Morning Digest: October 3, 2022

Morning Digest: October 3, 2022

Brazil presidential race goes to Lula-Bolsonaro runoff Brazil’s top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright Sunday in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office. Poverty, unemployment […]

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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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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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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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Show-cause notice issued to 53 Shiv Sena MLAs

Show-cause notice issued to 53 Shiv Sena MLAs

Members of both factions of party get notice; Aaditya Thackeray’s name left out by Shinde group Members of both factions of party get notice; Aaditya Thackeray’s name left out by Shinde group The Maharashtra Legislature Secretary has issued show-cause notices to 53 of the total 55 Shiv Sena MLAs in the State — 39 members […]

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Supreme Court to hear plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu on July 11

Supreme Court to hear plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu on July 11

He had sought suspension of Shinde, 15 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification pleas are pending He had sought suspension of Shinde, 15 rebel MLAs against whom disqualification pleas are pending The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu seeking suspension from the Assembly of Maharashtra Chief […]

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Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to leave Assam for Goa

Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to leave Assam for Goa

The flight is expected to leave Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport for Goa’s Dabolim airport at around 3 p.m., sources said. The flight is expected to leave Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport for Goa’s Dabolim airport at around 3 p.m., sources said. The rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, who have been camping in Guwahati […]

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Sanjay Raut seeks more time to appear before Enforcement Directorate; his lawyer submits letter to probe agency in Mumbai

Sanjay Raut seeks more time to appear before Enforcement Directorate; his lawyer submits letter to probe agency in Mumbai

The ED had summoned Rajya Sabha member Raut for questioning in the money-laundering probe linked to the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’ and other related financial transactions involving his wife and friends. The ED had summoned Rajya Sabha member Raut for questioning in the money-laundering probe linked to the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’ and […]

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Maharashtra political crisis live updates | June 27, 2022

Maharashtra political crisis live updates | June 27, 2022

All the latest updates as the Shiv Sena-led MVA battles the crisis for the sixth day All the latest updates as the Shiv Sena-led MVA battles the crisis for the sixth day The political turmoil in Maharashtra intensified on Sunday, with rebel Shiv Sena MLA and Minister Eknath Shinde moving the Supreme Court against the […]

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Morning digest: June 26, 2022

Morning digest: June 26, 2022

A select list of stories to read before you start your day Day after Gujarat verdict, Teesta Setalvad, ex-IPS officer held in Mumbai Ahmedabad Police on Saturday arrested former Indian Police Service (IPS) whistle-blower officer R.B. Sreekumar, and detained Mumbai-based social activist Teesta Setalvad, after filing a first information report (FIR) naming them, along with […]

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