MUMBAI: The NCP faction led by Sharad Pawar has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disqualify deputy CM Ajit Pawar, the eight other cabinet members who were sworn in with him, and all the 31 legislators supporting him for antiparty activities, reports PrafullaMarpakwar.Reports suggested that among the members against whom the Sharad Pawar … Read more
MUMBAI: A coordination committee of the opposition INDIA bloc is set to be announced at the alliance’s meeting that will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, said Shiv Sena (UBT) members. The committee is likely to have prominent members from across the parties which are part of the alliance, and it … Read more
MUMBAI: In a surprise move, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar along with Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal and some other ministers from his Nationalist Congress Party camp met NCP president Sharad Pawar at Mumbai’s YB Chavan Centre on Sunday.This was the first meeting between Sharad and the group-led by Ajit Pawar after he rebelled against … Read more
BADAL(PUNJAB): Parkash Singh Badal was cremated on Thursday at his ancestral village in Punjab’s Muktsar district with thousands of mourners and leaders across the political spectrum paying their last respects to the Akali stalwart and five-time chief minister. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal lit the pyre at the funeral held with full state honours. Badal’s … Read more
PATNA/MUMBAI: The byelections in Bihar, scheduled for November 3, are likely to generate maximum heat as BJP and the JD(U)-RJD-Congress coalition will be facing each other for the first time at the hustings after CM Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the saffron party and their government collapsed on August 9. Nitish is already drumming up … Read more
THANE/NASHIK: The Thane police on Saturday arrested Marathi tele-serial actor Ketaki Chitale for allegedly sharing a derogatory post against NCP chief Sharad Pawar on her social media account. The post was reportedly written by someone else and shared on her Facebook wall. In another case, a 22-year-old health science student Nikhil Bhamre was arrested by … Read more
MUMBAI: NCP president Sharad Pawar filed an additional affidavit before the Koregaon Bhima inquiry commission to suggest “legal reforms” that include “repeal” of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code (offence of sedition) and reintroduction of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act to ensure law enforcement agencies can maintain law and order and prevent riots. … Read more