Maharashtra political turmoil: Eknath Shinde takes oath as Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Deputy CM

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 30 Ten days after he led a group of supporters to help the BJP bring down the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Agadi curated by none other than NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde was on Thursday appointed the new Chief Minister of…

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Maharashtra drama in its final act, Devendra Fadnavis expected to be back as CM

Mumbai, June 30 A day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Maharashtra chief minister, all eyes are on Raj Bhavan to see when does Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari invite the BJP to form the next government in the state. The process for the change of government in the state, which began…

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GST rates revised: What gets cheaper, what gets costlier? Here’s full list

Chandigarh, June 30 Already reeling under high inflation, the common man is likely to suffer more with the GST Council deciding to increase rates on some products and services, besides bringing more items under its ambit. Come July 18, 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be applicable…

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MEA flays ‘unwarranted’ UN remarks on Teesta Seetalvad

New Delhi, June 29 Arindam Bagchi, MEA spokesperson, has said the remarks by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding legal action against Teesta Seetalvad and two other persons are “completely unwarranted and constitute an interference in India’s independent judicial system.” He was responding to media…

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GST rates tweaked amid high inflation, to hit common man

Vijay C RoyChandigarh, June 29Already reeling under high inflation, the common man is likely to suffer more with the GST Council deciding to increase rates on some products and services, besides bringing more items under its ambit. The revised rates will come into effect from July 18.Correction in value chainAny…

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National Investigation Agency probes Pakistan link to Udaipur beheading

New Delhi, June 29 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday booked Ghous Mohammad and Riaz Ansari, prime accused in the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur on Tuesday, under various sections of the IPC and the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Editorial: Murder in Udaipur: Religious,…

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No stay on floor test, Uddhav Thackeray quits as Maharashtra CM

New Delhi, June 29 Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned on Wednesday evening, shortly after the Supreme Court refused to stay Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s directions to the coalition Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. In a webcast, Uddhav said he…

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Uddhav Thackeray: A shy politician who tried bold gamble of forming coalition with unlikely allies

Mumbai, June 29 Very few people would have thought before the 2019 Assembly elections that Uddhav Thackeray had it in him to sever the ties with the old ally BJP, and become chief minister of Maharashtra as the head of an unlikely coalition with the NCP and Congress. Two and…

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Gangster Bishnoi being given ‘VVIP’ status: AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Chandigarh, June 29AAP MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the mastermind behind the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, was being given the status of a “VVIP”.It was reported in the media that police personnel have been…

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Sale of forest land: Punjab Vigilance Bureau probes role of arrested former forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot

Rajmeet Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 29 In the multi-crore scam involving fraudulent sale of 54 acres of reserved forest land to the forest department, shown as non-forest land, Punjab Vigilance Bureau is probing the role of arrested former Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in the case. …

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Sale of forest land: Punjab Vigilance Bureau probes role of arrested former forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot

Rajmeet Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 29 In the multi-crore scam involving fraudulent sale of 54 acres of reserved forest land to the forest department, shown as non-forest land, Punjab Vigilance Bureau is probing the role of arrested former Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in the case. …

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CM Bhagwant Mann announces to recover every single penny from corrupt nexus in Punjab

Chandigarh, June 29 Slamming the opposition for being neck deep in corruption, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today said that every single penny plundered from the innocent people of state will be recovered from the nexus of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. “I vow on the floor of this august house…

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Sidhu Moosewala murder case: Punjab Police SIT gets remand of Lawrence Bishnoi’s close aide Jaggu Bhagwanpuria

Chandigarh, June 29 Punjab police SIT, after procuring the arrest warrant from the competent court in Mansa, on Wednesday got remand of notorious gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria alias Jagdeep Singh in a bid to further investigate Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s murder case. Jaggu, a resident of Bhagwanpura in Batala, reportedly…

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Thackeray Govt floor test LIVE Updates: Supreme Court begins hearing on Shiv Sena’s plea challenging governor’s direction to govt

New Delhi, June 29 The Supreme Court is hearing a plea by Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu challenging the Maharashtra governor’s direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take the floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and…

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