Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:43:56
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday moved its MLAs to hotels to ward off poaching bids after senior party leader Eknath Shinde rebelled against the party and camped in Surat in Gujarat along with some fellow legislators.
Party MLAs have been housed at different hotels in Mumbai, a Shiv Sena MLA from the city said.
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Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:42:16
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with visiting Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, focusing on further strengthening the strategic ties to effectively address contemporary challenges.
Marles is on a four-day visit to India from Monday.
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:53:07
Several major opposition parties, including the Congress, the NCP and the TMC, on Tuesday picked former Union minister Yashwant Sinha as their candidate for the July 18 presidential polls.
Opposition leaders, who gathered at the Parliament annexe for the meeting convened by NCP chief Sharad Pawar to decide on a common candidate for the much discussed presidential election, unanimously agreed on
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:46:08
Heavy rains lashed the two coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi, affecting normal life in several parts of the region.
Low lying areas were inundated and traffic was disrupted at many places in the districts on Monday.
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:12:15
As Maharashtra's ruling coalition battles for survival in Mumbai, some 280km away in Surat in BJP-ruled Gujarat, luxury hotel Le Meridien has become the focus of all attention as it is currently hosting dissident Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde and some rebel party MLAs, and the property has been turned into a virtual fortress with nearly 400 policemen guarding it since early Tuesday morning.
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:08:27
Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and BJP president J P Nadda on June 21 met Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu ahead of a crucial party meeting on the presidential elections, sparking buzz about the ruling combine considering the vice president for the top constitutional post.
Singh and Nadda have also been authorised by the party to speak to various parties, including those from the op
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:59:19
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, saying the people of the country are suffering due to his reforms that bring "benefits with time" and alleged that whatever the ruling BJP describes as good is fatal for the country.
Gandhi's attack on the prime minister came a day after Modi, referring to the Agnipath scheme for military recruitment, sai
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:57:29
The Centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court and urged that it be heard before the court passes any order on petitions against the Agnipath scheme.
The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, provides for the recruitment of youths between the age bracket of 17.5 to 21 for four years with the provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years. Protests have erupted in several states
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:46:50
Three persons were arrested on charges of attacking two policemen on night patrol duty at Chilimbigudde near Urwa in the city in the wee hours of Sunday.
The arrested are identified as Rakshith, Prajwith and Durgesh, police sources said.
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