NEW DELHI: Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday pronounced the much-awaited verdict on the cross-petitions by Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party.Here are the highlights of the ruling:* In his verdict, Narwekar held that the Shiv Sena constitution of 1999 given by the Eknath Shinde … 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
Jun 30, 2022, 01:02PM ISTSource: TOI.inDevendra Fadnavis is back in the driving seat after Uddhav Thackeray resigned from the Chief Minister’s post. BJP has already started celebrations expecting a BJP-led government to take charge in Maharashtra. As BJP starts planning its next move, social media has brought back some of Devendra Fadnavis’ old videos. ‘Mi … Read more
Jun 22, 2022, 09:52AM ISTSource: TOI.inEknath Shinde says he has 40 MLAs with him. The rebel Shiv Sena leader is proving to be a major headache for party leader and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, who once again finds his MVA government on shaky ground. Shinde says he wants to carry forward Balasaheb’s Hindutva.
MUMBAI: A special court in Mumbai is expected to rule on the bail applications of detained independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana on May 2. The couple had moved court seeking bail in an FIR registered by the police following their plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s … Read more
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed the writ petition filed by independent MP Navneet and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, arrested in connection with the Hanuman Chalisa controversy, seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them. The couple had approached the HC this morning seeking that the FIR registered against them by the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Coming out in defence of the lawmaker couple from Maharashtra — independent MP wife Navneet Rana and her husband, MLA Ravi Rana, also an independent — BJP on Sunday accused Maharashtra’s MVA government of having hatred for Hindu faith and asked since when reciting the Hanuman Chalisa has become seditious. BJP extended its … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Hanuman Chalisa controversy in Mumbai continued for the second straight day on Sunday. A holiday court today sent independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana to 14-day judicial custody following their arrest on Saturday evening. Several Shiv Sena workers were also arrested for staging protests outside the Rana couple’s … Read more
MUMBAI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya on Sunday said Mumbai Police has refused to register his FIR after he was allegedly attacked by Shiv Sena goons. “Mumbai Police has refused to lodge my FIR. Instead, they lodged a bogus FIR stating that only one stone was hurled. As many as 70-80 Shiv Sainiks … Read more