Politics
Thackeray was ready to align with BJP sans Shinde
After a revolt in the Shiv Sena, party president Uddhav Thackeray was ready to align with the BJP in Maharashtra if the dissidents dumped rebel leader Eknath Shinde, a proposal that was unacceptable to rebel MLAs and the national saffron outfit, legislator Deepak Kesarkar claimed on Friday. Kesarkar, a...
ED searches Young Indian office in Kharge’s presence
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday searched the office of Congress-owned Young Indian in Delhi as part of the ongoing probe in the National Herald case. The searches, which lasted for more than six hours, were conducted in the presence of senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge at the Herald...
SC asks EC to hold action on Shinde camp’s claim
The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Election Commission not to take any decision for now on the Eknath Shinde faction’s plea that it be considered the real Shiv Sena and granted the party poll symbol. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said it would take a...
RSS flays Rahul for ‘politicising’ Tiranga campaign
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) flayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday for his comments that the Sangh is not supporting BJP’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign launched as part of the celebrations to mark 75 years of Independence. The RSS has also advised Rahul to not politicise the occasion....
Assam ‘hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism’, says Sarma
Meghalaya is on alert even as terror modules are being unearthed in Assam. It is keeping a close watch on movement to and from the state as it is proving to be a “hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism” as per chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma...
Bengal CID teams ‘detained’ in Delhi, Guwahati
West Bengal CID claimed that two of its teams in New Delhi and Guwahati were restrained on Wednesday morning by the local police in the respective places from carrying out investigations into the cash seizure from three Jharkhand MLAs. A senior officer of the probe agency alleged that their...
Partha claims he is victim of conspiracy
Sacked Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee’s aide Arpita Mukherjee told Enforcement Directorate that she had no idea about the money and valuables in two of her apartments as Chatterjee would never allow her to enter the “locked rooms.” In the latest raid, cash and Rs 4.3 crore of jewellery were...
Alva gets boost with AAP, JMM support, but not enough
The Opposition camp Wednesday got a boost with the Aam Aadmi Party and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha announcing support to their joint vice presidential candidate Margaret Alva, but number are still firmly in favour of NDA nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar. The vice presidential poll to elect the successor to M...
Maharashtra CM Shinde says ministry expansion soon
The much-awaited expansion of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra cabinet is expected to take place in the next four days, a spokesperson of the Shinde camp said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Shinde himself had said it would happen “soon.” At present, Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister...
Govt denies plans to bring census into concurrent list
The government has no plans to bring the census into the concurrent list and allow state governments to conduct the census, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Rai, Union minister of state for home, also said that due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic...
