Sharad Pawar steps in amid row over Rahul Gandhi’s Savarkar remark; asks Congress to tone down attack

Sharad Pawar steps in amid row over Rahul Gandhi’s Savarkar remark; asks Congress to tone down attack

Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharaed Pawar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Amid strains in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance over Rahul Gandhi’s strident criticism of V. D. Savarkar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has stepped in to play the peacemaker by conveying the Shiv Sena’s concerns on the issue to the […]

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Shiv Sena office in Parliament House allotted to Eknath Shinde-led faction: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Shiv Sena office in Parliament House allotted to Eknath Shinde-led faction: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha Secretariat has allotted the Shiv Sena office in Parliament House to the Eknath Shinde-led faction after the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the group as the real Shiv Sena. Also read: Supreme Court urgently lists Uddhav Thackeray’s plea to stay EC order […]

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Maha citizens displeasure with EC’s Sena decision will be seen in Kasba bypoll voting: Ajit Pawar

Maha citizens displeasure with EC’s Sena decision will be seen in Kasba bypoll voting: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Monday said people of Maharashtra have not liked the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena. On February 17, the EC had allotted the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and […]

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Our govt. with BJP formed legally, says Maha CM Shinde; Raut asserts Thackeray faction is ‘real’ Sena

Our govt. with BJP formed legally, says Maha CM Shinde; Raut asserts Thackeray faction is ‘real’ Sena

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Friday said his party believes in judiciary and expects that the Supreme Court will give its verdict in the case related to the June 2022 Maharashtra political crisis based […]

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Supriya Sule, other NCP leaders join Rahul Gandhi in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Nanded

Supriya Sule, other NCP leaders join Rahul Gandhi in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Nanded

The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ entered Maharashtra on Monday night and will cover Nanded city, Deglur and Ardhapur areas and proceed to Hingoli on Friday The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ entered Maharashtra on Monday night and will cover Nanded city, Deglur and Ardhapur areas and proceed to Hingoli on Friday Prominent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders joined […]

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Mumbai court grants bail to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in money laundering case

Mumbai court grants bail to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in money laundering case

After being questioned for nine hours on June 28, Sanjay Raut was arrested on August 1 by the ED on allegations of money laundering After being questioned for nine hours on June 28, Sanjay Raut was arrested on August 1 by the ED on allegations of money laundering A special court in Mumbai granted bail […]

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Assembly bypolls: All eyes on BJP and regional parties as voting for seven seats underway in six States

Assembly bypolls: All eyes on BJP and regional parties as voting for seven seats underway in six States

The BJP and the ruling TRS had been campaigning aggressively in Munugode in Telangana, where the Congress MLA had resigned and is fighting on the saffron party’s ticket The BJP and the ruling TRS had been campaigning aggressively in Munugode in Telangana, where the Congress MLA had resigned and is fighting on the saffron party’s […]

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Uddhav Thackeray says EC action ‘injustice’, seeks swift issuing of interim name, symbol from options given by his faction

Uddhav Thackeray says EC action ‘injustice’, seeks swift issuing of interim name, symbol from options given by his faction

ECI on October 8 barred both factions of the Shiv Sena from using party name, symbol in Andheri East Assembly bypoll ECI on October 8 barred both factions of the Shiv Sena from using party name, symbol in Andheri East Assembly bypoll After the Shiv Sena faction led by him on Sunday submitted three options […]

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Morning Digest: October 9, 2022

Morning Digest: October 9, 2022

Election Commission freezes Shiv Sena symbol, name  The Election Commission on Saturday decided that the two factions of the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde, would not be allowed to use the party name and symbol for the ongoing Andheri East by-poll till the EC passes a final order on the dispute between them. Anticipating the […]

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