Mumbai

A tweet from the Chief Minister's office said Thackeray has directed the state home department to begin the process of withdrawing the cases.

His comment came a day after Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said that there will be no option if no combination works out, while replying to a query on possibility of mid-term polls in the state.

A lot of questions will be asked by people of Maharashtra if former state CM Devendra Fadnavis does not oppose Gupteshwar Pandey getting candidature.

Sources said that Sharad Pawar met Uddhav Thackeray met to discuss future unlocking process and the Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra.

India has banned over 200 Chinese apps and also put severe restrictions on Chinese investments into the country following border clashes in eastern Ladakh.

Naik allegedly jumped from the bathroom window of hishouse on Tuesday, a police official said, adding that no suicide note was found at his premises.

Largest private sector lender HDFC Bank vowed to defend itself vigorously in the lawsuit and added that the response to the lawsuit will be ready by early next year.

Denying any political interference, Joint commissioner of police (law and order) Vishwas Nangre Patil said the bail was granted to the accused in view of the COVID-19 situation.

Tagging Devendra Fadnavis on Twitter, Jayant Patil sought to know why the former chose to speak in Hindi when this issue was relatedto Maharashtra.

Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis termed it "an act of cowardice and vendetta" by the Maharashtra government.

The incident took place three days after a caller allegedly threatened to blow up Thackeray’s personal residence in Mumbai.

At least 9 ordinances and 14 bills are likely to be placed before the House during the session. The legislature will also move condolence motion to pay tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee.

Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying around 6 per cent, followed by PowerGrid, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, HCL Tech, ONGC and Infosys.

The Raigad police on Wednesday arrested an RCC consultant of the building in connection with the incident. He is one of the five persons booked in the case, they said.

Notably absent from the 10-day festivities are the famed Lalbaugcha Raja and other gigantic idols in Mumbai, the Dagdu Seth Ganeshotsav in Pune, and other prominent ones across Maharashtra owing to the pandemic restrictions.

Nobody was injured in the incident but two vehicles parked outside the check-post were damaged, the police official said.