BJP and Congress should move beyond debates over Nehru and Savarkar, and focus on growth issues, Uddhav Thackeray said. NAGPUR: In his bid to reclaim the hardline Hindutva turf after being accused of abandoning the party’s core ideology, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday questioned BJP on why the nation’s highest civilian honour,…
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…
NEW DELHI/PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday endorsed Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee‘s desire to take over the reins of INDIA bloc from Congress, days after Sharad Pawar too had backed her.“Congress’s reservations (on this) amount to nothing. Mamata ko do (give her the leadership role),” Lalu said.Congress, though, played down the issue. At a…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday claimed that, in a mandatory count, there was no mismatch found in the Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) slips and the votes polled in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections.The commission said as per the guidelines it is required…
NEW DELHI: Tensions within Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) continue to simmer, with Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Aaditya Thackeray hitting out at the Maharashtra unit of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and its chief, Abu Azmi, for the intention to withdraw from the alliance over “Hindutva credentials.”“Our Hindutva is about ‘hriday mein Ram aur haath ko kaam’ (Ram…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party to quit opposition MVA over Shiv Sena (UBT)’s stand on Babri mosque demolition, Maharashtra SP chief Abu Azmi said on Saturday, according to news agency PTI.“An advertisement was given by Shiv Sena (UBT) in a newspaper congratulating those who demolished Babri masjid. His (Uddhav Thackeray) aide has also posted on X…
NEW DELHI: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to take up responsibility as the leader of the INDIA bloc, a flurry of responses from alliance partners poured in. While the Congress played down her capability to assume a national role, Shiv Sena (UBT) adopted a different stance by accommodating…
Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis (C), Ajit Pawar (R) NEW DELHI: The three-day special session of the Maharashtra Assembly began on Saturday with the swearing-in of newly elected MLAs, and the election of a new Speaker is scheduled as part of agenda.This session, which sets the stage for the upcoming winter session in Nagpur from December…
Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde NEW DELHI: Though Mahayuti 2.0 began to unravel soon after Thursday’s opulent oath-taking ceremony in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, some knots in the alliance still seem to remain intact as Shiv Sena leader Bharat Gogavale on Friday said Eknath Shinde has pitched for home ministry, which the BJP might not be…
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde during the swearing-in ceremony MUMBAI: Devendra Fadnavis’s letter to governor CP Radhakrishnan stating he would take oath at 5.30 pm as CM along with two deputy CMs reached Raj Bhavan only at 2.30 pm Thursday, barely three hours before the actual swearing-in, as there was uncertainty until afternoon about whether Eknath…
