NEW DELHI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet was expanded on Sunday as 39 MLAs were administered oath as ministers by governor PC Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur.In the expansion, the BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 for Eknath Shinde‘s Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar‘s Nationalist Congress Party. Including CM…
NEW DELHI: Renowned Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of a San Francisco hospital due to heart-related problems, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia on SundayAccording to his manager Nirmala Bachani, the 73-year-old musician, who resides in the US has been experiencing blood pressure complications.“He has been admitted…
Ramdas Athawale (File photo/ PTI) NEW DELHI: Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale claimed Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis had promised him that his party would get a berth in his state cabinet, expansion of which took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday. Awathle also expressed displeasure that he wasn’t invited to…
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (left) and Delhi CM Atishi NEW DELHI: A blame game has begun between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the settlement of illegal Rohingyas in Delhi, with Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri accusing the AAP of “hosting illegal” Rohingya refugees in “large numbers”.The minister’s…
Photo credit: X/@DrSJaishankar NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that changes in foreign policy should not be seen as a political attack.“When we speak about changing foreign policy, if there is talk about post-Nehruvian construct, it should not be seen as a political attack. It (the change in foreign policy) didn’t…
NEW DELHI: As a temple locked since 1978 after communal riots was reopened in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the temple did not reappear overnight and represents “enduring heritage and the truth of our history”. At a Kumbh-related event, he addressed the violent incidents from 46 years ago in Sambhal, asking, “did…
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra cabinet was sworn in on Sunday in the presence of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered oath to the ministers at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur.The swearing-in of the state cabinet in Nagpur, which comes a day before the winter session of…
Kiren Rijiju and Priyanka Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday took a dig at Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi saying she might not fully understand the “nuances” and “deep meaning” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s speech during the Constitution debate as she is “new” to Parliament. His remarks came…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised INDIA bloc ally Congress for its inconsistent stance on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), taking a pointed swipe at the party’s selective trust in the voting mechanism.In an exclusive interview with news agency PTI, Abdullah said, “When you get over a hundred members of…
NEW DELHI: Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has decided to boycott the Maharashtra government‘s tea party to be hosted on the eve of winter session of the legislature. “Opposition MVA to boycott Maharashtra govt’s tea party,” said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Sunday.Speaking at a Nagpur press conference, Danve emphasised that despite their…
