Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that some Maharashtra MPs were being offered “Rs 50 crore” to switch sides and challenged dissidents to quit, amid heightened speculation of an imminent split in the Uddhav Thackeray‑led party. Holding a press conference in New Delhi, Raut said the people of Maharashtra and Shiv…
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) has issued a whip to its MPs to attend a meeting in New Delhi to discuss “important issues”, amid the speculation of an imminent rebellion in the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, sources said on Wednesday. The party can initiate disqualification proceedings against those who skip the meeting, they said. Notably, the…
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday temporarily restricted access to the Telegram messaging app ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, with the National Testing Agency saying the measure was aimed at tackling cheating rackets. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), acting on recommendations made by the National Testing Agency (NTA), has issued a…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hear the defected TMC MPs as well as the faction led by Mamata Banerjee before deciding on giving recognition to the breakaway faction, sources have said. The speaker’s office has also sent an email to the Banerjee-led faction — which is now reduced to a rump —…
Gangtok: The first batch of this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims arrived here for their onward journey through the Nathu La Pass. Officials said the first batch that arrived here on Monday evening comprises 44 people, including two liaison Officers and one medical officer. Among them are 32 men and 12 women. A statement from…
Kolkata: Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate on Monday interrogated Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for over 11 hours in connection with their probe into the alleged primary school recruitment scam, an official said. The marathon questioning took place a day after Banerjee had a similar session for nearly eight and a half hours…
Chandigarh: The Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht on Monday declared Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ‘Guru Dokhi’ (anti-Guru) and ‘Khalsa Panth virodhi’ (anti-Khalsa panth), directing the Sikh community to “shun ties” with him as he was accused of lying regarding a purported objectionable video that hurt Sikh sentiments. The Akal Takht is the highest…
New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her cabinet colleagues on Sunday undertook a cleanliness drive at the 28 ghats of the Yamuna River here. Gupta, who participated in the drive at the riverfront in the Geeta Colony area, said public participation is the key to ensuring a clean and pristine Yamuna. Noting that broken…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the ambitious Mumbai Coastal Road project would decongest the Western Express Highway, which carries around 60 per cent of the city’s traffic, and asserted that the Bandra-Versova stretch would be completed by March 2028. “Nearly 60 per cent of Mumbai’s traffic uses the Western Express Highway….
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of “undermining” the achievements of India and its people while targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre. She said Rahul was “ignoring” India’s achievements even in the face of major crises like COVID and the conflict in West Asia….
