Eyes On Maharashtra, NCP’s Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi To Meet Today
Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday and their talks are expected to lead to a final call on a tie-up with the Shiv Sena to form a government in Maharashtra after 25 days...
Maharashtra Governor felicitates Unsung Heroes from North East
Mumbai- Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented the North East Unsung Heroes Red Carpet Social Awards to nominees from the North Eastern States in Mumbai on Friday (15th Nov). Naga actress Rose Longchar, entrepreneur Toyi Swuro and Taekwondo Black...
Anything can happen in cricket & politics: Gadkari
Amid the current political stalemate in Maharashtra, Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari has likened politics with cricket, saying "anything" could happen in both these fields as those who appear to be losing the match might actually...
Road clear for Sena-NCP-Congress govt, parties finalise draft common agenda
Sena, Congress and NCP have finalised the draft of the Common Minimum Programme after several consultations over the last 48 hours. According to sources, the joint CMP to feature issues like farm loan waiver, review of crop insurance scheme, unemployment, increasing...
SC dismisses Rafale review pleas
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Rafale review petition. The judgment is on a batch of petitions seeking a review of its 2018 order which gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi-led government on a plea seeking investigation into...
President’s rule in Maha a scripted act: Sena
The Shiv Sena on Thursday alleged that imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra was a "scripted act" and took a jibe at the governor, saying he has now given parties six months to form government. It also said that former...
SC to deliver verdicts on Sabarimala, Rafale today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking re-examination of its decision to allow entry of women of all age group in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple. The SC is also scheduled to pronounce...
With Maha under Prez rule, GAD asks for files
What happens to ministries when President's Rule comes into force in a state. Here's what is happening in Maharashtra: -- Ministries have been ordered to hand over possessions to the General Administrative Department (GAD) by Wednesday evening. -- The GAD order...
Chief Justice Of India’s Office Comes Under RTI Act, Says Supreme Court
The Chief Justice of India's office comes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the supreme Court said today. A five-judge constitution bench had on April 4 reserved its verdict on appeals filed in 2010 by the Supreme Court secretary general...
All NCP MLAs, MLCs to back Pawar to meet today
A day after President's Rule was imposed in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party is holding a core committee meeting in Mumbai to discuss the current political situation in the state. The meeting is being attended by party chief Sharad Pawar and...
17 Karnataka MLAs stay disqualified, can fight polls
The Supreme Court has upheld the disqualification of 17 MLAs of the Karnataka Assembly. The three-Judge Bench of Judges NV Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna, and Krishna Murari delivered the judgement on the basis of a plea filed by the 17 disqualified...
Fadnavis changes bio to ‘Maharashtra Sevak’
Soon after President's rule was imposed in the state on Tuesday evening, Devendra Fadnavis changed his Twitter bio from 'caretaker CM'. Interestingly, Fadnavis did not even refer to himself as former chief minister. Now, his profile description reads, 'Maharashtra's Sevak'. Fadnavis has...
Kapil Sibal likely to represent Sena in SC
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday indicated it might move the Supreme Court against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's decision to decline extension of time sought by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party for submitting the "requisite letter of support" to prove...
‘Sonia has okayed support for Shiv Sena pending CMP’
The Shiv Sena in Maharashtra can heave a collective sigh of relief. Two senior Congress leaders from Maharashtra who have actively been associated in the confabulations to decide whether the Congress should be part of the next state government or support...
Pawar meets Sanjay Raut in hospital
Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar met Shiv Sena's chief negotiator Sanjay Raut at the Lilavati Hospital today. Raut underwent an angioplasty last evening and his condition is stable. Pawar on being asked if there is a meeting scheduled today between...
Lata Mangeshkar hospitalised due to breathing issues, reports claim she’s in ICU
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar complained of difficulty in breathing in the early hours of Monday, November 11, 2019, following which she was rushed to Breach Candy Hospital, in South Mumbai. Earlier reports suggested that the singer is critical and has...
Maha Guv invites NCP, gives time till tomorrow
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday night invited the Nationalist Congress Party, which is the third largest party in the state, to Raj Bhavan, state unit chief Jayant Patil said. He said the NCP will discuss the issue with...
Maha Guv refuses Sena’s request for more time
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said that the governor has refused to grant more time to the Sena to stake claim to form the government in Maharashtra. However, Aaditya said that Shiv Sena's claim on formation of a government in Maharashtra...
Cong to back Sena to form govt in Maha
The Congress to give outside support to Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena to form the government in Maharashtra, several media reports claimed. Earlier, Thackeray spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and sought her party's support. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leaders Eknath Shinde and Aaditya...
Uddhav meets Pawar, seeks support to form govt
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Monday and is learnt to have requested the latter to extend his party's support in forming government, sources said. Thackeray and Pawar held parleys at a...
Raut hospitalised hours before Sena deadline ends
The Shiv Sena leader was on Monday admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after he complained of chest pain, an official at the hospital said. Raut, who has been speaking to the media daily on his party's stand on the...
