Yogesh Naik is a Deputy Associate Editor with The Indian Express, Mumbai. He covers Mantralaya affairs, Governance, Congress, aviation, defence, energy, environment, and infrastructure. He has been a journalist since 1993.

June 23, 2022 15:49 IST
This is set to be a big jolt to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, as movement of corporators out of the Thackeray camp would split the party down to the shakha level and pose a challenge for the CM in resurrecting the party.
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
June 23, 2022 04:45 IST
The journey takes about 15-20 minutes usually but late on Wednesday evening, after delivering an emotional speech on the political crisis, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his entourage took one hour and four minutes.
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
June 23, 2022 00:51 IST
Ajay Choudhari, the MLA from Sewree, said he would be going home on Wednesday night. “MLAs like Ravindra Waikar and Aaditya Thackeray would also go home tonight,” he added.
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
June 22, 2022 21:20 IST
Since Eknath Shinde has repeatedly questioned him on the issue of Hindutva, Uddhav also addressed this, saying he was the only CM to speak on the floor of the Assembly on the matter (in December 2019).
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
June 22, 2022 01:23 IST
Earlier in the day, Raut had alleged that this is a “lotus operation” of the BJP and Sena MLAs have been lodged in a hotel in Surat amid security and their lives are in danger.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
June 21, 2022 23:08 IST
Uddhav Thackeray has failed to gauge the uneasiness regarding the alliance with the Congress-NCP. Many felt the alliance was inimical to the Shiv Sena's own political growth, with the consequent moulding into a less-strident Hindutva seen as ceding space to the BJP.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
June 21, 2022 14:30 IST
Chandrakant Handore, who was deemed the Congress’s first-choice candidate in the polls, said he had informed the high command that second-choice candidate Bhai Jagtap was trying to get more votes than him.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
June 21, 2022 03:09 IST
AICC secretary-in-charge of Maharashtra H K Patil said, "The whole MVA needs to introspect this very seriously. We will inquire on why we didn't get the required votes. We have to sit together. We need to analyse things.''
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
June 21, 2022 03:05 IST
The Congress had fielded two candidates in the Legislative Council elections in spite of having numbers to ensure the victory of only one.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
June 20, 2022 01:28 IST
Another close contest after Rajya Sabha polls, 11 candidates in the fray for elections to 10 Legislative Council seats.
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
June 19, 2022 23:54 IST
The fire started in a small cabin on the fourth floor and slowly engulfed the fifth, sixth and the illegally built seventh floor of the building. It took nearly three years to repair the damage caused by the fire and renovate the affected parts.
Sun, Jun 19, 2022
June 17, 2022 22:33 IST
The subdued celebrations have been necessitated by the rising Covid-19 cases in the state and the Legislative Council elections that are scheduled to be held on Monday.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
June 17, 2022 02:23 IST
“It’s about time we exposed Asia’s most corrupt civic body and ensured that those responsible for BMC’s mis-governance are brought to account. We owe this to everyday Mumbaikars,” Milind Deora stated in a tweet.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
June 15, 2022 01:46 IST
Till now, a technical High Rise Committee appointed by the BMC had the power to give approvals for such buildings.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 15, 2022 01:07 IST
The Sena claimed that Aaditya was insulted when he went to receive the PM at INS Shikra, the helibase of Western Naval Command in Mumbai.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 15, 2022 01:02 IST
The department is also looking for two other directors of the company, Ashok Mewani and Narendra Patel. The Metropolitan Magistrate Court has remanded Patel to judicial custody of 14 days.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 14, 2022 00:26 IST
On April 24, the CM had skipped a programme with PM for the first Lata Mangeshkar award at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai and had not even received him at the airport.
Tue, Jun 14, 2022
June 13, 2022 01:36 IST
Currently a vice-president in Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Kulkarni started his career with the Shiv Sena before moving to the Congress in 2003 and finally, to his present party – the BJP – a few years back.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
June 12, 2022 01:41 IST
The elections for the six Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra took place on Friday. The fiercely contested sixth seat saw BJP’s Dhananjay Mahadik defeating Sena’s Sanjay Pawar.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
June 12, 2022 01:38 IST
The Council elections, in which 10 seats are up for grabs, is also set for a contest as the BJP has fielded five candidates while allies Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena have fielded two each.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
June 10, 2022 04:32 IST
A civic official added, “The eco-friendly track will be constructed without cutting down any tree... Recreational and seating facilities will also be provided. In particular, it has been proposed to erect a solar canopy along the sidewalk.”
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
June 10, 2022 03:11 IST
In all, there are seven candidates in the fray for six seats. They are Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar, NCP's Praful Patel, Congress' Imran Pratapgadi and BJP's Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik.
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
June 09, 2022 03:42 IST
In the latest order, Rajendra Mane has been posted as police commissioner of Solapur, Punjabrao Ugale has been given charge of Thane Police west region and Datta Shinde has been given charge of Thane Police east region.
Thu, Jun 09, 2022
June 08, 2022 04:29 IST
The BMC had 227 wards earlier but the state has since sanctioned the number of wards to be increased to 236 citing the rise in Mumbai’s population.
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
June 08, 2022 03:38 IST
In all, 287 MLAs would vote in the polls, as Andheri East MLA Ramesh Latke had passed away last month and two ministers – Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh – are in jail.
Wed, Jun 08, 2022




