Maharashtra twist: Congress, Sena, NCP move MLAs to Mumbai hotels
Nov 24, 2019, at 10:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stunning all by forming government in Maharashtra on Saturday morning, the Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wing and the Congress have been forced to move their MLAs to different hotels, media reports said on Sunday.
Maharashtra political drama: Supreme Court to hear petition filed by Sena, NCP, Congress
Nov 23, 2019, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Sunday morning will hear the petition filed by the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress against the Centre's move to revoke Presidential rule and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's move to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis to form the Maharashtra government.
Maharashtra political tussle: NCP sacks Ajit Pawar, elects Dilip Walse-Patil as leader
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:49 pm
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: In a major development in the political crisis of the state, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday sacked Ajit Pawar as the NCP Legislative Party leader and chose Dilip Walse-Patil as the new NCP LLP.
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Charging the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari with constituting an ‘illegitimate government’ in Maharashtra at the instance of Home Minister Amit Shah violating the Constitution, the Congress on Saturday asked the Narendra Modi Government to tell the country when the process of revocation of President’s rule in Maharashtra started.
AAP terms Fadnavis led Maha govt 'undemocratic' and overlooking the mandate of the people
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Admi Party on Saturday labelled the newly-formed government in Maharashtra "undemocratic" and the mandate of the people of Maharashtra was overlooked in the formation of the government, media reports said.
Anything can happen in cricket and politics, says Nitin Gadkari
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that anything could happen in cricket and politics.
Congress slams BJP over Maharashtra government formation
Nov 23, 2019, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the early morning swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the Congress on Saturday said that 'November 23, 2019 shall go down in the history of India as a black chapter'.
Sharad Pawar knows BJP more reliable than Congress, says Sushil Modi
Nov 23, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today greeted Devendra Fadnavis on the formation of government in Maharashtra under his leadership and asserted that like chief minister Nitish Kumar, NCP chief Sharad Pawan knew that BJP was more reliable than Congress.
BJP had the popular mandate to form govt in Maharashtra: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Nov 23, 2019, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI The BJP on Saturday shrugged off Congress and NCP's criticism of ridiculing constitutional values, saying it has "electoral and moral" backing to form the government in Maharashtra adding that its alliance with the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP was guided by the evolving circumstances, media reports said.
We will provide a stable government: Devendra FadnavisÂ
Nov 23, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Returning as the Maharashtra CM for the second term following days of changes in the political scenario in the state, Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday assured people that he will provide a 'stable government' to them.
Rajnath Singh defends governor in Maharastra government formation
Nov 23, 2019, at 04:26 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh defended the act of the state governor in inviting BJP-NCP to form the Maharashtra government on Saturday.
Governors have an extremely important role in the Constitutional system: President Kovind
Nov 23, 2019, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Governors have an extremely important role in the Constitutional system, especially when the emphasis is on Cooperative Federalism and healthy Competitive Federalism in the interest of the progress of the country, President Ramnath Kovind said today.
Nov 23, 2019, at 02:54 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday spared no second thought in criticising his nephew saying Ajit Pawar acted against the party by supporting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the next Maharashtra government.
Democracy ridiculed: Congress over Maharashtra coup
Nov 23, 2019, at 01:57 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress said democracy has been ridiculed by the saffron party which took the support of a faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to form the Maharashtra government.
Ajit Pawar's decision to ally with BJP totally against party: NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Nov 23, 2019, at 12:59 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: After the early morning political drama in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said his nephew and party leader Ajit's decision to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is totally against his own party.
Ajit Pawar surprises NCP by allying with BJP to make Fadnavis CM; Sharad 'clueless'
Nov 23, 2019, at 12:03 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Veteran politician Sharad Pawar apparently looked "clueless" as his nephew and party leader Ajit stunned the Shiv Sena on early Saturday morning by allying with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the next state government in Maharashtra.
We don't support Ajit Pawar's decision to support BJP: Sharad Pawar
Nov 23, 2019, at 10:57 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said his outfit does not support his nephew and party leader Ajit Pawar's decision to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the next state government in Maharashtra.
Maha political impasse ends with surprise; Fadnavis CM, NCP's Ajit Pawar his deputy
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:57 am
Mumbai/UNI: After a month long political deadlock in the state of Maharashtra, Bhartiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the 19th Chief Minister of the state for a second term on Saturday morning while National Conference Party's Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy CM.
Maharashtra political deadlock ends with surprise; Devendra Fadnavis CM, NCP's Ajit Pawar his deputy
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:55 am
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: After a month long political deadlock in the state of Maharashtra and giving a twist to the crisis, Bhartiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the 19th Chief Minister of the state for a second term on Saturday morning while National Conference Party's Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy CM.
Uddhav Thackeray to be the Maharashtra CM: Sharad Pawar after tri-party meet
Nov 22, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has been chosen as the Chief Ministerial candidate of Maharashtra with the consent of both the Congress as well as the Nationalist Congress Party after the Sena-NCP-Congress alliance in the state agreed on the common minimum programme.
Nov 22, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Mumbai/Ranchi/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut declared on Friday that there was no possibility of reviving its alliance with BJP "even if Lord Indra's throne is offered" even as Union minister Nitin Gadkari termed the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance "opportunistic" and said it won't last more than eight months.
Alliance with Shiv Sena will ultimately benefit BJP: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam
Nov 22, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Mumbai/New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader and former MP Sanjay Nirupam has reiterated his apprehensions about the evolving coalition comprising Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party, and Congress, saying that the alliance could result in "political instability" and ultimately benefit the BJP.
Uddhav Thackeray should be Maharashtra CM: Sanjay Raut
Nov 22, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid talks with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress, Shiv Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Friday said his party chief Uddhav Thackeray should become the Maharashtra Chief Minister.
Maharashtra government formation: Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar meet late night
Nov 22, 2019, at 09:17 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Escalating chances that Maharashtra might soon see a government formation, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and son Aaditya Thackeray met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar at his residence on Thursday night.
NCP-Congress to hold talks over Maharashtra government formation with Sena tomorrow
Nov 21, 2019, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress will hold talks over the Maharashtra government formation with Shiv Sena in Mumbai on Friday.
Decision on Maharashtra government formation likely tomorrow: Congress hints
Nov 21, 2019, at 11:35 am
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: The people of Maharashtra will have to wait for at least one more day to have a new government as the Congress on Thursday hinted that the decision on sealing a deal with Shiv Sena might be taken on Friday, media reports said.
Centre to send team to inspect crop damage due to unseasonal rain in Maharashtra
Nov 21, 2019, at 10:46 am
Aurangabad/IBNS: A five -member team, comprising high-level central administrative officials, will visit the rain fury affected parts across Maharashtra on Nov 22 to assess the damage caused to Kharif crops in the unseasonal rain.
Seat changed in Rajya Sabha to humiliate me: Sanjay Raut complains to Vice-President
Nov 20, 2019, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut has written to Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu expressing his disapproval over the change of his seating in Rajya Sabha.
Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi to discuss farmers' issue
Nov 20, 2019, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the parliament to discuss the farmers' issue.
Amid Maharashtra government formation talks, Sharad Pawar to meet PM Modi today
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the talks over government formation in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday.