Mumbai, 22/6: In an emotionally-charged address, Uddhav Thackeray offered to step down as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena President if any of the rebel MLAs ask him to do so. However, he also said that he is still committed to the cause of Hindutva. He said that in the…
Bhubaneswar, 22/6:In a major political development, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to all the members of Odisha Legislative Assembly to extend unanimous support to NDA presidential nominee Draupadi Murmu, CM Naveen who currently in Rome tweeted that, “Appeal all the members of Odisha Legislative Assembly, cutting across party lines, to extend unanimous support…
Rome, 22/6: In a major development, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, met Pope Francis in The Holy See, Vatican, on Wednesday.He is on a 10-day foreign tour. CM Naveen is leading a delegation to Rome and Dubai. The World Food Program (WFP) has extended an invitation to Patnaik to visit its Head Quarters in…
Mumbai, 22/6: As the political situation in Maharashtra twisted further on Wednesday with the arrival of Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs in Guwahati, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tested positive for Covid-19. Both Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tested positive for the disease. Koshyari had been admitted to the Reliance…
Kabul, 22/6:Afghanistan’s state-run news agency is reporting that at least 155 people have been killed in an earthquake in the country’s eastern Paktika province. Information remained scarce otherwise on the magnitude 6 earthquake that struck. The Bakhtar news agency separately reported rescuers were arriving by helicopter.
Mumbai, 22/6: Over 30 rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena led by their leader Eknath Shinde arrived in Guwahati this morning. They had been staying at a resort in Gujarat’s Surat since Monday night. Speaking to reporters at the Guwahati airport, Shinde claimed he has support of 40 MLAs and they will carry forward Balasaheb Thackeray’s…
New Delhi, 22/6:The Centre has accorded a Z+ security cover of CRPF commandos to the NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, officials said on Wednesday. The armed squad took over the security of Murmu, 64, early Wednesday morning,a senior officer told PTI. BJP president J P Nadda announced the candidature of Murmu, a…
New Delhi, 21/6:Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda on Tuesday announced former Jharkhand governor Draupadi Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance’s presidential nominee. Nadda said that there were deliberations on as many as 20 names. If elected, Murmu will be the first tribal and second woman President. Her elevation will be part of…
Nuapada, 21/6: Three CRPF personnel were killed in a Maoist ambush at a security post in Odisha’s Nuapada district on Tuesday, officials said. The deceased include a jawan and two assistant sub-inspector rank personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The Naxals attacked the troops, who were involved in a road…
Mumbai, 21/9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to fly its 106 Maharashtra MLAs to Gujarat on a chartered flight, as the party fears poaching by the Shiv Sena. Meanwhile, in the evening another seven Shiv Sena MLAs landed in Surat. They were flown from Delhi to Surat. Party sources say…
