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BJP-Sena alliance strained in Navi Mum as cadres push for going solo

NAVI MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- The BJP's local unit in Navi Mumbai has signalled a strong resistance to a formal electoral alliance with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for the upcoming Navi Mumbai Municipal... Read More


SC dismisses plea against Kolhapur bench of HC

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday gave its seal of approval to the decision of the Bombay high court to constitute the Kolhapur bench in August this year observing that it promotes t... Read More


Kokate ouster huge setback for NCP, Ajit had no cards left to play

MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- There was no sparing Manikrao Kokate - Ajit Pawar was simply out of chips, for now. As a result, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by him has suffered the embarrassment of ha... Read More


26 iNDIANS KILLED FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA IN UKRAINE WAR, PARL TOLD

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Twenty-six Indian nationals were killed while serving in the Russian armed forces during the Ukraine conflict and seven have been reported missing, while efforts are on to ensure... Read More


Tiff over air pollution in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Public Works Department and water minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday mounted a sharp attack on the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, alleging that a decade of administra... Read More


SC refuses to stay MCD's new policy for stray dogs

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to halt the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) newly notified stray dog policy, which mandates a revised sterilisation-and-release prog... Read More


Reconsider 211% hike in salaries: Odisha MLAs to CM amid backlash

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 19 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators of Odisha on Thursday requested chief minister Mohan Majhi to reconsider the controversial 211% hike in MLAs' salaries and allowances, ... Read More


SC junks 'luxury' plea over packaged water

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an "urban-centric approach" to public interest litigation, refusing to entertain a plea seeking fresh and stricter sta... Read More


CM Fadnavis accepts Kokate's resignation

India, Dec. 19 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis accepted the resignation of cabinet minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday, days after a sessions court upheld his two-year imprisonment in... Read More


Odisha BJP seeks to reverse big pay hike

India, Dec. 19 -- Facing public anger over a legislative move that made Odisha's lawmakers the highest-paid in the country with a 211% salary hike, BJP MLAs on Thursday urged chief minister Mohan Majh... Read More