Uddhav Thackeray responsible for dwindling Marathi-speaking population in Mumbai, says Eknath Shinde  

Uddhav Thackeray responsible for dwindling Marathi-speaking population in Mumbai, says Eknath Shinde  

The Maharashtra CM accuses Thackeray of having deceived his father Bal Thackeray by allying with Congress The Maharashtra CM accuses Thackeray of having deceived his father Bal Thackeray by allying with Congress Sounding the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction’s) poll bugle for the coming civic polls across Maharashtra, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday lashed […]

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NSA Doval meets Maharashtra CM, Governor

NSA Doval meets Maharashtra CM, Governor

It was a courtesy call, a statement from the governor’s office said. It was a courtesy call, a statement from the governor’s office said. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at their official residences here. Mr. Doval met Mr. Koshyari at […]

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Attempt to topple AAP government shows how dangerous ‘Operation Lotus’ is for democracy: Shiv Sena

Attempt to topple AAP government shows how dangerous ‘Operation Lotus’ is for democracy: Shiv Sena

The editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said the BJP was worried about 2024 Lok Sabha elections and scared of rival leaders such as Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar. The editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said the BJP was worried about 2024 Lok Sabha elections and scared of […]

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Rebel MLAs have no right to sit in the Assembly, says Aaditya Thackeray

Rebel MLAs have no right to sit in the Assembly, says Aaditya Thackeray

He jeered at the MLAs outside the Assembly by raising slogans that they had “sold out.” He jeered at the MLAs outside the Assembly by raising slogans that they had “sold out.” Dubbing the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and the BJP as a government of traitors, Sena leader and MLA Aaditya Thackeray said the […]

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Shinde allocates portfolio to newly-appointed ministers

Shinde allocates portfolio to newly-appointed ministers

Mr. Fadnavis gets Home; Mr. Shinde to handle Urban Development Mr. Fadnavis gets Home; Mr. Shinde to handle Urban Development Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced portfolio allocation to newly appointed ministers in the state cabinet. BJP received plum portfolios with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to hold Home, Finance and Planning, Law and Justice […]

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Maharashtra Cabinet expansion | Nine ministers each from BJP, Shiv Sena’s Shinde faction sworn in

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion | Nine ministers each from BJP, Shiv Sena’s Shinde faction sworn in

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion takes place 40 days after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis formed government Maharashtra Cabinet expansion takes place 40 days after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis formed government The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra Cabinet of the BJP-Shiv Sena government led by Eknath Shinde took place on Tuesday in Mumbai with 18 legislators […]

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Shinde-Fadnavis govt. illicit, 40 rebel MLAs can never be the face of Maharashtra: Aaditya Thackeray

Shinde-Fadnavis govt. illicit, 40 rebel MLAs can never be the face of Maharashtra: Aaditya Thackeray

Stop calling us ‘traitors’, we took this step to save the State and the Shiv Sena, retorts CM Eknath Shinde Stop calling us ‘traitors’, we took this step to save the State and the Shiv Sena, retorts CM Eknath Shinde Launching a broadside against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the rebel Shiv Sena faction, Sena […]

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Morning Digest: July 17, 2022

Morning Digest: July 17, 2022

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is NDA’s Vice-Presidential candidate Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J. P. Nadda on Saturday evening declared that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar would be the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) candidate for the post of Vice President of India. Polls for the post of Vice President will be held on August […]

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Morning Digest | India’s current account deficit a concern, says Finance Ministry; Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Israeli flights, and more

Morning Digest | India’s current account deficit a concern, says Finance Ministry; Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Israeli flights, and more

Kerala reports India’s first confirmed monkeypox case The first known lab-confirmed case of monkeypox in India — the official declaration is yet to come from the Union Health Ministry — has been reported in a 35-year-old male in Kerala, who reached the State capital three days ago from the UAE. State Health Minister Veena George, […]

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Morning Digest | Situation under control in Goa, says Congress; all eyes on Trinamool as Murmu visits West Bengal, and more

Morning Digest | Situation under control in Goa, says Congress; all eyes on Trinamool as Murmu visits West Bengal, and more

Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on Droupadi Murmu keeps everyone guessing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee on July 1 had softened her stand on the NDA candidate, saying that if she was aware of Ms. Murmu’s candidature earlier, things would have been different. New U.K. Prime Minister to be announced on September 5 The […]

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