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Patna: Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar's resignation as an MLC (Member of Legislative Council) on Monday made it clear that Bihar was in for a tectonic shift in governance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the path to have its first chief minister in the state. The resignation was due as Article 101(2) of the Constitution of India mandates that no person can simultaneously remain a member of the Parliament and a House of the state legislature. Besid ...Read More >
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde targeted Uddhav Thackeray. He spoke about "Rehman Dakait" robbing Mumbai's treasury and vowed a reply from the "Dhurandhar Mahayuti" alliance. Shinde highlighted government schemes and development plans for Vidarbha. He asserted the Mahayuti will win upcoming municipal elections. The alliance aims to fulfill Balasaheb Thackeray's dreams for Mumbai. In a veiled attack on Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Sunday invoked characters from th ...Read More >
In a major political shift, former Shivsena (UBT) corporator Tejaswi Ghosalkar joined the BJP. Her move is seen as a significant setback for the Uddhav Thackeray-led party ahead of the crucial BMC elections in Mumbai. Former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporator and Shivsena (UBT) leader Tejaswi Ghosalkar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a move that could significantly alter the political landscape in North Mumbai ahead of the upcoming BMC elections. Add Asian ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, delivering a setback to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party in north Mumbai's Dahisar, a constituency long associated with the Ghosalkar family. Tejasvee Ghosalkar, the widow of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar who was shot dead during a Facebook Live broadcast in February 2024, resigned from the party earlier in the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Former Shiv Sena UBT corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, triggering fresh political churn in north Mumbai ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections. Her switch is being seen as a significant setback for the Shiv Sena (UBT), particularly in the Dahisar-Magathane belt, where the party's organisational strength has been steadily eroding over the past few years. Joined BJP in Presence of Senior Party Leaders Tejasvee Ghosalkar, who had ...Read More >
Pune: A major organisational reshuffle has been carried out in the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with MLC Amol Mitkari and women's leader Rupali Thombre Patil being removed from the post of party spokesperson. According to available details, MLC Amol Mitkari, who consistently makes controversial statements, will no longer be the party's official spokesperson in the state. Along with Mitkari, Rupali Thombre Patil, who has been consistently critical of Rupali Chakankar (Chairpe ...Read More >
Top leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi, including Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar head Sharad Pawar along with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray, will lead the Opposition's November 1 protest march in Mumbai against alleged irregularities in voters' lists. IMAGE: MNS chief Raj Thackeray speaks during a press conference on discrepancies in the voters' list in Mumbai on Wednesday. Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Tha ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 30 (PTI) Top leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi, including Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar along with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray, will lead the Opposition's November 1 protest march in Mumbai against alleged irregularities in voters' lists. The Thackeray cousins, warming up to each other after years of political estrangement, and Pawar held a meeting at the Y B Chavan here on Thursday to finalise the nitty-gritty of the grand join ...Read More >
Police arrested a software engineer in Satara for abetment of suicide. A doctor named him and a police sub-inspector in her suicide note. The doctor was found hanging in a hotel room. Relatives allege harassment and pressure to alter medical reports. Political figures are also implicated. Investigations are ongoing into the death and the alleged involvement of others. Police on Saturday arrested a software engineer in connection with the alleged suicide of a 28-year-old woman doctor in Maharash ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Satara police on Friday arrested Prashant Bankar, one of the accused in the rape and harassment case linked to the suspected suicide of a lady doctor in Maharashtra, while the main accused, suspended PSI Gopal Badane, continues to remain absconding. A 26-year-old woman doctor in Phaltan, Satara district, Maharashtra, died by suicide after leaving a seven-line note on her palm. In it, she accused police sub-inspector Gopal Banade of repeatedly raping and sexually exploiting her, and alle ...Read More >
New Delhi: After the Opposition alliance in Bihar named RJD's Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face and VIP's Mukesh Sahani as deputy CM nominee, the BJP dismissed the move, calling the bloc a "divided house." "It's a divided house. That's why they were trying to send out a message of unity at the press conference (held in Patna on Thursday)," BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam told ET. "You don't need to send out a message of unity - it's reflected in your nature, conduct, commi ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance. While Congress is part of the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP), Bhai Jagtap expressed his desire for the party to contest the civic polls independently. Also Read | Amit Shah Birthday: Indian Cinema Stars ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance. While Congress is part of the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP), Bhai Jagtap expressed his desire for the party to contest the civic polls independently. He also stated that the final call will be taken by ...Read More >
Bihar assembly polls: "I don't see Jan Suraaj anywhere", says Upendra Kushwaha Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): With less than two weeks to go for the Bihar assembly elections, Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha on Monday downplayed the electoral challenge posed by Jan Suraaj party, founded Prashant Kishor for the Bihar assembly polls. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Kushwaha said that that the there is a direct contest between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president Upendra Kushwaha on Monday emphasised the unity within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), stating that the alliance is "far ahead" of the Mahagathbandhan, both in coordination and campaign momentum. In an interview with ANI, Kushwaha criticised the Mahagathbandhan, saying its constituents have fielded candidates against each other, while the NDA finalised seat-sharing earlier and is now running an organised campa ...Read More >
