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Raj Thackeray gets threats, MNS warns ‘state will burn’
Mumbai: Claiming that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has received death threats, a party leader on Wednesday warned that even if his hair is touched, “entire Maharashtra will burn”. MNS…
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Loudspeaker row: Don’t test out patience, says Raj Thackeray tells Uddhav
Mumbai: Slamming Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the loudspeakers-on-mosques issue, MNS president Raj Thackeray on Tuesday cautioned the Shiv Sena-led MVA government against “testing the patience” of his party in the…
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Book Raj Thackeray for sedition, urges PIL in Bombay HC
Mumbai: A social activist on Thursday moved the Bombay High Court with a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking sedition charges against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray and a curb on his…
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MVA: Give loudspeakers ‘ultimatum’ in your home, ban hits Hindus more
Mumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Thursday slammed Maha Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray asking him to serve ‘ultimatums’ in his house and not to the state while arguing that the…
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Hanuman Chalisa will be played at higher volumes than azaan: Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Maintaining his defiant stand, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said his party workers will continue to play the Hanuman Chalisa at higher volumes as long as loudspeakers…
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Play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ if you hear ‘azans’: Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Urging all citizens to show the “strength of a Hindu”, and “now or never”, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray late on Tuesday called upon the people to play “Hanuman Chalisa”…
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Maharashtra court issues non-bailable warrant against Raj Thackeray in 14-year-old case
Sangli: A court in western Maharashtra’s Sangli district has issued a non-bailable warrant against MNS chief Raj Thackeray in connection with a 14-year-old case. In 2008, Thackeray was booked under sections 109…
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Loudspeakers row: Maha police crackdown on Raj Thackeray, MNS
Mumbai: Not willing to take any chances, the Maharashtra Police launched a state-wide crackdown on Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leaders and activists ahead of its May 4 deadline to remove…
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Raj Thackeray ‘allows’ Ramzan Eid sans trouble
Mumbai: In a surprise move, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Monday said Muslims will not be disturbed from celebrating Ramzan Eid on Tuesday. “Tomorrow is Ramzan Eid. Muslims must celebrate this…
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Now or never – yank off mosques’ loudspeakers by Wednesday: Raj Thackeray
Aurangabad: Terming loudspeakers on mosques as “a social and not a religious issue”, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray demanded that the Maha Vikas Aghadi must bring down all loudspeakers by…
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Raj Thackeray hopes to ‘shake’ MVA govt from Aurangabad
Mumbai: Catapulted suddenly to the state political mainstream with a deafening anti-loudspeakers campaign, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray reached Pune on Friday for his much-anticipated rally in Aurangabad on Sunday.…
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Mumbai: Over 70% mosques stopped using loudspeakers for morning Azaan, say police
Mumbai: As many as 72 percent of mosques in Mumbai have stopped using loudspeakers for broadcasting the morning Azaan or prayer, police sources said on Tuesday. The development comes amid MNS chief…
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Hanuman Chalisa will not be played near mosques: Nashik police
Nashik: Following the Hanuman Chalisa-Azaan row in Nashik, Maharashtra, an order was issued by the city police stating that playing Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers will not be allowed within 100 meters of…
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After Raj Thackeray’s barbs, BJP drops ‘twitter bomb’ on Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: A week after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut accused the BJP of having declared a ‘war’ on the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, and three days after Raj Thackeray’s barbs,…
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MNS chief Raj Thackeray demands Uniform Civil Code
Thane: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday batted for the Uniform Civil Code and stressed the need for controlling population growth. Speaking at a public rally here, he also…
