21:18
Some of the Kashmiri political leaders who have been under detention since August 5 may be released soon, with the Union Territory administration already easing restrictions on their movement, officials said on Sunday. As many as four leaders belonging to various political parties...
20:49
Politics does make for strange bedfellows.Take the case of Devendra Fadnavis, who in 2014 had vowed to send Ajit Pawar to jail for his alleged corruption in the irrigation scam.On Saturday, after Fadnavis was sworn in Maharashtra chief minister for a second term, propped up by the man he had...
20:12
Even as Ajit Pawar bats for the NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra, senior NCP leader Jayant Patil has appealed Pawar to return to the party fold.You are a founding member of the NCP. We all grew under (Sharad) Pawar saheb. But in the interest of the state, Pawar has taken a decision to not...
19:22
With the Supreme Court likely to take a call on crucial floor test in Maharashtra on Monday, which will decide the fate of the nascent Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Sunday alleged that BJP leaders had booked rooms in hotels where his party MLAs are...
18:53
Ajit Pawar changed his Twitter bio to 'Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra' and 'Nationalist Congress Party Leader'.
18:48
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said no power in the world could get in the way of construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. Addressing a poll meeting in Pandu in Bishrampur assembly constituency for Jharkhad assembly election, the minister also noted that the Rafale...
18:16
Minutes after Ajit Pawar claimed that he is still in Nationalist Congress Party and party's alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party will provide a stable government in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar hits back at his nephew.The senior Pawar said that Ajit Pawar is making a false statement in...
18:01
Demanding a floor test immediately, the Congress on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is running away from proving a majority in the Maharashtra Assembly as it does not have the required numbers.Congress leader and former state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in a joint plea by the...
17:45
Nationalist Congress chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday met at a suburban resort where the NCP legislators have been been staying. The Sena chief was joined by senior party leaders and son Aaditya Thackeray, who won the last month's Maharashtra assembly...
17:44
The Centre has extended the ban on Assam-based Bodo insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland for five more years for its involvement in a series of violent activities, including killings, extortion and for joining hands with anti-India forces. In a notification, the home...
17:27
More twist in Maharashtra politics.In latest tweets, Ajit Pawar says Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar is his leader and he's still in the party. I am in the NCP and shall always be in the NCP and @PawarSpeaks Saheb is our leader. Our BJP-NCP alliance shall provide a stable...
16:47
Nationalist Congress Party's Ajit Pawar, who was sworn in as deputy chief minister in Maharashtra in a surprise ceremony on Saturday, thanked Prime Minister Modi late on Sunday afternoon and assured him of a stable government in the state.Replying to PM Modi's tweet, Pawar said, Thank you Hon....
15:46
Shiv Sena chief Udhdav Thackeray and his MLA son Aaditya arrive at the Renaissance Hotel to meet NCP MLAs.
15:43
Reliance Communications on Sunday said its lenders have rejected the resignation of Chairman Anil Ambani and four other directors, and asked them to cooperate in the ongoing corporate insolvency resolution process. Ambani along with four directors -- Ryna Karani, Chhaya Virani,...
15:37
Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy has charged the Centre with booking cases against leaders of opposition parties, jailing them and threatening them through the income tax department and the Enforcement Directorate to gag their voice of protest. Addressing...
15:02
The Nationalist Congress Party has claimed that three of its five MLAs, who went 'missing' on Saturday after attending the swearing in of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra's chief minister along with NCP's Ajit Pawar as his deputy, have been contacted and they are with the party.Till Sunday...
14:41
Amid the political tussle in Maharashtra, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday termed the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state as 'illegitimate' and said that it does not deserve to stay in power for one more day.It is an illegitimate government and it does not...
14:36
Nationalist Congress Party leader Jayant Patil went to the Raj Bhavan on Sunday with a letter to governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to inform him about replacement of Ajit Pawar as the legislature party leader, and later claimed all NCP MLAs were with the party.The governor is not in Mumbai, a Raj...
