NAGPUR/CHANDRAPUR: Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday urged EC to cancel the candidature of Maharashtra forests minister and BJP Chandrapur candidate Sudhir Mungantiwar for alleged “incestuous remarks” against Congress at a rally on Monday later addressed by PM Narendra Modi.Mungantiwar’s remarks went viral, triggered outrage, ignited protests across the state and led to a police…
KOZHIKODE: The small village of Muthuvallur in Kerala‘s Muslim-majority district of Malappuram has scripted a heart-warming tale of communal harmony over the renovation of a 400-year-old Durga temple, reaffirming in this Ramzan season a centuries-long tradition of Hindu-Muslim generosity centred on places of worship.Muthuvallur Sree Durga Bhagavathy Temple, near Kondotty, stands out as an exemplary…
MUMBAI: Maha Vikas Aghadi finalised on Tuesday its seat-sharing formula for all 48 LS seats in Maharashtra with Congress conceding two prime seats – Sangli and Bhiwandi – to its allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP). Sena (UBT) has got 21 seats, the biggest share, Congress 17 and NCP(SP) 10, reports Prafulla Marpakwar.With Congress…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday held that non-disclosure of all assets owned by an electoral candidate would not amount to a defect and such assets should be of substantial value to attract invalidation of , while also saying that the right of voters to know has to be balanced with the right to privacy…
NEW DELHI: The home ministry has moved to upgrade the security of chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar in view of alleged threats from pro-Khalistan elements based abroad. Sources indicated that that CRPF is likely to take charge of his security, which will “be Z-category level” and shall be provided to him on an all-India basis.TOI…
CUDDALORE: A fortune-teller whose parrot had predicted a win for Thankar Bachan, PMK candidate from Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore LS seat, was arrested on Tuesday for keeping the bird in captivity. PMK, part of BJP-led NDA, described the action in the DMK-governed state as “height of fascism“.Forest ranger J Ramesh claimed parrots were categorised “Schedule II…
THIRUVANANTHPURAM: Senior Congress functionary AK Antony publicly criticised Tuesday his son Anil Antony’s decision to contest as a BJP candidate for Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat, saying: “He should lose, he should not win.” He repeated after a pause: “Should lose.”Speaking at a presser, the 83-year-old former defence minister emphasised the importance of separating family and…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has extended his support to the BJP-led Mahayuti (Shiv Sena of CM Eknath Shinde and NCP of Ajit Pawar) in the upcoming parliamentary election, solely for “Narendra Modi” and the growth of the nation. He stated that this election would decide if “we are achieving growth or…
NEW DELHI: Union government on Tuesday told Supreme Court that Constitution-framers intended to give Centre complete control over any industry in public interest through a Parliament-enacted law ousting states’ jurisdiction and this power was used by Modi govt to order diversion of steel plant produced oxygen to hospitals and industrial alcohol for hand sanitisers during…
NEW DELHI: Congress slammed home minister Amit Shah for his recent comments suggesting that China has not encroached any Indian land under the Modi government. The party said that by giving a “clean chit” to China, the ruling party is making it more challenging for India to address the issue of illegal encroachment.He emphasized that…
