NAGPUR: CM Eknath Shinde said Union minister Nitin Gadkari was the “favourite minister” of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackery, during his stint in the state govt in 90s. Joining Gadkari on Sunday evening during the former’s campaign trail, Shinde said it was Balasaheb who gave Gadkari the popular nickname ‘Roadkari’.Gadkari was the PWD minister in…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved the expulsion of party leader Sanjay Nirupam for 6 years after complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements.This comes after the Congress had dropped Nirupam from the list of star campaigners in Maharashtra and announced that action will be taken against him for his remarks against the…
HYDERABAD: SC judge Justice BV Nagarathna Saturday questioned the way some governors were withholding assent to bills sent by state govts and said it was embarrassing for courts to tell governors to do their duty. Delivering the inaugural address at the ‘Courts and Constitution-2023 in Review’ conference at Nalsar University, the judge also criticised the…
MUMBAI: Archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker Shivraj Patil, has joined the BJP on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.The induction took place in the presence of deputy chief minister Devendra Fadanvis and State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Archana, who chairs Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre in Udgir, met Fadnavis…
HASSAN: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy claimed on Sunday that a prominent Congress minister is considering joining the BJP to evade legal troubles initiated by the Centre. Kumaraswamy, a former chief minister, disclosed that the minister, facing multiple cases, is currently in negotiations with BJP leaders and might bring along “50 to 60 MLAs” in…
PUNE: Over 100 flyers booked on a Delhi-Pune AIX Connect (Air Asia) flight on Monday evening spent over an hour-and-a-half sitting in the aircraft because its take-off was delayed after taxiing some distance due to bad weather condition.The flight (I5-721) was to take off from Delhi at 9pm and land in Pune around 11pm. Santosh…
