A Mumbai magistrate’s court sentenced MP Sanjay Raut to 15 days’ simple imprisonment and imposed a Rs 25,000 fine in a defamation case filed by Professor Medha Kirit Somaiya. MUMBAI: A magistrate’s court on Thursday convicted MP Sanjay Raut and sentenced him to 15 days simple imprisonment in a defamation case filed by professor Medha…
Mice found in prasad at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing row over Tirupati laddus, a purported video of mice on the prasad packets of the Siddhivinayak Temple here is making rounds on social media, sparking concerns. The Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust (SSGT) has, however, denied the allegation and said it has launched…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday responded to accusations of “victim shaming” as the opposition criticised her remarks on the death of 26-year-old chartered accountant. Anna Sebastian Perayil reportedly died due to extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young (EY). Reacting to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi’s accusation, Sitharaman clarified that…
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge raised concerns over “violent threats” directed at Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin too came out in support for his “brother,” calling out the “intimidating” statements by BJP-NDA leaders.Stalin then went on to attribute these threats as a reaction to Gandhi’s “charisma and growing…
NEW DELHI: Days after courting controversy by offering a bounty to anyone who chopped off “Rahul Gandhi‘s tongue”, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad yet again stoked a fresh row threatening to “bury any Congress dogs”. This comes after Congress chief Kharge took strong exception to the “violent language” used by BJP-NDA leaders and demanded the…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been lodged against Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad for making inflammatory remarks against Congress MP and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi. Gaikwad allegedly offered a bounty of Rs 11 lakh to anyone who would “chop off the tongue” of Gandhi.The case was registered at the Buldana City Police Station…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday took a jab at the BJP over Union minister Nitin Gadkari‘s recent claim that an opposition leader had offered to support him for the Prime Minister’s post ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, stating that the senior BJP leader was “using the excuse of…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday took a swipe at recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on the occasion of Ganpati Chaturthi, suggesting that it might raise doubts about judicial impartiality in the minds of the public.Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut questioned the appropriateness of the…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday slammed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying that even if Fadnavis took 100 births, he wouldn’t be able to understand what goes on inside the mind of NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar.This response came days after Fadnavis’ claim that Sharad…
PUNE/KOLHAPUR: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said PM Narendra Modi, besides his apology for the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj‘s statue in Sindhudurg, must express regret for demonetisation, flawed GST implementation, and destroying small and medium-scale (SME) industries.He was speaking in Kadegaon in Sangli district where he unveiled the memorial…
