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Mumbai, June 23 Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, claiming that state minister Eknath Shinde took the step of going against the party leadership as Sena MLAs, who faced “humilitation” for the past two-and-a-half years, persuaded him to do so….

Sonepat, June 23 Three MBBS students were killed as the car they are travelling in caught fire after it collided with a divider on the Jhajjar-Meerut national highway on Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified as Pulkit of Narnaul, Sandesh of Rewari and Rohit of Gurugram. All three were…

New Delhi, June 22 The rebel MLAs on Thursday said everything would be sorted out today as they had 42 MLAs. Bharat Gogawale, who on Wednesday was appointed chief whip by the rebel candidates, said 42 Shiv Sena MLAs are supporting Eknath Shinde and more would join. Gogawale said the…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 23 Trouble appears to be escalating for Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with rebels releasing photographs and videos of 42 MLAs, five more than the required 37, supporting Eknath Shinde, in one frame in Guwahati. Legislators could be seen chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ and slogans…

Ayodhya (UP), June 22 A man was thrashed by a group of people in an apparent instance of moral policing when he was bathing with his wife in the Saryu river in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. It can be…

New Delhi, June 23 Bypolls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and one union territory were underway on Thursday, with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha among the prominent candidates in the fray. Counting of votes for the bypolls in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura,…

Nagpur, June 23 In the wake of the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government facing a crisis, party MP Krupal Tumane on Thursday denied reports of joining the rebel faction led by Eknath Shinde, and asserted that he was with the Sena. Tumane, the Lok Sabha member from Ramtek in Nagpur, said…

Mumbai, June 23 Amid the political crisis in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, three more Shiv Sena MLAs on Thursday left for Guwahati in Assam to join the rebel camp led by cabinet minister Eknath Shinde. Deepak Kesakar (MLA from Sawantwadi), Mangesh Kudalkar (Chembur) and Sada Sarvankar…

Chandigarh, June 23 A low turnout of 37.01 per cent was recorded in the bypoll to Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday, according to official figures. Polling officials said these are provisional numbers and they may increase once the data is compiled. Sangrur had recorded 72.44 per cent voter…

Chandigarh, June 23 Nearly 22 per cent polling was recorded till 1pm in the bypoll to the Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha seat on Thursday. Voting began at 8am for the parliamentary seat, where the ruling AAP is facing its first test of popularity after its impressive performance in the Assembly…

Chandigarh, June 23 About 30 per cent polling was recorded till 3pm in the bypoll to the Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha seat on Thursday. Voting began at 8am for the parliamentary seat, where the ruling AAP is facing its first test of popularity after its impressive performance in the Assembly…

Chandigarh, June 23 A low turnout of just over 36 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the bypolls to the Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Sangrur had recorded a poll percentage of 72.44. The polling on Thursday started at 8…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 23 A high political drama is unfolding in Tamil Nadu where the BJP ally AIADMK will hold its general council meeting on Thursday amid demands of “singular leadership” by the EPS group. Party coordinator O Panneerselvam (OPS) had moved the Madras High Court on Wednesday…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 22 Terming “Hindutva” the essence of Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today said he was ready to resign even if one disgruntled MLA, accusing him of not performing well or abandoning the ideology (of Hindutva), demands it face to face. Later in the…

New Delhi, June 22 Ruling NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, 64, is poised for a comfortable win in the July 18 presidential election as the alliance numbers on Wednesday crossed the halfway mark following BJD’s support for its nominee. Editorial: Murmu’s march The NDA so far was less than…