Mumbai, 30/6: On a day of unexpected developments, Shiv Sena’s rebel leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister and BJP’s stalwart Devendra Fadnavis his deputy. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shinde (58), and Fadnavis (51), who would be the Deputy Chief Minister. …
Manipur, 30/6: At least seven persons have died and 25 are still missing after a landslide on Wednesday night struck an army post near Tupul railway station in Noney district of Manipur. Sources said that at least 19 injured persons have been rescued so far. Army said that the massive landslide struck…
Mumbai, 30/6:Eknath Shinde would be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Shinde (58), a Shiv Sena leader, would be administered oath of office and secrecy by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday evening. Shinde rebelled against Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray and formed his own group
Udaipur, 30/6: Thousands of people on Thursday took part in a protest rally here against the gruesome murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The ‘Sarv Hindu Samaj’ rally was called by Hindu organisations and was held peacefully from the Town Hall to the collectorate with permission of the district administration. Additional DG Dinesh…
Mumbai, 30/6: The BJP, which is expected to stake claim to form the next government in Maharashtra soon following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister, will be holding a series of meetings here on Thursday to decide the future course of action, where party’s state in-charge C T Ravi will remain present,…
New Delhi, 30/6: The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Thursday as a batch of about 2,750 pilgrims left the base camp here for the cave shrine housing the naturally formed ice-lingam in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The pilgrimage was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Piyush Singla at the Nunwan base camp in the…
New Delhi, 29/6: The floor of the House is the only way to settle issues of democracy, observed the Supreme Court on Wednesday while hearing Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu’s plea against Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday….
New Delhi, 29/5:The Centre will raise taxes on certain goods and services including kitchenware to 18% from 12%, the finance ministry said in a statement, a move that is likely to upset many consumers and businesses facing rising inflation. Kitchen utensils, LED lights, farm machinery, solar water systems as well as services like…
New Delhi, 29/6: The election for the post of vice president will be held on August 6, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The notification for the election to decide the successor of M Venkaiah Naidu will be issued on July 5 and the last date for filing of nomination papers will be…
New Delhi, 29/6: Preliminary investigation into the gruesome killing of a tailor in Udaipur revealed that one of the two prime accused had links with the Pakistan-based Dawat-e-Islami organisation and had visited Karachi in 2014, the Rajasthan Police chief said on Wednesday. The police have detained three more people in connection with the…
