Uddhav Thackeray takes oath, becomes first Thackeray to be Maharashtra Chief Minister
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was on Thursday sworn in Maharashtra chief minister, heading an unlikely alliance with the Congress and NCP. The 59-year-old is the third Sena leader and first from the Thackeray family to occupy the post. His father Bal Thackeray wielded the ‘remote control’ over the first Sena-BJP government during […]
Supreme Court asks Centre to place letters of Governor and Devendra Fadnavis
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Sunday asked the Centre to place before it on Monday morning the letters of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari inviting Devendra Fadnavis and of the BJP leader staking his claim to form the government in the state. In an unprecedented hearing on a Sunday, the apex court, however, did […]
Maharashtra politics: All eyes on 13 Ind, 16 smaller party MLAs
NEW DELHI: While major political parties in Maharashtra are slugging it out to form a government amidst twists and turns, all eyes are now on which way 13 Independents and 16 MLAs from smaller parties will swing in the quest to achieve the 145-mark in the 288-member House in floor test. The Shiv Sena, which […]
Consensus on Uddhav Thackeray to lead Maharashtra government: Sharad Pawar
NEW DELHI: There is consensus in the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance that Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray should lead the new government in Maharashtra, NCP president Sharad Pawar said here on Friday. Pawar’s announcement capped a day of hectic meetings between the Congress, NCP and their pre-poll allies and a combined meeting of the three parties later […]
Government led by Shiv Sena will be in place by next month in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday exuded confidence that a government led by his party will be in place by next month in Maharashtra He said the picture of the government formation in the state will become clear in the next two days Raut also said NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet […]
Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan hint at joining hands for Tamil Nadu’s welfare
CHENNAI: Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have enacted myriad characters on screen, but it now seems the two titans of Tamil filmdowm will join hands for the state’s welfare if their remarks are any indication, triggering speculation about a new political alignment in Tamil Nadu. The first pitch was made by Haasan who on Tuesday backed […]
Nirmala Sitharaman fudged Budget figures to hide real deficit: Yashwant Sinha
NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Sunday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “fudging” budget numbers to conceal the real fiscal deficit. Speaking at the Mumbai Lit Fest, Sinha, a former finance minister himself, alleged that Sitharaman relied on estimates used in the interim budget of February 1, though the CAG had later […]
Ready to discuss’: Narendra Modi says as opposition raises Farooq Abdullah’s detention, economic slowdown
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Parliament’s winter session, the opposition strongly raised Lok Sabha MP Farooq Abdullah’s detention at the all-party meeting and demanded that he be allowed to attend the House. Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that the government is ready to discuss all issues. At the government-convened meeting, the Opposition also demanded that the […]
Winter session of Parliament from Monday; government set to push Citizenship bill
NEW DELHI: The situation in Jammu and Kashmir, economic slowdown, unemployment and the government’s plan to bring the Citizenship bill are some of the issues which are likely to emerge as flashpoints between the opposition and treasury benches in the Winter session of Parliament beginning from Monday Besides the passage of the Citizenship (amendment) bill, […]
Banks to sell Manohar Joshi’s trust land in Mumbai over loan default
NEW DELHI: State-run Bank of Maharashtra has put on sale a plot owned by Kohinoor Education Trust promoted by Shiv Sena leader and former state chief minister Manohar Joshi in the city after the institute defaulted on around Rs 68 crore of loans. The plot, which was mortgaged to Bank of Maharashtra, State Bank of […]
Abhishek Singhvi suggests 2-4 capitals for country
NEW DELHI: With Delhi enveloped in thick smog, Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday suggested separate capitals for the country and named Amravati and Ranchi in this regard. Singhvi was suggesting a solution of having two or four capitals as Delhi’s pollution levels are manifold times higher than the normal permissible limits and common people […]
‘Make in India’ has become ‘Buy from China’: Rahul Gandhi hits out at government on RCEP
NEW DELHI: Asserting that “Make in India” has become “Buy from China”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the RCEP and alleged that the proposed free trade deal will flood the country with cheap goods, resulting in millions of job losses and crippling the economy. Gandhi’s takedown of the proposed trade agreement […]
Congress wants Karnataka government dismissed, BJP says Chief Minister quoted out of context
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday demanded dismissal of the BJP government in Karnataka following leak of an audio clipping in which Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa purportedly can be heard mentioning the disqualification of rebel Congress-JDS MLAs and alleged involvement of the saffron party’s central leadership. The BJP, however, said the chief minister was […]
Operation Lotus: Yediyurappa names Amit Shah in leaked video
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has hit out at party leaders for lack of support in “saving” the BJP government and not recognising the “sacrifice” of disqualified Congress-JD(S) MLAs, because of whom they could come to power. Yediyurappa has said that he feels like having committed a “crime” for occupying the Chief […]
Kashmir situation ‘not sustainable’, needs to change, says Angela Merkel
NEW DELHI: The current situation in Kashmir is “not sustainable” and needs to change for sure, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday told German media ahead of her ‘restricted meeting’ with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and after co-chairing the fifth Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) with him. However, the Kashmir situation was not discussed during the IGC […]
Jharkhand polls in five phases between November 30 to December 20; result on December 23
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand assembly polls will be held in five phases between November 30 and December 20, and the counting of votes will take place on December 23, the Election Commission said on Friday. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora told reporters that the polls to 81-member assembly will be held on November 30, December 7, […]