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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Manish Sisodia arrest | 9 Opposition leaders write to PM Modi about ‘misuse of Central agencies’

Manish Sisodia arrest | 9 Opposition leaders write to PM Modi about ‘misuse of Central agencies’

Aam Aadmi Party leaders and supporters protest against the arrest of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in New Delhi on March 4. | Photo Credit: ANI Nine Opposition leaders on March 5 wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the “blatant misuse of Central agencies against the members of the Opposition”, […]

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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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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province;  EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which […]

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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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Morning Digest | Tripura goes to the polls today; merchandise exports fall for 2nd month in a row, and more

Morning Digest | Tripura goes to the polls today; merchandise exports fall for 2nd month in a row, and more

Women poll officials head toward their respective polling stations for the Tripura Assembly elections, in Agartala, on Feb. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Tripura voters hold the winning card as State goes to the polls today A triangular contest—between the BJP, the Left Front-Congress combine and new entrant Tipra Motha—is on the cards in […]

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Morning Digest | Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in; Wholesale inflation eased to 4.7% in January, and more

Morning Digest | Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in; Wholesale inflation eased to 4.7% in January, and more

Security personnel deployed outside an automobile showroom, which is being demolished during an anti-encroachment drive, in Jammu on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in The month-long anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir to retrieve government land has been halted following an intervention by the Union Home Ministry, […]

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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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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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