NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis explained why the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena decided to part ways in 2014 state assembly elections. The saffron party leader revealed that seat-sharing disagreements were the primary reason behind the failure of alliance talks with Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.“When the talks of alliance started, the Shiv…
Union minister of Parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The govt on Monday notified a 24% increase in salaries of members of Parliament (MPs), with effect from April 1, 2023, on the basis of the cost inflation index, taking their monthly remuneration to Rs 1.24 lakh from Rs 1 lakh earlier.In a notification,…
SRINAGAR\JAMMU: Chief minister Omar Abdullah asserted Monday that it would not be possible to end militancy in J&K without people’s support. His comments came amid an ongoing search in Jammu’s Kathua for terrorists who had attacked security forces Sunday, leaving a seven-year-girl injured in the crossfire.“We are making all efforts (to end militancy), although it…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s junior home minister Yogesh Kadam on Monday told the state assembly that the government would be checking call record details and bank statements of comic Kunal Kamra, who landed in trouble for indirectly calling deputy CM Eknath Shinde a “gaddar” (traitor) at a Mumbai show.“Call recordings along with CDRs, as well as…
JD(U)’s Rajiv Ranjan Singh (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and Janata Dal (United) MP Lalan Singh on Monday said Muslim groups who declined Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s invitation for an iftaar gathering are associated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress.“Those who opposed it (invitation) are associated with the RJD and Congress….
NEW DELHI: Political satirist and comedian Kunal Kamra on Sunday landed himself in fresh trouble after he cracked a joke about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, terming him a “gaddar.”Kamra’s remarks led to a violent retaliation from Shiv Sena, as workers stormed the venue where Kamra performed and vandalized the properties of the studio…
NEW DELHI: BMC officials on Monday were seen arriving at the Unicontinental hotel in Mumbai with hammers hours after Shiv Sena workers vandalised Habitat Studio, situated inside it, following comedian Kunal Kamra‘s joke about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.In a video shared by the news agency PTI, an official was seen entering the the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to file a response regarding the demolition of an illegal portion of Nagpur riot accused Fahim Khan’s house.The directive came in response to a contempt plea challenging the demolition. The petitioner alleged that the action was linked to an ‘anti-India slogan’ raised during a…
NEW DELHI: Kunal Kamra‘s comedy special ‘Naya Bharat’ triggered political slugfest between the ruling party and the opposition leaders after Shiv Sena took offence to a joke on deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis demanded an apology from the comedian and said that even though there was “freedom to do stand-up”, “he cannot…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale in a demands to remove Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, instead advocating for a grand memorial to Chhatrapati Sambhaji at the site.Speaking to reporters in Dehradun on Sunday, the Republican Party of India (Athawale) leader said that removing the tomb would not serve any purpose. “Don’t…
