Fadnavis govt has majority in House with 170 MLAs: SG to court

New Delhi (IANS) Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra has a majority in the House with the support of 170 MLAs.

During the hearing on the petition of the Shiv…

Sena, NCP, Congress stake claim to form govt with support of 160 MLAs

Mumbai (IANS) In a pre-emptive move to avoid another spell of President's Rule, the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress' 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' on Monday morning staked its claim to form the government in Maharashtra, a party…

Clean chit for Ajit Pawar in irrigation scam cases?

Mumbai (IANS) Maharashtra's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday gave a clean chit in some of the around 10-year-old irrigation scam cases allegedly involving new Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, officials said here.

The ACB has closed…

We can prove majority in 10 minutes flat: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai (IANS) Calling up Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari to ask the newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority within 24 hours, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Sena-NCP-Congress…

SC asks Centre to produce letters of support

New Delhi (IANS) In an unprecedented hearing on Sunday on the brewing political drama in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General to produce letters of support, used by Devender Fadnavis in staking claim to form the government,…

Sena, NCP, Congress hold 'cross-meetings' of MLAs

Mumbai (IANS) In an unprecedented confidence building measure, the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress are conducting 'cross-meetings' with the legislators of their parties in the proposed 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' here…

BJP fields Narayan Rane to secure majority for Fadnavis

New Delhi (IANS) Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane is prominent among the BJP leaders commissioned to secure a majority for the Devendra Fadnavis government in the state -- for the prime reason that he has spent a long period in both…

Cong's J&K doublespeak? Anti-mobile in 2003, for net in 2019

New Delhi (IANS) In a major embarassment for the Congress, which has been demanding internet connections be restored in Jammu and Kashmir, its leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 2003 parliamentary question where he had drawn a connection…

Rs 809 cr allocated to repair 4,861 railway bridges: Goyal

New Delhi (IANS) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that railways has sanctioned 4,168 bridges for repair and strengthening this year at an estimated cost of Rs 809 crore.

In a written reply to a question…

Fadnavis sworn-in as Maha CM, Ajit Pawar as Dy CM

Mumbai (IANS) In a stunning political development, Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari on Saturday morning administered the oath of office to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Nationalist Congress…