Maha floor test on Wednesday without secret ballot, to be telecast live

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave interim directions to conduct a floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday after considering the competing claims of the parties.

Having heard the parties, the bench of the top court…

Govt extends accommodation for battle casualties' kin

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to extend the period of retention of government accommodation for the next of kin of battle casualties from all three services from the existing three months to one year.

Thorat is Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party chief

Mumbai (IANS) Maharashtra State Congress President Balasaheb Thorat has been appointed the new Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader, top party leaders announced here on Tuesday.

Thorat's name was announced by AICC General Secretary…

Three injured in BJP-Trinamool clash in WB

Kolkata (IANS) Three persons were injured in a clash between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP activists in Kharagpur town of West Midnapore district on Sunday, police said.

Local BJP leaders claimed all three were their workers. Two of the…

Bengal bypolls underway amid sporadic allegations of malpractices

Kolkata (IANS) Amid sporadic allegations of malpractices, moderate to brisk polling were seen in bye-elections at three West Bengal Assembly constituencies that got underway on Monday.

Election Commission sources said polling was proceeding…

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,…