Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over govt formation in Maharashtra
Nov 24, 2019, at 08:53 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party and Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari over the dramatic turn of events that saw Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar taking oath as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively.
Nov 24, 2019, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that India is witnessing a rapid transformation in all spheres and that the Prime Minister’s clarion call of ‘reform, perform and transform’ has given a new sense of urgency and direction to the country, and the Governors should ensure that the momentum is maintained and tangible outcomes are achieved through collective and collaborative efforts.
I will always be in NCP: Ajit Pawar
Nov 24, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Rebel Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, who was yesterday made the Deputy Chief Minister in the BJP-led Maharashtra government, on Sunday said he will always be in the party and consider Sharad Pawar as the leader.
Maharashtra guv should resign on moral grounds: Ashok Gehlot
Nov 24, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari should resign on moral grounds for being a part of the plot that led to the surprise swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis as the CM of Maharashtra, an India Today report said.
Ajit Pawar thanks PM Modi, says 'We will ensure a stable govt in Maharashtra'
Nov 24, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Rebel Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, who was yesterday made the Deputy Chief Minister in the BJP-led Maharashtra government, on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 17 other BJP leaders in a series of tweets.
BJP MP Sanjay Kakade meets Sharad Pawar
Nov 24, 2019, at 04:12 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: BJP MP Sanjay Kakade met NCP chief Sharad Pawar this morning amid turbulent political situation in Maharashtra after Pawar's nephew and political heir called a coup siding with BJP and aborting midway the attempts of BJP-free government formation in Maharashtra.
Tripura Madhyamik result scam: Board official sent to police remand
Nov 24, 2019, at 02:44 pm
Agartala/UNI: A local court last night sent deputy secretary of Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) Bikramjit Debbarma to four days police remand for his alleged involvement in result scam of Madhyamik exam in 2014.
PM urges schools to be part of Fit India Week in Mann Ki Baat
Nov 24, 2019, at 02:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted Central Board of Secondary Education's Fit India initiative and urged the schools to follow the same this December.
No floor test for now, SC asks Centre to produce letter of majority
Nov 24, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Sunday rejected any floor test by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for now to prove its majority in the Maharashtra Assembly and asked the Centre to first produce the letters of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claiming majority along with the Governor's invitation to form the government.
Sena, NCP, Congress demand floor test for BJP in SC
Nov 24, 2019, at 12:43 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Shiv Sena, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday demanded in the Supreme Court that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must take a floor test to prove its majority in Maharashtra Assembly.
Veteran RSP leader Kshiti Goswami passes away
Nov 24, 2019, at 11:33 am
Kolkata/UNI: Veteran Left front leader and National General Secretary of Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) Kshiti Goswami breathed his last on Sunday.
PM Modi to address Mann Ki Baat today
Nov 24, 2019, at 10:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 59th Mann Ki Baat in a few while form now.
Maharashtra twist: Congress, Sena, NCP move MLAs to Mumbai hotels
Nov 24, 2019, at 10:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stunning all by forming government in Maharashtra on Saturday morning, the Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wing and the Congress have been forced to move their MLAs to different hotels, media reports said on Sunday.
PM Modi uses special powers to revoke Article 356 in Maharashtra
Nov 24, 2019, at 09:27 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday used special powers conferred on him under rules for the transaction of government business to recommend the end to President's rule in Maharashtra.
SC to hear Sena-NCP-Cong petition today after Ajit helps Fadnavis to become Maharashtra CM
Nov 24, 2019, at 01:03 am
Mumbai/New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Sunday morning will hear the petitions filed by the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress against the Centre's move to revoke Presidential rule in Maharashtra on Saturday early morning and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's step to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis to become the Chief Minister.
Athawale advises Pawar to join NDA, says he may get plum portfolio at the Centre
Nov 23, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Patna/UNI: Hours after dramatic turn of events in Maharashtra where Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered oath to Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister this morning with support from a faction of NCP, Union Minister and president of Republican Party of India (RPI) Ramdas Athawale today advised NCP chief Sharad Pawar to join NDA, hinting that he might get plum portfolio in Narendra Modi cabinet.
Maharashtra political drama: Supreme Court to hear petition filed by Sena, NCP, Congress
Nov 23, 2019, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Sunday morning will hear the petition filed by the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress against the Centre's move to revoke Presidential rule and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's move to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis to form the Maharashtra government.
Sexagenarian arrested, sent to jail for raping a married woman
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:45 pm
Kendrapara/UNI: Police today arrested a sexagenarian on the charge of raping a married woman under Rajnagar police station.
Congress-NCP-Sena move to Supreme Court against Maharashtra Guv appointing Fadnavis as CM
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Congress, NCP and the Shiv Sena on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking quashing of Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari's decision to appoint Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister and requested to order for a Floor Test in the Assembly on Sunday itself.
Congress accuses Jharkhand govt of lying on Maoist problem
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:27 pm
Ranchi/UNI: The Congress party has accused the state government of speaking lies over the law and order situation and maoits menace in Jharkhand.
Blast rocks Imphal city, no casualty
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A blast rocked Imphal city in Manipur on Saturday evening.
Maharashtra political tussle: NCP sacks Ajit Pawar, elects Dilip Walse-Patil as leader
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:49 pm
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: In a major development in the political crisis of the state, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday sacked Ajit Pawar as the NCP Legislative Party leader and chose Dilip Walse-Patil as the new NCP LLP.
CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde arrives in Tirumala
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:46 pm
Tirumala/UNI: Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde has arrived here on Saturday evening for darshan of lord Balaji.
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Charging the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari with constituting an ‘illegitimate government’ in Maharashtra at the instance of Home Minister Amit Shah violating the Constitution, the Congress on Saturday asked the Narendra Modi Government to tell the country when the process of revocation of President’s rule in Maharashtra started.
AAP terms Fadnavis led Maha govt 'undemocratic' and overlooking the mandate of the people
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Admi Party on Saturday labelled the newly-formed government in Maharashtra "undemocratic" and the mandate of the people of Maharashtra was overlooked in the formation of the government, media reports said.
BSF nabs Pakistani intruder near Kutch border
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:57 pm
Bhuj/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a Pakistani intruder, while he was trying to cross the border near Vighokot in Kutch district of Gujarat.
Other political parties realised that BJP is inevitable for country's progress:BS Yediyurappa
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:47 pm
Belagavi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Saturday underlined that leaders of various political parties have now realised that BJP was inevitable for the country and hence they have come forward to join hands with BJP.
Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC in Poonch, India responds
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops yet again on Saturday violated the ceasefire agreement by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Conference of Governors commences at Rashtrapati Bhavan today
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The two-day Conference of Governors and Lt. Governors commenced today (November 23, 2019) at Rashtrapati Bhavan with the inaugural address of the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. This is the 50th such Conference held in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the third Conference presided over by President Kovind.
Anything can happen in cricket and politics, says Nitin Gadkari
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that anything could happen in cricket and politics.