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Mumbai: The Indian National Congress on Sunday announced Akash Vijayrao More as its candidate for the upcoming Baramati Assembly by-election, setting up a direct contest against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. Who Is Akash More? More, currently serving as secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, has a political lineage. His father, Vijayrao More, was a former Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. A lawyer by profession, More had previously contested th ...Read More >
NASHIK: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio, said on Sunday that the govt will conduct an inquiry into how the Call Detail Records (CDR) of rape-accused astrologer Ashok Kharat landed in the hands of private individuals. Fadnavis also stated that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken cognizance of Kharat's bank accounts and properties, noting that the agency's inquiry is already underway.The CDR issue comes against the backdrop of claims made by activist Anja ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Congress on Sunday dashed the NCP's hopes to secure an unopposed victory for deputy chief minister and party chief Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll, announcing Akash More, a prominent Dhangar leader, as its candidate. The announcement was made late in the evening, after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal turned down Pawar's plea for support citing a policy decision by the party. "As Baramati has a significant number of Dhangar voters, the Congress wants to unite t ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Sunday responded to the CDR leak issue in the Ashok Kharat case by claiming a feeling was getting traction among people that political hurdles were being created for "a person from a common household", a reference to Deputy Chief Minister and his party leader Eknath Shinde. Activist Anjali Damania on Friday alleged that at least 17 calls were exchanged between Shinde and arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat during an unspecified period ...Read More >
Nashik/Mumbai, April 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday assured a probe into the alleged CDR leak in the case of the self-styled godman Ashok Kharat and an investigation into his assets by the Enforcement Directorate. No one has the right to obtain such call data records, Fadnavis said amid a furore after activist Anjali Damania on Friday made revelations about calls purportedly exchanged between Kharat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads Shiv Sena. T ...Read More >
Jaipur, Apr 5 (PTI) Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and gusty winds was recorded at isolated places in Rajasthan over the past 24 hours under the influence of a western disturbance, the weather office said on Sunday. According to officials, western parts of the state witnessed rainfall at one or two places, while eastern Rajasthan recorded scattered rain activity with thunderstorms and strong winds. The highest rainfall in the state was recorded in Bari town of Dholpur distri ...Read More >
MUMBAI: NCP chief and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday rang up Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and sought his support for her candidature in the Baramati by-poll scheduled for April 23. The NCP has been looking to ensure an unopposed victory for her, and to this end has been approaching parties to not field a candidate. However, while others were favourably inclined, the Congress was not. According to NCP insiders, Sunetra dialled Thackeray soon after the Congress on F ...Read More >
Mumbai: Congress has raised questions over the alleged leak of the Call Detail Records (CDR) of rape accused Ashok Kharat, pointing to his phone communications with deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and senior BJP leaders Chandrakant Patil and Ashish Shelar, and Shiv Sena UBT's Milind Narvekar. Congress leader Sachin Sawant asked "whether the leak was selectively carried out by those in power to settle internal scores" and demanded a reply from the govt over the leak of CDR.A CDR contains a pe ...Read More >
Baramati Bypoll: The bypoll for the Baramati Assembly constituency in Maharashtra, following the death of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, is set to be conducted on April 23. The Nationalist Congress Party has fielded Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar from Baramati. While the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena have decided to not contest the polls in respect to Ajit Pawar, Congress has reportedly expressed willingness to field its candidate, leading to another possible rif ...Read More >
Dehradun, Apr 4 (PTI) Uttarakhand Police have arrested two more men involved in the murder of a retired Brigadier following an encounter on early Saturday morning, officials said. Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramendra Singh Dobal said that a total of nine individuals have been arrested in the case so far. According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday at Mussoorie Road, when Mukesh Joshi, 74, a resident of Tula Apartments in Johri village, had gone out for a mornin ...Read More >
Budaun (UP), Apr 4 (PTI) A farmer in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh was left stunned after receiving tax notices of Rs 14.66 crore, allegedly for a fraudulent firm operating by using his name in Delhi. After the farmer submitted a formal application, a two-member team, comprising the Additional District Magistrate (Finance) and the Deputy Commissioner (GST), has been constituted to investigate the matter," Budaun District Magistrate Avneesh Rai said on Saturday. Upon inquiring about the matt ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appealed to all parties to ensure an unopposed bypoll in the Baramati assembly constituency, necessitated by the death of then NCP president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, to elect his wife and incumbent Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar. He urged consensus in backing Sunetra Pawar to respect Maharashtra's political traditions. Also Read: Who is Sunetra Pawar? Maharashtra's first woman Deputy Chief Minister Recalling past instances, Fadnavi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday dismissed speculation of power tussle and rift within the party, saying too much was being read into the top party leaders' communications with the Election commission of India (ECI) done in the wake of party chief Ajit Pawar's death. The party made its stand clear amid allegations against senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare that they tried to take over the NCP after the death of Ajit Pawar, and also speculation that ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appealed to all parties to ensure an unopposed bypoll in the Baramati assembly constituency, necessitated by the death of then NCP president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, to elect his wife and incumbent Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar. He urged consensus in backing Sunetra Pawar to respect Maharashtra's political traditions. Recalling past instances, Fadnavis cited the unopposed bypoll held after the death of NCP (undivided) M ...Read More >
