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Mumbai: Two suspected turncoat Shiv Sena MLAs made a dramatic escape from the rebels’ camp – led by senior Minister Eknath Shinde and others who had pitched tent in a five-star hotel in Surat, Gujarat – and reached Maharashtra safely in the past 24 hours. The Sena MLAs who ‘escaped’ are: Kailas Patil from Osmanabad […]
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Guwahati: Rebel Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed that 40 MLAs have accompanied him to Guwahati and they are devoted to Balasaheb Thackeray’s ‘Hindutva’ ideology. Shinde and 32 Shiv Sena MLAs and seven other legislators belonging to smaller parties and independents arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday and are now staying at a luxury hotel […]
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Guwahati: Shiv Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh, who arrived here along with fellow party MLAs on Wednesday from Surat, returned to his home state of Maharashtra with five other partymen within hours, sources said, as rebel Sena legislators remain encamped at a hotel here. Deshmukh, who arrived at Guwahati early this morning in a chartered aircraft […]
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Mumbai/Surat: Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Shiv Sena strongman Eknath Shinde plunged the ruling alliance in the State into a political crisis on Tuesday as he rebelled against his party and landed in a Surat hotel along with some Sena MLAs, putting a huge question mark on the stability of the two-and-a-half-years old MVA dispensation. Though […]
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Sangli: Nine members of a family were found dead in their house in Maharashtra’s Sangli district on Monday, police said, adding that they suspect it to be a case of suicide. The bodies were found in a house at Mhaisal in Sangli district, located over 350 km from the state capital Mumbai. “We have found […]
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New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Sharad Pawar at his residence in Delhi on Tuesday ahead of the Opposition leaders’ meeting tomorrow to discuss Presidential polls. “Our honorable chairperson @MamataOfficial met Shri @PawarSpeaks today. Two stalwart leaders set the stage for the meeting of all progressive opposition forces; set to happen tomorrow […]
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Thane: The Thane city police commissionerate’s website was allegedly hacked on Tuesday, with a message appearing on it apparently directed towards the Indian government and demanding an apology to “Muslims all over the world”. A senior police official here confirmed that the website has been hacked. “We have contacted the agencies concerned for necessary action. […]
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Aurangabad: A group of men aggrieved with their wives held an agitation here in Maharashtra, demanding laws against “injustice” they face at home, and took 108 anti-clockwise rounds around a peepal tree, praying not to get the same life partner again. Some men not happy with their spouses formed a ‘patni peedit’ ashram in Aurangabad […]
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Mumbai: The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government got a rude jolt as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday secured the win of its additional candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra. Elections were held for six vacancies, with seven candidates were in fray, including three from BJP, two from Shiv Sena, and […]
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Mumbai: In a major setback to Maharashtra’s ruling alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, the BJP on Saturday won three of the six Rajya Sabha seats, while the ruling combine questioned the eight-hour delay in counting of votes. The BJP winners include Union minister Piyush Goyal and former state minister Anil Bonde, and Dhananjay […]
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Mumbai: All 285 MLAs who were eligible for voting exercised their franchise for Rajya Sabha election for six seats in Maharashtra by 3.30 pm on Friday. The crucial, neck-to-neck contest was necessitated as the BJP fielded three candidates while Shiv Sena put up two and Congress and NCP one each. Thus, there were seven candidates […]
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Aurangabad: With an aim to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has extended support to Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and will vote for Congress candidate Imran Pratapgarhi in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra. However, the political differences of AIMIM will continue with Shiv Sena which is an ally […]
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Nirmal: A farmhand from Maharashtra accidentally drowned in a stream at Talveda village in Nirmal Rural mandal on Sunday. His family members staged a dharna demanding justice. Nirmal Rural Sub-Inspector Ramana Reddy said that the victim was identified as Kumtawad Balu (36) from Divisi in Maharashtra. Balu met a watery grave when he was assigned […]
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Hyderabad: It has all the elements of a thriller. A gripping plot, sharp twists and turns – betrayals, survival and conspiracies. A riveting story where the hunter becomes the hunted. Only thing is that it is not a pot-boiler but a real story played out in the forested area of Borati village in Maharashtra. Put […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Literary Festival will be organised in Mumbai soon in tune with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s idea to give a taste of Telangana’s literature and culture to people of the State who are living in various parts of the country and abroad. He said the plans are afoot to organise the literary festivals […]
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Hyderabad: To raise awareness among farmers and to educate people about the field of agriculture, a Kisan Expo is being organized at Hitex Exhibition Centre by Grama Bharathi, a non-profit organisation on May 21 and 22. The exhibition will showcase modern equipment, technology and organic produce methods. With over 130 stalls, the platform promotes entrepreneurship […]
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Hyderabad: TRS MLC K Kavitha on Wednesday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against regional parties, stating that the Congress would end up being a ‘tail party’ in the country while regional parties would take the lead. Taking a swipe at the Congress over its recent discussion on the revival of the party, […]
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Hyderabad: Industry body FTCCI said the one-time settlement scheme (OTS) announced by the Telangana government will help release manpower engaged in legacy issues and allow more time for GST related issues. It also allows closure to litigations and at the same time effect early recoveries of tax dues. The State government on Monday announced ‘one-time […]
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New Delhi: Over 79,000 calls, including those related to pension, Covid support and abuse, have been received by the national helpline for the elderly since October last year, according to official data. However, out of the total 5,07,493 calls received by the helpline since October 1 last year, 4,28,442 have been ‘non serviceable calls’, constituting […]
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Telangana comes a long way from 2014 when the conditions in State were similar to Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
