MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has extended his support to the BJP-led Mahayuti (Shiv Sena of CM Eknath Shinde and NCP of Ajit Pawar) in the upcoming parliamentary election, solely for “Narendra Modi” and the growth of the nation. He stated that this election would decide if “we are achieving growth or…
NEW DELHI: Union government on Tuesday told Supreme Court that Constitution-framers intended to give Centre complete control over any industry in public interest through a Parliament-enacted law ousting states’ jurisdiction and this power was used by Modi govt to order diversion of steel plant produced oxygen to hospitals and industrial alcohol for hand sanitisers during…
NEW DELHI: Congress slammed home minister Amit Shah for his recent comments suggesting that China has not encroached any Indian land under the Modi government. The party said that by giving a “clean chit” to China, the ruling party is making it more challenging for India to address the issue of illegal encroachment.He emphasized that…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday had the last laugh as the opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi finally announced its seat sharing deal for 48 Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra after several weeks of hectic negotiations. The weeks preceding the final announcement saw moments of muscle flexing and one-upmanship between the allies.As…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala over his “sexist, vulgar and uncivilised” comments against BJP MP and candidate Hema Malini, during campaigning in Haryana. It also wrote to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge pointing to repeated violations by his party leaders of EC’s April 1 advisory…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leaders ended their 24-hour protest at the Mandir Marg police station here on Tuesday evening, a day after they were detained for staging a sit-in protest outside the Election Commission‘s office on Monday.The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC has been alleging that central probe agencies have been targeting opposition parties ahead of the…
NEW DELHI: New infrastructure including a major new pier to berth warships at the strategic Karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka, which is being further expanded under Project Seabird with the aim to make it the largest such facility in Asia, was inaugurated by Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday.The 350-meter-long pier is…
NEW DELHI: The Election Comission of India on Tuesday issued Congress leader Randeep Surjewala show-cause notice for his ‘undignified’ comments against Hema Malini. The EC also asked the Congress leader to explain steps taken to ensure compliance with its advisories on upholding women’s dignity during campaigning.The congress party leader is expected to respond by April…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed Arvind Kejriwal‘s plea against arrest and said that the chief minister “conspired and was involved in formulation of excise policy“. The court verdict evoked strong reaction, both from AAP and the BJP. While AAP alleged conspiracy against Kejriwal, BJP said that the court had exposed the Delhi…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s plea against the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) arrest and subsequent remand to the central agency.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held ED’s arrest of CM Arvind Kejriwal valid and observed that the AAP convenor “conspired” and was actively involved in the “use and concealment of proceeds…
