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'The BJP govt is running 90 per cent of the business in this country with a few industrialists,' senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said. (Photo: File)

Disclose all details about electoral bonds before Parliament: Cong to govt

Describing electoral bonds as a 'political bribery scheme', the Oppn party said it was a scam that tarnished image of the Indian democracy.

20 Nov 2019 3:58 PM

Raut also said NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and apprise him about the farmers' distress in the state which has been under President's rule since November 12. (Photo: File)

Shiv Sena led govt to be in place by Dec in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut

Raut said the picture of the government formation in the state will become clear in the next two days.

20 Nov 2019 10:58 AM

The Jeypore MLA, who was the first to ask questions in the House, clarified that he did not mean to insult Patro and that the gesture was a mark of gratitude towards the speaker. (Photo: Screengrab)

Congress MLA blows a kiss to Speaker in Odisha Assembly

'I wanted to thank the Speaker. The flying kiss was a mark of my appreciation for him,' Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati said.

20 Nov 2019 10:38 AM

Anand Bhawan has been home to the Gandhi family and is run by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust headed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.. (Photo: Social Media)

Anand Bhawan gets house tax notice worth Rs 4.35 crore

The tax has been imposed under non-residential category and has not been paid since 2013, according to an official.

20 Nov 2019 8:20 AM

The two parties would also discuss whether they would contest the civic body polls with the Shiv Sena if the three parties join hands to form the government in the state. (Photo: PTI)

Name of likely alliance with Sena, contours to be discussed in today's Cong-NCP meet

The Congress and the NCP are not comfortable with the name 'Maha Shiv Aghadi' (a grand alliance comprising Sena), a leader said.

20 Nov 2019 7:51 AM

On Monday, Sharad Pawar met Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in the latter's residence. (Photo: File)

Meeting of Congress-NCP leaders tomorrow in Delhi

Both parties contested the recently culminated Assembly polls in an alliance.

19 Nov 2019 8:05 PM

Union Minister and Republican Party of India (A) chief Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said it will be an unnatural government and against the ideals of "Balasaheb Thackeray." (Photo: File)

This unnatural govt against Balasaheb's ideals: Athawale on Sena-Cong-NCP

Athawale also said that he spoke to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut about negotiating a new power-sharing formula.

19 Nov 2019 2:50 PM

Hours after the meeting between NCP president Sharad Pawar and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut met the Maratha strongman and exuded confidence that the state would soon get a government led by his party. (Photo: File)

Sena-led rule in Maharashtra soon: Sanjay Raut after Pawar-Sonia meet

Pawar queered the pitch for the Shiv Sena in the formation of a new government in Maharashtra, saying the issue was not discussed.

19 Nov 2019 8:48 AM

JD (S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that it would be much easier for the Congress to enter into an alliance with BJP rather than going with Shiv-Sena as the former has "soft-Hindutva" face while Shiv Sena is known for its "Hard-Hindutva" stance. (Photo: File)

Congress should go with BJP instead of Shiv Sena in Maharashtra: Kumaraswamy

He said that in K'taka Assembly by-polls, JD (S) will win 8-10 seats out of 15 and this will start a new chapter in politics of Maharashtra.

18 Nov 2019 2:40 PM

NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday and their talks are expected to lead to a final call on a tie-up with the Shiv Sena to form a government in Maharashtra after 25 days of deadlock. (Photo: File)

Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi meet on fate of alliance with Sena today

Meanwhile, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said that 'we are trying to find if Sena, Congress and NCP can come together'.

18 Nov 2019 8:36 AM

Sharing a video of a speech by Thackeray on Twitter, Fadnavis wrote he taught people the value of 'self-respect'. (Photo: File)

He taught 'self-respect': Fadnavis lauds Bal Thackeray amid fight with Sena

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena skipped a meeting of NDA constituents on the eve of the winter session of Parliament.

17 Nov 2019 1:04 PM

Amidst the political stalemate in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik said that a 21-member meeting of his party, with Sharad Pawar at its helm, will be held in Pune on Sunday. (Photo: File)

NCP core-committee holds meeting to discuss Maharashtra situation in Pune today

Malik added that in the meeting NCP will discuss the strategies to overcome the political stalemate.

17 Nov 2019 9:49 AM

The Shiv Sena, which is holding talks with the Congress and NCP for government formation in Maharashtra, said on Saturday that it would not attend a meeting of NDA constituents on the eve of the winter session of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Sena to sit in Oppn in Rajya Sabha, decides to skip NDA meet today

The Sena also accused BJP of having intentions to indulge in 'horse-trading' in the state.

17 Nov 2019 9:09 AM

The leaders had asserted the meeting was to be based on talks regarding agrarian crisis in Maharashtra and not to stake claim. (Photo: FIle)

Maharashtra: Cong-NCP-Sena delegation meeting with Guv postponed until further notice

It was scheduled to take place at 4:30 PM on November 16.

16 Nov 2019 5:22 PM

Union minister Suresh Angadi on Friday dismissed the opposition's criticism over the state of economy, asserting that "airports and trains are full and people are getting married" and this indicates that the country's economy is "doing fine". (Photo: File | ANI)

Bizarre remarks to divert attention: Cong on minister's 'people getting married' jibe

'Every 3 years there is fall in demand in economy. It is a cycle. Then the economy picks up also,' the BJP minister had said.

16 Nov 2019 3:26 PM

Politics in Maharashtra took an unexpected turn after the Shiv Sena walked away from its longtime ally BJP over sharing the chief ministerial post after Assembly results were declared on October 24. (Photo: File)

'New weather made me forget old pain': Sanjay Raut on changing Maharashtra equations

Shiv Sena is in process of working out a new equation with erstwhile rivals; NCP and Cong, as it tries to form government in Maharashtra.

16 Nov 2019 3:09 PM

The Shiv Sena alleged on Saturday that the BJP now exuding confidence of forming government in Maharashtra after backing off initially, makes its intention of horse-trading under the guise of President's rule evident. (Photo: File)

BJP's intention of horse-trading stand exposed now: Shiv Sena

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil had on Friday said that they will soon form government in the state.

16 Nov 2019 11:57 AM

Amid discussions over formation of government in Maharashtra, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet on Sunday to discuss their next course of action. (Photo: File)

Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi to meet tomorrow over Maharashtra impasse

Pawar ruled out the possibility of mid-term elections while asserting that process has begun to form govt in the state.

16 Nov 2019 8:44 AM

The Rajya Sabha MP, who turned 58 on Friday, was responding to questions on whether his party will share the chief minister's post with the NCP and the Congress, its allies in the prospective three-party government. " (Photo: ANI)

Shiv Sena will lead govt in Maharashtra for next 25 years: Raut

The firebrand Sena leader said his party's relation with Maharashtra is permanent and not temporary.

15 Nov 2019 12:01 PM

Maharashta formula: Shiv Sena to get full term CM, 1 deputy each from Cong, NCP?

On Tuesday, President's Rule was imposed in Maharashtra after the Governor informed the Centre that a stable government couldn't be formed.

15 Nov 2019 10:56 AM

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