Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is all set to operate the first of its kind heritage tour on 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Circuit' that will cover the key sites associated with the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha kingdom.
"Whether it is ISI or ISIS, or the deep state, the establishment in Pakistan wants that in this country there will be always fighting between Hindus and Muslims. That is why they did this (Pahalgam). The agenda of killing non-muslims, our brothers and sisters was only one as they wanted to s
"Our ideals were not at all anti-Islam and anti-Muslim. Hakim Khan Suri fought alongside Maharana Pratap in the battle of Haldighati against the Mughals. Even in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's army, there were members of the Muslim community. Shivaji's most trusted bodyguard was a Muslim yout
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday unveiled a statue of Maharana Pratap and paid tribute to him in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar.
The demand comes nearly a month after violence erupted in Nagpur during a rally which demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's Tomb, which is located in Kuldabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district (formerly Aurangabad), Maharashtra.
Customs officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport Mumbai seized suspected cocaine weighing 785 grams with an illicit market value of approximately Rs 7.85 crore and arrested one foreign passenger.
He further stated that today, after 75 years of independence, the country stood before the world with heads high and pledged that with Shivaji's basic version, the country would soon be at number one in the world.
"It is a matter of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Smarak in the Arabian Sea. We will complete the court battle and ensure that the smarak is built. There should be a national memorial of Maharaj in Delhi too," Fadnavis said while addressing the gathering here.
Shah was accompanied by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, who also paid respects to the founder of the Maratha kingdom. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Udyanraje Bhosale was also present on the occasion.