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Shinde sharpens attack as Sena split deepens
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has escalated his attack on Uddhav Thackeray, using the Shiv Sena’s foundation day platform to signal that the turmoil inside the rival camp may deepen as speculation grows over a possible fresh round of defections by lawmakers aligned with Shiv Sena. Speaking at...
Court backs Telegram curbs before NEET retest
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre’s temporary restriction on Telegram ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination, accepting the government’s argument that an emergency intervention was needed to protect the integrity of one of the country’s largest entrance tests. Justice Tejas Karia ruled that the measures adopted were...
Rajbhar split claim raises UP poll stakes
Om Prakash Rajbhar has sharpened the political contest in Uttar Pradesh by claiming that the Samajwadi Party is moving towards an internal split, a charge dismissed by Akhilesh Yadav as part of a broader attempt to unsettle the opposition before the 2027 assembly election. Rajbhar, a minister in the...
Raut alleges cash push to split Sena MPs
Mumbai, June 17 — Shiv Sena accused rivals of trying to engineer a fresh breakaway in its parliamentary ranks, with Sanjay Raut alleging that lawmakers were being offered cash advances and flown by private aircraft as speculation mounted over a possible shift by several MPs to the Eknath Shinde-led...
Nagpur switch deepens Sena UBT strain
Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena suffered a fresh organisational blow in Nagpur after Nitin Tiwari, its city chief, joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena along with several local office-bearers. Tiwari was inducted in Mumbai in the presence of Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, marking a notable shift in the party’s...
Mantra order fuels Chhattisgarh school dispute
Chhattisgarh’s new school prayer schedule has triggered a sharp political confrontation after the state’s School Education Department directed government schools to include Vedic mantras and devotional recitations in the daily routine from June 16. The order, issued ahead of the 2026-27 academic session, places the Gayatri Mantra, Saraswati Vandana,...
