Manoos

For union minister Suresh Prabhu and Shiv Sena lawmaker and Maharashtra minister Subhash Desai it is 'Marathi manoos' first.

Exactly 75 years ago on this day, Indian cinema had its watershed moment with release of the Marathi movie Manoos (man) that, perhaps for the first time, made a bold attempt to explore realities of the life of a sex worker.

The Tiger's roar was missing at Shiv Sena's Dussehra rally in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray is showing clear signs of ageing. Not in his otherwise aggressive style, Balasaheb was pleading with folded hands to Marathi manoos to stay united and not to let the Shiv Sena down.

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has stepped in to try and stop the Marathi Manoos versus North Indians war of words, saying that the Mumbai Police will find out if recent statements by leaders like Sanjay Nirupam, Raj Thackeray and Abu Azmi were inflammatory.

The lure of attracting the Marathi manoos vote bank by pushing for locals to grab railway jobs has proved too much even for the north-centric Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to resist.The move, which follows in the footsteps of the MNS, has led to a political war with both parties claiming ownership of the idea. Soon after 10,000 railway vacancies wer...

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday blamed "migrants" for malaria outbreak in the city, which has so far witnessed over 40 deaths this season due to the disease."Dengue and malaria are spreading fast in the city due to dirty illegal slums which are occupied by migrants only," he said during a programme to mark the fourth ...

The Mumbai Police has sent notices to potential trouble making Shiv Sena leaders across Mumbai, warning them against indulging in any illegal activity.

At a time when the Congress-NCP is taking on the Shiv Sena for its "Mumbai for Marathis" stand, it's clear that its own ministers are pushing the Marathi agenda.

Rahul Gandhi has taken on the Shiv Sena for the second time in as many days. Gandhi, in Bihar, said, "Mumbai belongs to Indians."

As part of its 'Marathi manoos' agenda, MNS activists distributed Marathi alphabets books to taxi drivers asking them to learn to speak the language fast.

For union minister Suresh Prabhu and Shiv Sena lawmaker and Maharashtra minister Subhash Desai it is 'Marathi manoos' first.

Exactly 75 years ago on this day, Indian cinema had its watershed moment with release of the Marathi movie Manoos (man) that, perhaps for the first time, made a bold attempt to explore realities of the life of a sex worker.

The Tiger's roar was missing at Shiv Sena's Dussehra rally in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray is showing clear signs of ageing. Not in his otherwise aggressive style, Balasaheb was pleading with folded hands to Marathi manoos to stay united and not to let the Shiv Sena down.

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has stepped in to try and stop the Marathi Manoos versus North Indians war of words, saying that the Mumbai Police will find out if recent statements by leaders like Sanjay Nirupam, Raj Thackeray and Abu Azmi were inflammatory.

The lure of attracting the Marathi manoos vote bank by pushing for locals to grab railway jobs has proved too much even for the north-centric Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to resist.The move, which follows in the footsteps of the MNS, has led to a political war with both parties claiming ownership of the idea. Soon after 10,000 railway vacancies wer...

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday blamed "migrants" for malaria outbreak in the city, which has so far witnessed over 40 deaths this season due to the disease."Dengue and malaria are spreading fast in the city due to dirty illegal slums which are occupied by migrants only," he said during a programme to mark the fourth ...

The Mumbai Police has sent notices to potential trouble making Shiv Sena leaders across Mumbai, warning them against indulging in any illegal activity.

At a time when the Congress-NCP is taking on the Shiv Sena for its "Mumbai for Marathis" stand, it's clear that its own ministers are pushing the Marathi agenda.

Rahul Gandhi has taken on the Shiv Sena for the second time in as many days. Gandhi, in Bihar, said, "Mumbai belongs to Indians."

As part of its 'Marathi manoos' agenda, MNS activists distributed Marathi alphabets books to taxi drivers asking them to learn to speak the language fast.