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Sena MP sees discontent over effect of Ajit Pawar’s entry
The induction of the NCP group led by Ajit Pawar in the Maharashtra cabinet has dented the prospects of ministerial aspirants from BJP and Shiv Sena leaving some of them upset and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is aware of this feeling, Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar said on Wednesday....
Raj Thackeray sees Sharad Pawar’s hand in Mumbai coup
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that the political developments in Maharashtra could have the blessings of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar himself. He was talking to reporters here about NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joining the Shiv Sena-BJP government in the state...
Mehbooba alleges govt bid to bring 10 lakh ‘outsiders’
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has opposed the government’s move to provide land to landless people in the union territory. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader alleged the government was eyeing land in Jammu and Kashmir and wanted to convert the Valley into a slum. After...
Kumaraswamy leaves more hints of JD (S) warming up to BJP
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD (S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday appeared to be warming up to the BJP saying that ‘a new chapter has to begin to control looters’ as he targeted the Congress government alleging corruption. The JD(S) second-in-command said that he would support those...
BJP denies move to switch ministerial, organisational roles
BJP sources are clarifying that there is no large scale move to assign organisational roles to ministers as speculated. The party changed four state presidents — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand and Punjab — in one day and there are indications that the organisational exercise may pave way for a...
Sharad Pawar, Ajit brace up for Mumbai NCP showdown
The two NCP factions will hold key meets in Mumbai today to demonstrate that the bulk of the party’s legislators are with them. The party has been in firefighting mode since Ajit Pawar rebelled and joined the Maharashtra government last week. The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has...
Shivpal Yadav rubbishes claim of Mumbai-type coup in UP
Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday rubbished SBSP chief O P Rajbhar’s claim that several SP MLAs are thinking of switching sides, on the lines of the recent Maharashtra developments. He also said that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has always emerged stronger whenever his party...
Tamil superstar finally ready to take the political plunge
Tamil actor Vijay has kept his fans and observers guessing long enough on a blockbuster political debut. But Thalapathy, as he is popularly known, may be finally ready to take the plunge. The actor, who is shooting filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Leo currently, is likely to take a break from...
RSS always opposed violence, claims chief Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the Sangh’s leaders have always opposed violence. He was speaking at the release of a Marathi translation of a biography of RSS leader late Laxmanrao Inamdar, written in Gujarati by Narendra Modi (who was then a Sangh worker) and Rajabhai...
Ajit, Sharad Pawar factions meet today to plan ahead
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) disqualified nine rebel MLAs including Ajit Pawar who were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde-Fadnavis government ‘for indulging in anti-party activities’. Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal along with Dilip Patil, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Mundo, Dharmaraobaba Atram, Aditi Tatkare, Sanjay Bansode, and Anil Patil...
PM asks ministers to ensure ‘last mile’ delivery of schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at the newly built convention centre at the Pragati Maidan and asked his ministers to ensure “last mile” delivery of BJP’s welfare schemes. The meeting that went on for nearly five hours and was...
Maan exposes Cong ‘refuge’ to gangster Mukhtar Ansari
The political controversy over allegations of providing “refuge” to gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a Punjab jail by the previous government escalated on Monday as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched a fresh salvo at former Jail Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, revealing a confidential letter, while the Congress leader threatened to...
Change in top leadership of Punjab BJP ahead of polls
With the Lok Sabha elections just a little less than a year away, the BJP is planning a rejig in the Punjab unit, with a change in top leadership on the horizon. According to sources within the party, incumbent state unit chief Ashwani Sharma could be replaced, and among...
EC launches portal for financial reporting by political parties
In a bid to improve transparency of the finances of the political parties, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the launching of a portal for the parties to submit the required annual reports. In a statement, the poll panel said, “Political parties registered with the ECI...
Opposition says BJP’s ‘washing machine’ in action
Opposition parties on Sunday lashed out at the BJP after NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight others were inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, saying the ruling party’s “washing machine” has resumed its operation to clean tainted leaders and it was an “ED-facilitated power grab”. Ajit Pawar, who...
NCP disqualification move after Ajit Pawar switch
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will seek Ajit Pawar’s disqualification from the Maharashtra assembly today over his switch to the Eknath Shinde-led state government, plunging the party into a crisis. The NCP has submitted a petition to the Speaker of Maharashtra assembly, Rahul Narvekar, seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar...
Bureaucrats ‘overturning’ Delhi CM’s decisions
The National Capital Civil Services Authority (NCCSA), set up by the Centre through an ordinance, has been reduced to a “complete farce” as bureaucrats are “overturning” Delhi chief minister’s decisions and “dictating” their own will, the CMO said on Sunday. The statement by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) came...
Cong wait and watch on UCC gives BJP a stick to attack
Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law and Justice, which will meet on July 3 to discuss review of personal laws, has been provided with just the 21st Law Commission’s consultation paper on ‘Reform of Family Law’ which states “formulation of a Uniform Civil Code is...