14:23
I never had the desire to enter politics, but since I am part of it now I give my best on how to work for the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Interacting with a group of National Cadet Corps cadets in his Mann ki Baat radio programme, Modi also said that as an NCC cadet...
14:22
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and senior BJP leader Kailash Joshi died at a private hospital in Bhopal on Sunday after prolonged illness, a family member said.He was 90.He breathed his last at the Bansal Hospital here, his son and former state minister Deepak Joshi told PTI.The former CM...
13:39
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar arrives at The Renaissance hotel in Mumbai's Powai where all NCP MLAs are staying.Amid the high political drama in Maharashtra and threat of 'poaching' of MLAs, the NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena have shifted their legislators to different luxury hotels...
13:12
A Shiv Sena supporter allegedly tried to commit suicide in Maharashtra's Washim district apparently after being upset over party chief Uddhav Thackeray not becoming the chief minister, police said on Sunday.The incident took place at Manora Chowk on Saturday evening when Ramesh Balu Jadhav, a...
12:44
The Supreme Court on Sunday issued notices to the Centre and Maharashtra government on a petition filed by the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress combine against the Maharashtra governor's decision to swear in Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister. A bench of Justices N V...
12:25
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who is appearing in the SC for some BJP and independent MLAs, said this plea should have been filed in Bombay HC. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appears for Centre, says combine does not have fundamental right to form govt, their plea can't be allowed.
12:02
Continuing his argument, Sibal siad that the act of governor recommending revocation of President's rule 'smacks' of bias.He termed the revocation of President's rule in Maharashtra without cabinet meeting as bizarre.
11:57
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress started submission in the Supreme Court with an apology to judges for troubling them on Sunday. Sibal argued that Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar were sworn in bizarre manner and the Maharashtra governor was...
11:42
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated the maturity and patience displayed by the people after the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio programme, Modi said 130-crore Indians have once again proved that for them, there is nothing...
11:39
The Supreme Court has commenced its hearing into the urgent petition filed by the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party and Congress against the formation of the Devendra Fadnavis government in Mahrashtra on Saturday.Among those present in the court-room were Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and ASG...
10:57
Amid all the Maharashtra drama, there's a new twist. NCP leader Jitendra Awhad claims that a BJP leader is switching over to his party. Talking on the same, Awhad said, BJP's Sanjay Kakade is joining our party.
10:39
The Maharashtra drama continues for a second consecutive day. After slamming Ajit Pawar and accusing him of stabbing the Sena in the back by joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party to form the government in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that Ajit...
10:15
Resort politics has taken center stage as Congress shifted its MLAs to the JW Marriott Hotel in Andheri, Mumbai to prevent possibilities of poaching by the BJP or Ajit Pawar's faction of the NCP.Meanwhile, the NCP MLAs are all being kept at the Renaissance Hotel in Mumbai's Powai area. The Sena...
09:38
Maharashtra government will not be represented by anyone in the Supreme Court today when the apex court will hear a joint plea of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress against the decision of Maharashtra Governor inviting BJP's Devendra Fadnavis to form the government in the state, said sources.Sources...
09:11
The political events of Saturday that led to the BJP making a comeback to power in Maharashtra with the help of Ajit Pawar, and his as-yet unspecified number of MLAs, also led to a missing person complaint being filed for an MLA from the Sharad Pawar-led party.Shahapur NCP MLA Daulat Daroda went...
09:02
Sources privy to the developments say that Congress veteran and senior advocate Kapil Sibal is also expected to appear for the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress trio in the Supreme Court for the hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 11:30 am.The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine on Saturday night filed a...
08:39
NCP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Majeed Memon has slammed the newly formed BJP-led government in Maharashtra terming it as fake and illegal. He added that it will fall within seven days.The Governor has given Devendra Fadnavis time till November 30 to prove majority in the assembly. We will end...
08:08
On Sunday morning, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut put up a tweet to comment on the potboiler that is Maharashtra politics. On a single tweet, the Sena leader wrote, Accidental Shapath grahan (swearing-in).For those who don't remember, Saturday was a day of shocks and surprises in...
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