Bal Thackeray

Navi Mumbai Airport to be named after Bal Thackeray: Agitators say protest to intensify if airport not named after DB Patil

June 11, 2021 11:05 pm

The protesters, who took part in a 12-km-long human chain on Thursday, sought that the new airport should be named after farmers’ leader late D B Patil instead.

Proposal to name Navi Mumbai airport after Bal Thackeray faces opposition from locals

May 06, 2021 3:23 am

Last month, the Board of Directors of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) had sent out the proposal to the state government for final approval.

Uddhav unveils Bal Thackeray’s statue on 95th birth anniversary

January 24, 2021 12:58 am

The statue, measuring nine feet, was unveiled at the busy roundabout between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and National Gallery of Modern Art on MG Road

Bal Thackeray's statue unveiled in Mumbai

January 23, 2021 8:34 pm

The statue is located at the busy roundabout between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and National Gallery of Modern Art in south Mumbai.

Mystery of the missing ‘Spark’ as Thackeray gets statue in Mumbai

January 23, 2021 7:37 am

As a Bal Thackeray statue, the first of the late political leader in Mumbai, comes up on the island on Saturday, it has suddenly come to notice that 'Spark' has gone missing again — and may have been missing for months now.

Bal Thackeray statue to be unveiled today, citizen group complains of traffic woes

January 23, 2021 2:00 am

Citizen groups from Colaba have opposed the statue being installed at traffic island citing a 2013 Supreme Court order that had said that state governments should not allow any statues on public roads and pavements.

Sena wants Navi Mumbai international airport to be named after Bal Thackeray

December 25, 2020 3:11 am

State’s Urban Development Minister and Shiv Sena’s local heavyweight Eknath Shinde, who was also present for the meeting, demanded that the Navi Mumbai international airport be named after Sena founder (late) Bal Thackeray.

Maharashtra: No trees to be felled for Thackeray memorial in Aurangabad, says govt

March 11, 2020 2:18 am

“The committee that finalised the plan for the garden and memorial had taken the utmost care to ensure that no trees on the land need to be cut," said state urban development department in a government resolution on Monday.

Charges framed against Sangeet Som for speech against Bal Thackeray

March 06, 2020 7:55 am

A police complaint was lodged by Shiv Sena leader Lalit Mohan Sharma at Khatauli police station.

Mumbai: BMC nod for Bal Thackeray’s statue in south Mumbai

January 22, 2020 2:17 am

The proposal was mooted by the civic body’s Standing Committee chairman Yashwant Jadhav last month.

Today in pics: January 24, 2014

January 24, 2014 10:24 am

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Amrita Rao share their slam book secrets

June 22, 2020 6:04 pm

What does Nawazuddin Siddiqui consider as his first big achievement? What will Amrita Rao do if she becomes the President of India? Find out their answers here.

Audience Review: Thackeray and Manikarnika

June 22, 2020 6:04 pm

While Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Thackeray is based on the life of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, Kangana Ranaut plays Rani Laxmi Bai in the biopic Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. Check out what the audience said after watching the films.

Thackeray presents all facets of Bal Thackeray: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

June 22, 2020 6:04 pm

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Amrita Rao talk about their upcoming film Thackeray. The biopic on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray will hit screens on January 25.

Trailer Launch - Thackeray

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

2019 will see the release of the much-awaited biopic on the late Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray. The film is written by Abhijit Panse and produced by journalist & Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut. Nawazuddin Siddiqui will play the titular role.