Very saddening': Modi after Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he is extremely "shocked" by the "untimely" death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

28 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar plane crash: What we know so far

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief, Ajit Pawar, has died after his plane crashed while trying to land on Wednesday morning.

26 Jan 2026
Delhi Police

Republic Day parade begins; India's military might on display

India is celebrating its 77th Republic Day on Monday with grand celebrations across the country.

23 Jan 2026
Maharashtra

Maharashtra: First large-scale play on Constitution, 'Rashtragranth,' to launch soon

The Marathi theater production Rashtragranth, which aims to promote constitutional awareness and civic dialogue, will be launched across Maharashtra in February 2026.

20 Jan 2026
World Economic Forum

Maharashtra bags MoUs for investments worth $50B at WEF

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has signed several deals at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, bringing new investments into the state and strengthening job creation.

19 Jan 2026
Eknath Shinde

BMC Mayor race: Why Shinde has moved corporators to hotel

After the recent Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, Eknath Shinde, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and leader of the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena, has taken precautionary measures to prevent poaching of his newly elected corporators.

'Shown their right place...': Kangana Ranaut on Thackerays's defeat

Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut has celebrated her party's victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

17 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

What Maharashtra civic poll elections imply for key political leaders

The recent municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra have delivered a decisive victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance.

BMC election results: Mahayuti seizes Mumbai from Thackerays after 25yrs

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance is headed to a landslide victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, and with it, ending the Thackerays' nearly three-decade rule over Asia's richest civic body.

15 Jan 2026
Aamir Khan

Did Aamir Khan step into Marathi v/s Hindi debate?

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan indirectly weighed in on the Marathi versus Hindi language debate in Maharashtra on Thursday.

'Beggar from Tamil Nadu': Shiv Sena (UBT) slams BJP's Annamalai

The Shiv Sena (UBT) has intensified its attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai, calling him a "traitor to Tamils" and a "beggar from Tamil Nadu."

11 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

'0+0=0': Piyush Goyal on Thackeray unity in BMC polls

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has dismissed the opposition's "Marathi Manoos" narrative for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

10 Jan 2026
Eknath Shinde

Ex-Maharashtra DGP plotted to frame Fadnavis, Shinde in ULC scam

A special investigation report submitted by outgoing Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla has alleged that former DGP Sanjay Pandey conspired to frame Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde in the 2016 Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) scam.

07 Jan 2026
Ajit Pawar

'Unacceptable...': Fadnavis rebukes local BJP leaders over Congress, AIMIM alliances

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has slammed local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for forming alliances with the Congress and Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

Congress suspends 12 in Maharashtra after forming alliance with BJP

In a surprising political twist, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) joined hands with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra's Ambernath Municipal Council.

30 Dec 2025
Mumbai

Mumbai: CCTV captures panic as BEST bus runs over pedestrians

A tragic incident occurred in Mumbai's Bhandup (West) on Monday night, leaving four people dead and nine others injured.

27 Dec 2025
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

BJP-Shiv Sena finalize seat-sharing in 200 wards for BMC elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) have reportedly largely settled their seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

'Take care of your children first': Shinde's jibe at Raj

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has taken a dig at Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray after he officially announced an alliance with Shiv Sena (UBT).

BJP emerges single-largest party in Maharashtra local body polls

The ruling Mahayuti alliance has won a decisive victory in the Maharashtra local body polls, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the single largest party.

Maharashtra local body polls: BJP takes lead, MVA trails

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading the Maharashtra local body elections, according to early trends.

1,500-populated Maharashtra village records 27,000 'births' in 3 months

In a shocking case of cyber fraud, Shendurusani gram panchayat in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district has registered an astonishing 27,397 births in just three months.

15 Dec 2025
Lionel Messi

Messi's Mumbai visit: Maharashtra CM hails city's 'GOAT' crowd

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has praised Mumbai for its disciplined and respectful crowd during the G.O.A.T Tour event at Wankhede Stadium on December 14.

12 Dec 2025
Microsoft

Maharashtra govt, Microsoft launch MahaCrimeOS AI to tackle cybercrime

Maharashtra has partnered with tech giant Microsoft and cybersecurity start-up CyberEye to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform, MahaCrimeOS AI, for cybercrime investigations.

01 Dec 2025
Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde admits strain in ties with Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has acknowledged a strain in relations with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

27 Nov 2025
Bombay High Court

IIT-Bombay or IIT-Mumbai? Renaming debate ignites political clash

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said he will write to the central government, requesting a name change for the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-Bombay) to Indian Institute of Technology-Mumbai (IIT-Mumbai).

10 Nov 2025
Maharashtra

Not Karnataka, but Maharashtra is 'start-up capital' of India

Maharashtra has been referred to as India's start-up capital by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, with nearly 45% of its registered start-ups led by women.

08 Nov 2025
Ajit Pawar

Parth didn't know land belonged to state: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has defended his son Parth, who is embroiled in a controversy over the purchase of government land in Pune.