‘Insult to Maharashtra’: Oppn slams Padma Bhushan for Koshiyari; ex-governor shrugs off criticism | India News – The Times of India

‘Insult to Maharashtra’: Oppn slams Padma Bhushan for Koshiyari; ex-governor shrugs off criticism | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The opposition on Sunday slammed the Centre’s decision to confer the Padma Bhushan on former Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, claiming he had insulted the constitutional office by toppling the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government during his tenure.Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed that even the Supreme Court had said…

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‘Never for my personal gain’: Raj Thackeray’s cryptic take on ‘flexible’ politics; remark after MNS-Sena tie-up in Kalyan | India News – The Times of India

‘Never for my personal gain’: Raj Thackeray’s cryptic take on ‘flexible’ politics; remark after MNS-Sena tie-up in Kalyan | India News – The Times of India

MNS chief Raj Thackeray (ANI photo/File) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray posted a cryptic social media message on Friday, saying that if he ever took a “flexible stance” in politics, it would never be driven by “personal gain.”His remarks came on the 100th birth anniversary of his uncle, Bal Thackeray, the…

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‘Triple-engine sarkar mumkeen hai’: BJP takes control of Mumbai for first time, but needs Shinde Sena for majority | Mumbai News – The Times of India

‘Triple-engine sarkar mumkeen hai’: BJP takes control of Mumbai for first time, but needs Shinde Sena for majority | Mumbai News – The Times of India

MUMBAI: For years, they’ve wanted it, now they have it. BJP is finally set to assume control of India’s richest civic body, and get its own mayor of Mumbai. After almost three decades at the BMC’s helm, the Thackerays have lost control of their last bastion to the Mahayuti alliance led by former ally-turned-foe BJP…

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No talks yet with Pawar Sr but there’s no permanent enemy in politics: Ajit | India News – The Times of India

No talks yet with Pawar Sr but there’s no permanent enemy in politics: Ajit | India News – The Times of India

PUNE: Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar acknowledged Tuesday that bitterness between the two factions of NCP has eased after they came together for Pune Municipal Corporation and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections, holding out hope for a possible patch-up with his uncle and party founder Sharad Pawar.He denied holding talks with Sharad Pawar, 85, on a…

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‘They are here for regressive thoughts’: Shiv Sena’s Shaina NC slams Aaditya Thackeray | India News – The Times of India

‘They are here for regressive thoughts’: Shiv Sena’s Shaina NC slams Aaditya Thackeray | India News – The Times of India

Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, accusing him of possessing “regressive thoughts”. Speaking to ANI, Shaina NC said, “Aaditya Thackeray inducted Rashid Mamu. Aaditya Thackeray joined Umar Khalid at the Gateway protest. They are plotting to turn Mumbai into Mamdani, but we will never let…

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‘Allegations were levelled against me’: Ajit Pawar defends NCP’s ‘criminal’ candidates; warns against presuming guilt | India News – The Times of India

‘Allegations were levelled against me’: Ajit Pawar defends NCP’s ‘criminal’ candidates; warns against presuming guilt | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday defended his party, NCP’s decision to give tickets to candidates with criminal backgrounds for the upcoming civic polls, saying no one should be considered a criminal until proven guilty.Pawar’s remarks came after Union minister and BJP leader Murlidhar Mohol criticised the NCP for fielding candidates…

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‘We wish to have an alliance’: Ajit Pawar meets NCP (SP) leader ahead of BMC polls; decision on alliance ‘soon’ | India News – The Times of India

‘We wish to have an alliance’: Ajit Pawar meets NCP (SP) leader ahead of BMC polls; decision on alliance ‘soon’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing speculation of an alliance ahead of the BMC polls, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday met NCP (SP) leader Azam Pansare in Pimpri-Chinchwad.Talking to reporters after the meeting, Pansare said that the NCP (SP) “wishes” to have an alliance with Ajit Pawar’s faction.“Ajit Pawar came to meet me after…

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