As the assembly elections approach, the NDA is making a bold move by nominating a diverse slate of Kushwaha candidates. This tactic seeks to re-establish a foothold among Kushwaha voters, whose allegiance shifted in the last Lok Sabha election. The list of candidates released by the BJP and its ally JDU so far clearly shows that Kushwaha voters are in focus in the NDA camp. BJP and JDU have fielded seven Kushwaha candidates each from their respective quota. In the 2024 LS polls, a section of K ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 17 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) National President and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha on Thursday said that his party has not been sidelined and it will contest six seats in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections 2025. Speaking to ANI, Kushwaha said, "The entire process of discussions has been completed, and it has been finalised who will contest how many seats... Our party has not been sidelined. We have been given six seats..." Also Read ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 17 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) National President and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha on Thursday said that his party has not been sidelined and it will contest six seats in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections 2025. Speaking to ANI, Kushwaha said, "The entire process of discussions has been completed, and it has been finalised who will contest how many seats... Our party has not been sidelined. We have been given six seats..." The Rasht ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), led by former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha, on Thursday released its second and final list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections 2025. RLM, a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), will contest a total of six seats in the state. Also Read | Punj ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), led by former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha, on Thursday released its second and final list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections 2025. RLM, a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), will contest a total of six seats in the state. In its latest li ...Read More >
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has accused the Maharashtra government of making "sugarcane cultivators" contribute to Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) instead of helping rain-hit farmers on its own, and asked it to reconsider the imposition of a levy on sugarcane mills. The criticism stems from the government's move to impose a levy on sugarcane in mills to provide relief to affected farmers through the CMRF. "I am surprised that the Maharashtra government decided to cha ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has accused the Maharashtra government of making "sugarcane cultivators" contribute to Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) instead of helping rain-hit farmers on its own, and asked it to reconsider the imposition of a levy on sugarcane mills. The criticism stems from the government's move to impose a levy on sugarcane in mills to provide relief to affected farmers through the CMRF. "I am surprised that the Maharashtra government decided to charge ...Read More >
Mumbai: At the Eknath Shinde-headlined Dussehra rally on Thursday, Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam made the sensational allegation that party founder Bal Thackeray's body was kept at his Bandra residence for two days after his death and his fingerprints taken.Slamming Kadam, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said "such statements are a betrayal of the party and of Balasaheb". NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule also criticised Kadam for his "inhuman" remarks.On Friday, Kadam went a step further to make more ...Read More >
Beed, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday stressed that the existing reservation benefits of socially backward OBC communities should not be disturbed while extending benefits to the Maratha community. "The groups that were identified and given reservation benefits on the basis of social backwardness remain backward even today. Their quota cannot be touched while extending similar benefits to the Maratha community," the BJP leader ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) BK Hariprasad has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, whose member recently said on television that Rahul 'Gandhi should be shot in the chest', stating that the party was made up of people who shot dead Icon of Peace Mahatma Gandhi. Sharing his views on his personal 'X' account on the BJP spokesperson's statement recently, Hariprasad said, "Rahul Gandhi has been facing threats from BJP leaders already as he is fighting ...Read More >
Nagpur: Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), urging it to "burn its ten faces of reactionary politics" while warning against threats to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi."On Dussehra, the burning of Ravana signifies not a person but the destruction of evil tendencies. The ten faces of the Sangh are not just spread in ten directions but hidden in every reactionary force. They must be condemned and burnt -- this i ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Acharya Devvrat, who has been serving as the Governor of Gujarat, was on Monday sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra in a solemn ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to Devvrat. Significantly, the Governor chose to read his oath in Sanskrit, drawing attention to the rich cultural heritage of the language. Also Read | 'Taj ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Acharya Devvrat, who has been serving as the Governor of Gujarat, was on Monday sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra in a solemn ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to Devvrat. Significantly, the Governor chose to read his oath in Sanskrit, drawing attention to the rich cultural heritage of the language. Maharashtra Chief ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Acharya Devvrat, who has been serving as the Governor of Gujarat, was on Monday sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra in a solemn ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to Devvrat. Significantly, the Governor chose to read his oath in Sanskrit, drawing attention to the rich cultural heritage of the language. Maharashtra Chief ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 13 (PTI) The Maharashtra BJP on Saturday staged demonstrations in Mumbai and Nashik to protest against an AI-generated purported video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother shared by the Congress on social media. The ruling party has alleged that the AI-generated video, circulated by the Bihar unit of the Congress on X, was an insult to all mothers in the country. Talking to reporters during the protest here, BJP MLC Chitra Wagh said, "This is not just an insult to the late ...Read More >
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