Image credit: Indian Army’s X NEW DELHI: Ladakh councillor Konchok Stanzin has questioned the relevance of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji’s statue, installed by the Indian Army on the banks of Pangong lake.Criticizing the lack of local input in its construction, Stanzin, a local resident, called for a shift in focus towards projects that better reflect…
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra greets the gathering during a public meeting for the Maharashtra Assembly elctions (ANI photo) NASHIK/KOLHAPUR: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said PM Modi speaks of late Balasaheb Thackeray during his rallies, but he “backstabbed his son (Uddhav).” She also challenged Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to conduct the caste…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (File photo) NAGPUR/AMARAVATI: Rallying voters at RSS’ Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh here, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath appealed to citizens to give a decisive mandate to BJP, while emphasising the symbolic and strategic importance of Nagpur for BJP and the Sangh. Adityanath urged people to secure a victory strong enough to…
NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court refused pre-arrest bail to a man who allegedly thrashed a 71-year-old man on suspicion that the latter was carrying beef on a train both were travelling. A single bench of Justice R N Laddha, in the order dated October 18, refused anticipatory bail to Akash Avhad, while noting that…
Uddhav Thackeray and CM Ekanth Shinde at Dusshera rallies in Mumbai Dusshera rallies addressed by CM Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday set the tone for the impending Maharashtra assembly elections. The rival factions — Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, or UBT) — hurled piercing jibes at one another, heating up…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed BJP over the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Kolhapur stating that “their ideology is not right.”After unveiling a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi said, “The Congress party today is fighting against the…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his apology over the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj statue in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg and said any apology will not compensate for the insult to Chhatrapati. He also accused PM Modi of apologising just to get away with the controversy. “This…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday apologised for the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj statue in Maharashtra‘s Sindhudurg.“Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name for me, for us Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our idol. Whatever happened in Sindhudurg a few days ago…today I bow and place my head at the feet of my…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: BJP hit out at the opposition on Wednesday, urging it not to politicise the issue of the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Malvan, while deputy CM Ajit Pawar in Latur apologised “to the 13 crore people of Maharashtra” for the collapse. Congress meanwhile alleged constructions hastily inaugurated by PM…
MUMBAI: An artist from Kalyan and a structural contractor from Kolhapur have been charged with attempt to murder and culpable homicide in connection with the collapse of the 35-ft statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot fort in Sindhudurg. The statue, unveiled by PM Modi on Dec 4, 2023, collapsed on Monday afternoon, sparking a…
