Politics

Will Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena survive current turmoil? BMC poll in Sept to be his next big "floor test"

While it'll be a tough ride back to state power for the Shiv Sena, Thackeray's resignation speech made it clear that he is ready to go all out and September's BMC 2022 election will be the make or break test for him

Jul 1, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach Hyderabad on Saturday for BJP's national executive meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving in Hyderabad on Saturday to attend the two-day meeting of the BJP's national executive.

Jul 1, 2022

Maha crisis: Rebel Sena Minister claims 34 MLAs with Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde: Humble auto-rickshaw driver catapulted to CM's driving seat

Decades ago, when Eknath Sambhaji Shinde was driving an auto-rickshaw, he may have never dreamt that one day he would change the course of state politics and zoom straight to the top driving seat of Maharashtra as its 20th Chief Minister.

Jun 30, 2022

Who is Eknath Shinde; Shiv Sena leader to be next Maha CM [details]

In a dramatic twist to the ongoing political upheavals in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena's rebel group leader Eknath Shinde will take oath as the new Chief Minister of the state at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday evening.

Jun 30, 2022

J&K LG calls meeting with regional leaders; reviews arrangements for Amarnath Yatra [details]

Putting politics on back burner, J&K LG meets regional politicians; discusses Amarnath Yatra arrangements

In a rare union at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar, J&K LG Manoj Sinha called upon leaders of regional political parties to discuss arrangements and management of the Amarnath Yatra.

Jun 29, 2022

Uddhav Thackeray steps down as Maha CM ahead of Thursday's floor test [details]

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday night announced he was stepping down from his post.

Jun 29, 2022

MVA countdown? Maha Guv orders CM Thackeray to prove majority on Thursday (Ld)

Maharashtra Crisis: Shinde camp to leave for Goa today, join floor test tomorrow in Mumbai

Rolling the political ball, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has directed the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress to take a floor test and prove its House majority on June 30 (Thursday).

Jun 29, 2022

MVA countdown: Maha Guv orders CM Thackeray to prove majority on Thursday [details]

The Governor has convened a one-day Special Session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Thursday with a single point agenda of a trust vote against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in view of the political upheavals along with legal, procedural issues witnessed in the past nine days.

Jun 29, 2022

BJP suffers embarrasment in K'taka; minister rakes up separate state demand [details]

In a major embarrasment to the BJP government in Karnataka, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Umesh Katti's recent statements demanding a separate state for north Karnataka has reignited the debate over regional divide in the southern state.

Jun 28, 2022

Maharashtra crisis: SC halts disqualification notice to rebel Shiv Sena MLAs; Next hearing on July 11 [Today's developments]

Reportedly, the rebel MLAs are likely to extend their stay at the luxury hotel in Guwahati. The security around the property has been tightened even as several senior government and police officials were seen entering and exiting the hotel frequently

Jun 27, 2022

Punjab CM appeals for calm over Moosewala's killing

Punjab AAP's first Budget gives 300 units of free electricity to households [full details]

A day after a humiliating electoral defeat in its stronghold parliamentary seat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab in its first Budget on Monday proposed to spend Rs 1.55 lakh crore with no new tax, and also provisioned for supplying 300 units of free electricity each month to every household from July 1.

Jun 27, 2022

Smt. N C Gandhi and B V Gandhi Mahila Arts and Commerce College, Bhavnagar, Saurashtra region

Gujarat college principal asks students to join BJP to be allowed with mobiles inside campus, fired

The trustees asked the in-charge principal to resign after the students complained against the shocking circular

Jun 27, 2022

Shekahwat was hand in glove in conspiracy to topple Rajasthan Govt, alleges Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Union minister and senior BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, alleging that the latter was hand in glove with Sachin Pilot in the conspiracy to topple the state government.

Jun 25, 2022

Maharashtra political crisis: Section 144 imposed, Shinde's faction named as Shiv Sena Balasaheb, Uddhav Thackeray objects [key developments]

MLA Deepak Kesarkar, the spokesperson for the rebel Eknath Shinde camp, said that they were still in Shiv Sena and were not merging with any other party but had two-thirds majority to follow the path they wanted

Jun 25, 2022

Madhya Pradesh panchayat polls: one dead at polling booth in wall collapse

One person was reported killed after wall of a polling booth collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district as the voting for the first phase of three-tire panchayat elections began on Saturday.

Jun 25, 2022

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Politics

Will Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena survive current turmoil? BMC poll in Sept to be his next big "floor test"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach Hyderabad on Saturday for BJP's national executive meeting

Eknath Shinde: Humble auto-rickshaw driver catapulted to CM's driving seat

Who is Eknath Shinde; Shiv Sena leader to be next Maha CM [details]

Putting politics on back burner, J&K LG meets regional politicians; discusses Amarnath Yatra arrangements

Uddhav Thackeray steps down as Maha CM ahead of Thursday's floor test [details]

Maharashtra Crisis: Shinde camp to leave for Goa today, join floor test tomorrow in Mumbai

MVA countdown: Maha Guv orders CM Thackeray to prove majority on Thursday [details]

BJP suffers embarrasment in K'taka; minister rakes up separate state demand [details]

Maharashtra crisis: SC halts disqualification notice to rebel Shiv Sena MLAs; Next hearing on July 11 [Today's developments]

Punjab AAP's first Budget gives 300 units of free electricity to households [full details]

Gujarat college principal asks students to join BJP to be allowed with mobiles inside campus, fired

Shekahwat was hand in glove in conspiracy to topple Rajasthan Govt, alleges Ashok Gehlot

Maharashtra political crisis: Section 144 imposed, Shinde's faction named as Shiv Sena Balasaheb, Uddhav Thackeray objects [key developments]

Madhya Pradesh panchayat polls: one dead at polling booth in wall collapse

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

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