Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the people of Maharashtra are eager for a political change and expressed confidence that the sentiment will be reflected in the outcome of the upcoming state assembly polls. Addressing a press conference here along with leaders of the other Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, Pawar claimed…
Mumbai: Police have launched a probe into the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a slum rehabilitation project, officials said on Sunday. The body of NCP leader Siddique (66), who was shot dead by three assailants in Mumbai on Saturday night,…
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Mumbai, was a popular figure in Bollywood circles and had earned praise for supplying life-saving medicines to patients during the Covid pandemic. During the peak of the pandemic, the 66-year-old leader had arranged highly sought-after medicines for needy patients. He actively participated in the…
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the first priority for the new government in Jammu and Kashmir would be to unite the people of the two regions of the Union Territory and get rid of the “hatred” that was “pushed” in the recently-held Assembly polls. He also said restoration of Jammu…
Mumbai: Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar, was killed after being shot by three unidentified individuals in Bandra East, Mumbai, on Saturday evening. He was immediately taken to Lilavati Hospital, where he died shortly after arrival. The Mumbai Police, in a statement,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the RSS is dedicated to serving the country as he extended his wishes to its volunteers on the historic milestone in the organisation’s continuous journey as it enters its hundredth year. In a post on X, Modi shared the link of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India has never attacked any country out of hatred or contempt but if its interests are threatened, “we will not hesitate to take a big step”. On the occasion of Vijayadashami, Singh performed “Shastra Puja” (worship of weapons) at the Sukna military station in West Bengal, and…
New Delhi: A day after a passenger train rammed into a stationary freight train near Chennai, experts and union leaders said according to the data-logger video, the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express train was given a green signal to pass through the main line, however, it entered a loop line already occupied by the freight train. Train number…
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said India has become stronger and more respected in the world with enhanced credibility in the last few years but sinister conspiracies are testing the country’s resolve. He said a narrative is being spread in Bangladesh that India is a threat and that they should join hands with…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people on Vijayadashami. “I wish all of you achieve victory in every sphere of life with the blessings of Maa Durga and Prabhu Shri Ram,” he said on X. Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja and commemorates Lord Ram’s victory over demon king Ravan.
