Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Friday said if outgoing chief minister Eknath Shinde doesn’t accept the deputy CM’s post, then it will be given to someone from their party. Talking to reporters, Shirsat said Shinde will certainly not go to the Centre as a Union minister. After the Mahayuti alliance’s astounding performance…
Bengaluru: Opposition BJP on Friday condemned the government’s move to make the chief minister the chancellor of the Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) University replacing the governor, terming it as an attempt to pollute the higher education system. State BJP president B Y Vijayendra said this attempt to cut down on the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Sambahl trial court not to pass any order related to the survey of a Mughal-era mosque while directing the Uttar Pradesh government to maintain peace and harmony in the violence-hit town. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar ordered the Allahabad High Court…
Chennai: The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a cyclonic storm within the next three hours, the Regional Meteorological Centre confirmed on Friday. The storm is expected to make landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, near Puducherry, on Saturday afternoon. S. Balachandran, head of the centre, shared that earlier…
Canberra: India would aim to figure out their batting combination for next week’s day-night Test in Adelaide when they face Australia Prime Minister’s XI in a two-day tour game at the Manuka Oval here from Saturday. India have played four day-night Tests thus far with their only loss coming at Adelaide four years ago when…
New York: India has been re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission for 2025–2026. India’s current term on the Commission was expiring on December 31. “India has been re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2025–2026. As a founding member and major contributor to @UNPeacekeeping, India is committed to continuing its engagement with the PBC…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Friday administered the oath to the newly elected BJP and RLD MLAs. Voting for the by-elections in nine seats of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly was held on November 20 and the results were declared on November 23. In the by-elections, six MLAs of the BJP and one…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Madras High Court restoring a disproportionate wealth case against expelled AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam and seven of his family members. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti issued notice on the plea filed…
Mumbai: Seventy-eight first-time poll winners will enter the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, comprising about 27 per cent of its strength. Of these, 33 are from the BJP, 14 from the Shiv Sena and eight from the NCP. While the Shiv Sena (UBT) has 10 newcomers, six such MLA-elects are from the Congress and four from the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the all-India conference of director generals/inspector generals of police in Bhubaneswar for two days starting Saturday. The Prime Minister’s Office said the three-day conference, which begins on Friday, will include deliberations on critical components of national security, including counter-terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, coastal security, new criminal laws…
