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Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad was dragged by the police in the wee hours Friday during his protest against the detention of his supporter, who was assaulted by supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar during the scuffle in the building a day before. Awhad, known for his vocal presence in the assembly, launched an aggressive sit-in protest near the rear gate of the Vidhan Bhavan premises around 2 am after police began taking away his supporter Nitin Deshmukh. The MLA physical ...Read More >
Mumbai: The state govt on Thursday ordered a stay on the Rs 12 crore aspirational toilets construction contract. Industries Minister Uday Samant said an inquiry will be conducted and a report will be submitted in 30 days, but till then, work on the toilets will be stayed. Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that the state govt must direct municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani to conduct a probe against additional municipal commissioner (City) Ashwini Joshi, who is pushing the aspirational toi ...Read More >
Mumbai: Supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad came to blows in the legislative assembly lobby when the House was in session Thursday. It was alleged that Padalkar's supporters intended to attack Awhad over a recent incident.CM Fadnavis said strict action would be taken against those involved, while the Opposition expressed concern over the safety of public representatives on the legislature premises.A few days ago, there was an altercation between supporters of ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17: Supporters of two MLAs, one from the ruling BJP and the other from opposition NCP (SP) came to blows inside the legislature premises on Thursday, a day after a heated exchange between the two legislators. Supporters of NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad and BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar were involved in the scuffle and came to blows briefly before onlookers separated the two groups, an eyewitness said. Speaking to reporters, Padalkar said, "I do not know anything about the inc ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Congress has sought an explanation from the party's legislature body on the passage of the special public security bill in the state assembly last week without any protest from the grand old party. IMAGE: Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar. Photograph: ANI Photo State party chief Harshwardhan Sapkal wrote a letter to Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday to explain how the bill was allowed ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): Reacting to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announcement of free electricity up to 125 units, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that whatever schemes the Congress party is giving in Karnataka, the entire country is following it. Speaking to the media, Shivakumar emphasised that in the entire country, Congress Party has stood for the welfare of the people. After independence, till today, whenever the Congress Party is in power, ei ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress has sought an explanation from the party's legislature body on the passage of the special public security bill in the assembly last week without any protest from the party.State party chief Harshwardhan Sapkal wrote a letter to Congress legislature party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday to explain how the bill was allowed to be passed without Congress registering its opposition, sources said on Thursday. Sapkal has sought an explanation from Wadettiwar on direct ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] July 17 (ANI): In a shocking incident in Madhya Nayanapalli village of Pakala mandal, a man named Giri allegedly murdered his wife and two daughters and then attempted to take his own life. According to police reports, Giri and his wife, Hemalatha, had two daughters. In a heinous act, Giri reportedly pushed his wife and daughters into a well. A family member stated that he received a call informing him that Giri had thrown his wife and children into a well. Wh ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP-SP MLA Jitendra Awhad engaged in a direct fight on Thursday in the Vidhan Bhavan lobby when the proceedings in both the Houses of Maharashtra legislature were underway. The issue was raised by Awhad, another NCP-SP legislator Rohit Pawar and BJP member Sanjay Upadhyay in the Assembly expressing serious concern over the incident and raising alarm over the security of legislators in the premises of the Vidhan Bh ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Congress MLA Nana Patole on Thursday demanded that the Maharashtra government make a formal statement in the assembly on an alleged "honeytrap" racket targeting state officials in Thane, Nashik and Mantralaya (secretariat) in Mumbai. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde replied that the government as taken serious note of the allegations in this regard and strict action will be taken against the culprits after a probe. Speaking in the assembly, Patole claimed he had all the ...Read More >
Nashik, Jul 17 (PTI) Congress workers staged a demonstration in Nashik city on Thursday against the special public security bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature, saying it is aimed at suppressing the voice of the people as was done by the British during their rule in India. The party demanded immediate rollback of the bill. Both Houses of the state legislature last week passed the contentious Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Le ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The third season of the Oriental Cup, a school football tournament in the national capital, will be held from July 21-29, the organisers said on Thursday. Started by student-athlete Fareed Bakshi, the tournament will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium, bringing together 36 teams from schools across Delhi. Also Read | Which Team Ben Stokes Is Part of in The Hundred 2025? Here's the Franchise England Test Captain Will Play For in 100-Ball Competition. There will be 24 te ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A video showing supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad clashing inside Maharashtra's Vidhan Bhavan has gone viral, raising serious security concerns.The video, shot near the main staircase and lobby, shows both groups exchanging blows before onlookers intervened. The scuffle took place just a day after Padalkar and Awhad were caught on camera in a heated argument outside the legislature premises. That earlier clip showed the two MLAs exchang ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Supporters of two MLAs, one from the ruling BJP and the other from opposition NCP (SP), came to blows inside the Maharashtra legislature complex on Thursday, a day after a heated exchange between the two legislators themselves. Supporters of NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad and BJP's Gopichand Padalkar were involved in the scuffle, and clashed briefly before onlookers separated the two groups, an eyewitness said. Padalkar, MLA from Jat, tendered an apology over ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) The Maharashtra Congress has sought an explanation from its legislature wing on the passage of a key security bill against Left-wing extremism with stringent provisions in the state assembly last week without any protest from the opposition party. State unit chief Harshwardhan Sapkal wrote a letter to Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday to explain how the contentious bill was allowed to be passed without the Congress registering its opposition ...Read More >
