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The ECI gave Sena's name and symbol to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shine; Uddhav Thackeray places hope in the Supreme Court

In a massive relief to Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, a Special PMLA Court granted him bail in connection with the Patra Chawl money laundering case. The court also came down heavily on the ED saying his arrest was “illegal”.

NEW DELHI: Just before the crucial elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule as head of its state unit in Maharashtra on Friday. In another significant appointment, Ashish Shelar has been given charge of the party in Mumbai. Both the posts were waiting for new appointments as incumbents […]

NEW DELHI: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Draupadi Murmu is poised to become the 15th President of India, experts said as the voting concluded on Monday evening. Murmu, the former Governor of Jharkhand, will become the first tribal President of India if she manages to beat Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, which is, in all likelihood, […]

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: On a day when the Supreme Court of India is to take up two petitions from the Shiv Sena rebels, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed against the rebel leader Eknath Shine and other ministers for ‘omission of duties’. The PIL was filed by a group of seven citizens of Maharashtra. […]

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: With the mud-slinging between Shiv Sena’s feuding factions reaching the Supreme Court’s corridors, the rebel Eknath Shinde has built an emotional case in his writ, saying the principles of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray of a strong “Hindu nationalist” ideology and party’s “Hindu Marathi” identity has been defaced, leading to this imminent division. Shinde […]

NEW DELHI: The ugly battle for the control of Shiv Sena – the ruling party of Maharashtra – has now reached the Supreme Court, with rebel MLA Eknath Shine now disputing CM Uddhav Thackeray’s move to disqualify him and 15 of his rebel companions inside the rooms of the apex court. The matter has been […]

NEW DELHI: As the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs hardened their stance against the MVA government, Maharashtra chief minister and party supremo Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he was ready to resign. In a televised address, Thackeray appealed to around 40 rebel party MLAs camping in BJP-ruled Assam to return to the talking table. “I appeal […]

MUMBAI: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who had been missing since May this year, finally appeared before the Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Thursday. Singh is facing several cases of extortion and was declared a Proclaimed Offender (PO) by a Mumbai Court. His appearance before the Crime Branch was in connection with a […]