Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:54:06
Violent protests against 'Agnipath' scheme for recruitment in the armed forces may have fizzled out in Bihar within a week of eruption but the discord these triggered between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and ally BJP seems to have cast a long shadow on the coalition.
The JD(U), which has taken as an affront to its leader the criticism of the BJP of the administration's handling of last w
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Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:52:47
Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleging that he lacked the support of sufficient MLAs in the Assembly in view of the revolt by Sena minister Eknath Shinde who is camping in Surat with some MLAs of his party.
Though Shinde is yet to spell out his stand, Rane, a former Shiv Sainik, said Shinde has taken
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Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:49:31
The BJP on Tuesday named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA’s candidate for the presidential election, sending out a significant political message after elevating a Dalit, Ram Nath Kovind, to the top post five years back.
BJP president J P Nadda announced her name at a press conference following a meeting of the party’s parliamentary board, which include
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Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:46:03
Eknath Shinde, the leader of rebellion in ruling Shiv Sena on Wednesday claimed he has 40 MLAs with him.
Shinde, who arrived at the Guwahati airport, spoke to reporters for the first time since his decision to rebel against his own party.
On late Monday night, Shinde had left Mumbai with several Sena MLAs and stayed at a hotel in Gujarat's Surat city.
However, after holding talks with BJP
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Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:43:56
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday moved its MLAs to hotels to ward off poaching bids after senior party leader Eknath Shinde rebelled against the party and camped in Surat in Gujarat along with some fellow legislators.
Party MLAs have been housed at different hotels in Mumbai, a Shiv Sena MLA from the city said.
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Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:42:16
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with visiting Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, focusing on further strengthening the strategic ties to effectively address contemporary challenges.
Marles is on a four-day visit to India from Monday.
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:53:07
Several major opposition parties, including the Congress, the NCP and the TMC, on Tuesday picked former Union minister Yashwant Sinha as their candidate for the July 18 presidential polls.
Opposition leaders, who gathered at the Parliament annexe for the meeting convened by NCP chief Sharad Pawar to decide on a common candidate for the much discussed presidential election, unanimously agreed on
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:46:08
Heavy rains lashed the two coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi, affecting normal life in several parts of the region.
Low lying areas were inundated and traffic was disrupted at many places in the districts on Monday.
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:12:15
As Maharashtra's ruling coalition battles for survival in Mumbai, some 280km away in Surat in BJP-ruled Gujarat, luxury hotel Le Meridien has become the focus of all attention as it is currently hosting dissident Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde and some rebel party MLAs, and the property has been turned into a virtual fortress with nearly 400 policemen guarding it since early Tuesday morning.
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