Bal Keshav Thackeray, also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was born on January 23, 1926. Renowned as a political figure and cartoonist, he founded the Shiv Sena, a significant political party in India, ...

A century after his birth, the Shiv Sena founder’s ideology still shapes Maharashtra – even as his party and heirs battle for survival in the state Bal Keshav Thackeray never held public office, never ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bal Keshav Thackeray, one of India's most polarising politicians and leader of the right-wing Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party that has dominated politics in the country's richest ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bal Keshav Thackeray, one of India's most polarising politicians and leader of an influential right-wing Hindu nationalist party that has dominated politics in the country's richest ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Parts of Mumbai were shut down on Thursday as supporters of firebrand Hindu nationalist leader Bal Keshav Thackeray flocked into India's commercial capital, alarmed by reports that ...

REUTERS - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for "calm and sobriety" following the death of Bal Keshav Thackeray, while praising the Shiv Sena founder for his "strong leadership." "He was a ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bal Keshav Thackeray, one of India's most polarizing politicians and leader of a right-wing Hindu nationalist party that has dominated politics in the country's richest city for two ...