Splits in key political parties Shiv Sena and NCP have made the battle for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra more interesting, besides the focus on traditional issues like unemployment and farmer suicides. Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and … Read more
Seamstress Tove Lycke works on NATO flags, at the flag manufacturer Flagghuset, in Akersberga, outside Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS INS Kolkata assists two merchant vessels hit in Gulf of Aden Indian Naval destroyer INS Kolkata responded to two instances of missile/drone attacks on merchant vessels in the last few days. On … Read more
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Chief Uddhav Thackeray. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on March 1 said it will list on March 7 the plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order declaring the Shiv Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the “real political … Read more
The Bombay High Court issued a notice to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police to reply to a plea for quashing an FIR registered against Romin Chheda who is said to be close to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray. However, the bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak refused to grant … Read more
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the raging disqualification tussle between the rival Shiv Sena groups, Maharashtra Deputy CM and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis exuded confidence that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would not be disqualified, remarking that even if that happened in the unlikely event, then Mr. … Read more
PM Modi tweeted, an inside view of the newly constructed Rajya Sabha of new Parliament building that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28th, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on May 26 hit out at the Centre for not inviting President Droupadi Murmu … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar has credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma for the BJP’s victory in 2014 and said inflation and jobs for the youth are more important issues in the country than the PM’s academic degree. Mr. Pawar’s … Read more
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar has said the farmers ending their lives is not a new issue and such incidents have been happening for many years. He was responding to a query by reporters who sought his comment on the death of farmers in … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha Secretariat has allotted the Shiv Sena office in Parliament House to the Eknath Shinde-led faction after the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the group as the real Shiv Sena. Also read: Supreme Court urgently lists Uddhav Thackeray’s plea to stay EC order … Read more
Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray at a press conference at his residence ‘Matoshree’, in Mumbai on February 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday told his supporters that the party’s ‘bow and arrow’ symbol has been stolen and the thief needs to be taught a lesson, a remark aimed at … Read more