Opposition legislators carried pumpkins during a protest on the Vidhan Bhavan steps on Thursday, using the vegetable as a metaphor to claim people received "nothing" from the government during the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature. They chanted slogans like "loan waiver for farmers - a pumpkin", "healthcare for people - a pumpkin", "rights for tribals - a pumpkin", and "education for students and jobs for workers - a pumpkin". ALSO READ: Maharashtra polls were 'rigged', Bihar won't be ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Opposition legislators carried pumpkins during a protest on the Vidhan Bhavan steps on Thursday, using the vegetable as a metaphor to claim people received "nothing" from the government during the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature. They chanted slogans like "loan waiver for farmers - a pumpkin", "healthcare for people - a pumpkin", "rights for tribals - a pumpkin", and "education for students and jobs for workers - a pumpkin". ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court observed that Hindu marriages, regarded as spiritual unions, are increasingly under threat from trivial disputes and prolonged litigation. While quashing a dowry harassment case filed in December 2023 against a Nagpur man and his family, the court noted such discord often causes irreversible damage to families and must be resolved with dignity, where reconciliation is not possible.The division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Mahendra Nerlikar pass ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay high court has declined to issue any direction to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on his utterances against late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar."This court cannot issue any direction to respondent no 1 (Gandhi) to study the contents of this public interest litigation and to remove ignorance about the contribution of Shri Vinayak Savarkar,'' said Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne.The PIL was by Pankaj Phadnis, president of Abhinav Bharat Congress, a policy think tank, sa ...Read More >
* A committee led by the Director General of Police will study Maharashtra's anti-conversion law * The anti-conversion law will be presented in the next state legislative session after committee review * A case was registered on December 8, 2023, regarding alleged abuses at an orphanage in Pune district Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appointed a committee under the chairmanship of the Director General of Police to study the la ...Read More >
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar sough clarification from the Fadnavis government about the term "urban Naxal" in the Maharashtra Special Security Bill.Source : X Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) The Devendra Fadnavis government must clarify about the term "urban Naxal" in the Maharashtra Special Security Bill that was passed in both Houses of the state legislature recently, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar said on Monday. Ambedkar questioned if labour unions seeking workers righ ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. Also Read | Donal ...Read More >
Mumbai: Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Monday directed the state govt to submit an action taken report on illegal constructions across various wards in Mumbai before the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature ends on Friday. Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde said that he will give directions to municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani to make a category-wise list of illegal construction and take action against them. Shinde also said in case there is any delay in taking action or attempti ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Senior Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of erstwhile J&K state Kavinder Gupta was on Monday appointed as Lt Governor of Ladakh Union Territory by the President of India. His appointment came after the president accepted the resignation of Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra as Lt Governor of Ladakh. Gupta, a veteran political figure in Jammu and Kashmir, has served as Deputy Chief Minister of PDP-BJP coalition government in 2018. He has also served as Speaker of J& ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday asserted the BJP has nothing to do with the attack on Sambhaji Brigade leader Pravin Gaikwad, even as the opposition targeted the government for not taking strong action against the perpetrators. Bawankule's comments came after several photos and videos featuring him with Deepak Kate, an accused in the case of attack on Gaikwad on Sunday, surfaced on social media. NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar claimed Kate was active in th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Legislators of the ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra on Monday gathered at the Vidhan Bhavan steps here to celebrate the inclusion of 12 forts, including those linked to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in the UNESCO World Heritage list. They hailed the inclusion of the forts as a tribute to the legacy of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Also Read | Archita Phukan Targeted With AI-Generated Deepfake: Dibrugarh Police Unearth Revenge Porn Angle, Arrest Ex-Boyfrien ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS MLC K Kavitha on Sunday filed a complaint through a letter to Telangana legislative council chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy, requesting that the issue be referred to the Committee on Ethics."As a public representative and a member of the honourable legislature, such comments by Mallanna have deeply shocked me. ," Kavitha said. She also stated that she stood as a voice for the BCs. ...Read More >
Maharashtra liquor news: Maharashtra has come up with a new set of rules for liquor shops. Maharashtra follows rules and acts in this matter systematically aharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar stated. The NCP (SP) leader Awhad also said in another press conference that Maharashtra's liquor policy would drive the state into alcoholism. Maharashtra liquor news: Maharashtra has come up with a new set of rules for liquor shops. On Sunday, July 13, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar ...Read More >
Pune, Jul 12 (PTI) After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) named him as an accused in the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday claimed he has not done anything wrong and that he was being targeted with political motives. Pawar said he was being singled out despite 97 others being named in the FIR, and added that since the matter is now in the court, he will fight out the case legally and win it. The ED named Pawar, who represents the Karja ...Read More >
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