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Radisson Guwahati closes all bookings till June 30
Luxury hotel Radisson Blu Guwahati, where dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is camping along with other MLAs from Maharashtra, has stopped all new bookings till June 30. Dissident legislators of Shiv Sena, which heads the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government in Maharashtra, have been camping in...
Eknath Shinde has late night meeting with Fadnavis
Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde met BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis in Gujarat last night to discuss possible government formation in Maharashtra, sources have said. Eknath Shinde flew to Vadodara on a special flight last night from Assam’s Guwahati where he is camping with nearly 40 rebel MLAs. Home Minister...
Rajasthan anti-corruption body notice to Union minister
Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been served a court notice by Rajasthan Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in an alleged case of horse-trading relating to the allegations of a conspiracy to pull down the Ashok Gehlot government in 2020. The notice was issued by a Jaipur court after the...
Cong raises points about SC clean chit to Modi
The Congress Saturday asked if a chief minister or a state government will ever be held accountable even if the state is thrown into a circle of pre-meditated violence and riots, a day after the Supreme Court upheld an SIT clearance to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in...
Gujarat ex top cop, activist held within a day of SC verdict
A day after the Supreme Court upheld the all clear given by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots cases, the Gujarat police on Saturday arrested former Director General of Police R B Sreekumar and took in custody social activist Teesta Setalvad...
Ram Gopal Varma in trouble over tweet on Droupadi Murmu
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, whose tweets often land him in trouble, has courted a fresh controversy. A case has been filed against him for a controversial tweet with a ‘Mahabharata‘ reference on Droupadi Murmu, the presidential candidate of the BJP. “If DRAUPADI is the PRESIDENT who are the PANDAVAS?...
Thackeray says Eknath & co will land up in BJP
Striking a defiant note, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday night dared rebel leader Eknath Shinde and the BJP to try and take away the Shiv Sena cadre and those who vote for the party, and also accused the BJP of trying to finish off the Sena. In...
Yashwant Sinha dials PM, Rajnath Singh for support
The opposition candidate for the presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday, seeking their support for the July 18 polls. Sinha also dialled Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and reminded him of the commitment that the Jharkhand Mukti...
All eyes on Uddhav Thackeray’s next move
The political crisis in Maharashtra grew deeper Friday with the Shiv Sena alleging that a Union Minister has “threatened” Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar. Rebel leader Eknath Shinde, meanwhile, has claimed the support of 50 MLAs. “He is the son of Maharashtra. They are threatening him. Modi ji,...
Assam CM says he is unaware of Maharashtra MLAs’ stay
Amid the deepening crisis in the Maharashtra government, with a rebel group of over 40 Shiv Sena MLAs camping in a five-star hotel on the outskirts of Guwahati, while back home the Maha Vikas Aghadi government gasps for air, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has plainly denied the...
PM security breach in Punjab traced to planning failure
The committee probing the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the last stages of collecting evidence. So far the probe is heading towards “planning failure” on PM Modi’s visit to Punjab in January this year. “The committee is collecting evidence from all stakeholders concerned and compiling...
Delhi Lt Governor suspends key aide in Kejriwal’s office
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday ordered the suspension of the deputy secretary in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office and two sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) over corruption charges. Prakash Chandra Thakur posted as deputy secretary in the chief minister’s office, Vasant Vihar SDM Harshit Jain, and Vivek...
Assam CM’s wife slaps Rs 100 cr suit against Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia faces a Rs 100 crore civil defamation case by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma. Earlier this month, Sisodia had alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Sarma awarded a contract for Covid Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to a company...
ED questions M’rashtra minister for 10 hours, called again
Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in connection with a money laundering probe. He was questioned for 10 hours today and has been summoned again tomorrow. The 57-year-old legislator reached the federal agency’s office in Ballard Estate around 11:20 am, following which his...
Centre tells SC it must be heard before any Agnipath decision
The Centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court urging that the court “must hear its side” before taking any decision on the petitions challenging the ‘Agnipath’ military recruitment scheme. So far, three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme- the centre’s short-term recruitment...
Rahul Gandhi’s ED questioning resumes for fifth day
Even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned for a fourth day by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, he has been summoned for Tuesday as well. The Wayanad MP has been questioned for 40 hours in four days so far in a case of alleged money laundering. Last...
Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde disappears with MLAs
Maharashtra Minister and top Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has reportedly moved to a hotel in Gujarat’s Surat with 11 other party MLAs, setting off alarm bells in the Uddhav Thackeray government. Sources say Shinde, who is reportedly upset, is “unreachable”. Palghar MLA Srinivas Vanga, Aligarh legislator Mahendra Dalvi...
Modi bemoans ‘good intentions’ getting caught in politics
Prime Minister Narendra today said it is India’s “misfortune” that good intentions get trapped in politics. His remarks come amid nationwide protests against the Centre’s new military recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’. The prime minister, however, made no direct reference to the scheme in his speech which was largely focused on...