Varanasi (UP), Apr 4 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accused previous governments of "facilitating cheating, saying that before 2017, "education was not on the government's agenda". Questioning the situation before 2017, Adityanath said, "Education was neither on the government's agenda" nor was there any concern, as their own people were "facilitating cheating". "To enable this cheating, it was essential for them that no actual teaching or learning took place wi ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania reinforced self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's links with the rich and powerful on Friday a she presented call records between Kharat and several key political figures in the state, apart from former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar, who resigned from the post after her association with Kharat came to light. She claimed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde received 17 calls from the rape-accused last year and made 7 calls; one of the calls last ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the political turmoil continued over the removal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, left no stone unturned to criticise the party and its Convener Arvind Kejriwal, calling the latter "insecure" and AAP as "liphafa party". BJP National Spokesperson Shazia Ilmi said she was neither surprised nor did she found anything unusual in this. "This is the Aam Aadm ...Read More >
Jalgaon: During a press conference today, Shiv Sena (Thackeray Faction) leader and MP Sanjay Raut praised the manner in which the Nashik Police and the SIT are investigating the case against Ashok Kharat, the individual from Nashik accused of practising charlatanism, as well as the firm stance taken by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding this matter. However, he declined to comment further on the subject at this time. When questioned about the Ashok Kharat case, MP Sanjay Raut stated tha ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday slammed AAP MP Raghav Chadha and said he believes he is "compromised", pointing out that he has gone against the party whip. Mann said that if Chadha is unwilling to speak on issues like the "deletion" of votes in West Bengal, stage a walkout from Parliament on important issues or raise a voice against the arrest of several AAP volunteers and leaders in Gujarat, then it is breaking the party line and going against the party w ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday slammed AAP MP Raghav Chadha and said he believes he is "compromised", pointing out that he has gone against the party whip. Mann said that if Chadha is unwilling to speak on issues like the "deletion" of votes in West Bengal, stage a walkout from Parliament on important issues or raise a voice against the arrest of several AAP volunteers and leaders in Gujarat, then it is breaking the party line and going against the party w ...Read More >
Eradication of Maoism needed only a strong will, which the Narendra Modi government has, and the Congress, in contrast, not only allowed Maoist violence to proliferate but the growth of urban Naxals also took place under their watch, Union Minister Amit Shah said today. Responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha on eradication of Left-wing terror -- the government's deadline for which ends tomorrow -- Shah said the Maoist violence has cost the lives of 20,000 young people and affected 120 millio ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi accused Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of corruption and alleged that the BJP leadership is operating a "land ATM" to benefit corporates. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that he is the "most corrupt Chief Minister" in the country and accusing the BJP leadership of facilitating corporate interests at the cost of the public. Addressing an election rally in support of party candidate Raton Engti for the ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A month after Sunetra Pawar took over as the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) national president following the death of her husband and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, her younger son Jay Pawar has now officially entered active politics. Jay Pawar has been appointed to the NCP's apex committee, though he is yet to be assigned responsibility within the party organisation. Incidentally, Jay's brother, Parth Pawar, has been elected to the Rajya Sabha and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Many Opposition party MPs on Thursday, during a discussion on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, cautioned NDA partner Telugu Desam Party (TDP) about the BJP's alleged opportunistic approach, claiming it follows a 'use-and-throw' policy. The allegation prompted Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to reply, stating, "We honour friendship. We don't cheat." During the debate on the Bill, which sought to formally establish Amaravati as the capit ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote amid an Opposition walkout. The bill seeks to create a unified legal framework governing personnel across different CAPF forces, replacing the current patchwork of separate service rule regimes for the five Central Armed Police Forces. Replying to the debate on the bill, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the purpose of the bill is ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A controversy has erupted after Jain monk Acharya Nayan Padmasagar claimed that Maratha queen Maharani Tarabai, the daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and wife of Rajaram Maharaj, belonged to the Jain community. Speaking at a Jain community event in Mumbai, Jain monk Acharya Padmasagar claimed that when Muhammad Ghori invaded India, a Jain queen of Mewar had taken up arms against him. He further said that during the Mughal period, after the death of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Mah ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore questioned the timing of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill in the Lok Sabha, as Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Bill on Thursday after it was passed in the Upper House. In an X post, Manickam Tagore alleged that the Centre has planned to introduce the CAPF Bill, 2026, on the day when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Assam for his pre-planned election rally. He ...Read More >
Mumbai: A fresh controversy has erupted in Maharashtra after Jain monk Acharya Nayan Padmasagar claimed that Maharani Tarabai - the daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and wife of Rajaram Maharaj - belonged to the Jain community. Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut has slammed the remarks calling it an attempt to alter the identity of Maharashtra. Speaking at a Jain community event in Mumbai, the monk claimed that Maharani Tararani, the legendary Maratha queen who fought against Aurangz ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Parliament on Wednesday passed four key legislations -- the Jan Vishwas Bill, key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Bill, the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 -- as the Opposition parties staged a walkout from both Houses, alleging lack of discussion, disregard for parliamentary procedures, and injustice to armed forces personnel. The Rajya Sabh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote amid the walkout by the entire Opposition in protest. The bill provides for 50 per cent of posts in the CAPFs to be filled by deputation in the rank of Inspector General, a minimum of 67 per cent in the rank of Additional Director General, and all posts in the ranks of Special Director General and Director General. Replying to the debate, ...Read More >
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