NEW DELHI: After an unprecedented drubbing in the Maharastra poll, cracks seem to have become apparent in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) as Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve hinted that a section of workers feel that the party should go solo on upcoming elections.“There is a feeling among a large section of the…
NEW DELHI: With the first two days of the Winter Session washed out in both Houses of Parliament since it opened on Monday, essentially over the Adani issue, Trinamool Congress took a different line, from the Congress-led charge against the government, at its meeting of party MPs meeting on Wednesday. “TMC wants the House to…
NEW DELHI: Has the stage been set for reversal of roles between BJP‘s Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra? Well, caretaker chief minister Shinde on Wednesday dropped enough hints about a change of guard in Mahayuti even though he did not say that in as many words. Shinde on Wednesday addressed a…
NEW DELHI: Two cubs born to cheetah Neerva at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, Sheopur, were found dead on Wednesday, with their mutilated carcasses recovered by forest officials.Earlier on Monday Neerva gave birth to four cubs which was hailed as a significant milestone in the Cheetah Reintroduction Project. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav had…
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old Air India pilot hanged herself with a data cable at her flat in Mumbai and her boyfriend was held for alleged harassment.After the incident that took place in a rented flat in Mumbai’s Marol, police arrested Srishti Tuli‘s boyfriend on charges of abetment and sent him into custody.Police took Aditya Pandit…
NEW DELHI: TMC minister Firhad Hakim sparked a heated exchange in the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday by inviting BJP legislator Agnimitra Paul to switch sides to the ruling party in the state. The remarks, made during a discussion on ‘Constitution Day’ and set against the backdrop of the TMC’s sweeping by-election victory, drew a…
NEW DELHI: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that train passengers’ blankets are washed atleast once in a month, while responding Congress MP Kuldeep Indora’s query about blanket washing frequency and hygiene standards.Vaishnaw further added that an additional bedsheet is included in bedroll kits to serve as a quilt cover….
(From left) Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Ajit Pawar. NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar, are likely to meet BJP’s high command on Thursday, reported news agency PTI citing sources.In the meeting, one CM and two deputy CMs formula…
NEW DELHI: Toeing a different line to that of its partners in the INDIA bloc, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday said there is a need to address real issues affecting the people, rather than disrupting both Houses of Parliament over “one issue.” While the Congress has demanded discussion on industrialist Gautam Adani’s alleged involvement in…
NEW DELHI: TMC MP and Waqf JPC member Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday, while leaving the second round of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill came out shouting, “Dispute resolved, all is well.” Banerjee, however, avoided further questions while repeatedly saying, “Whatever has to be said will be said by the…
