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Speaking to Marathi daily 'Loksatta' here, Fadnavis said in the five years of his government, he never let down Uddhav Thackeray, the Sena president who is now the chief minister of the three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi government. (Photo: File)

Sena's alliance with NCP, Congress was 'pre-planned': Fadnavis

'But post-2019 elections, Uddhavji did not even answer my calls,' claimed the BJP leader.

10 Dec 2019 10:45 AM

On Sunday, Fadnavis, now the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and Pawar, leading contender for the deputy CM's post in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, were seen together for the first time since the fall of their short-lived government. (Photo: AP)

'Discussed weather': Ajit Pawar on public chat with Fadnavis post BJP-NCP fall

Fadnavis had on November 23 returned as chief minister propped up by Ajit Pawar, who was made his deputy.

09 Dec 2019 7:56 PM

After facing debacle in the Karnataka bypolls, former chief minister Siddaramaiah resigned as Congress Legislative party leader on Monday. (Photo: File)

Siddaramaiah resigns as Cong legislature party leader after defeat in K'taka bypoll

The ruling BJP bagged 10 seats and was leading in two others out of 15 constituencies that went for assembly bypolls last week.

09 Dec 2019 4:00 PM

"There were some regions where we never had our presence such as KR Pet and Chikkaballapura. Mandya had been the JD(S) citadel but today the BJP has won (in KR Pet in Mandya district)," he added. (Photo: File)

Cong, JD(S) 'disqualified' in people's court, says BJP after K'taka by-poll results

Kateel was happy that the party made its presence felt for the first time in Mandya district.

09 Dec 2019 2:48 PM

Modi said, "Today people of Karnataka have proved that Congress and JD-S won't be able to betray them. ' (Photo: ANI)

K'taka poll results message for all states where anyone betrays public mandate: PM

Modi also spoke about the political tussle that the state of Karnataka had witnessed soon after the assembly election results.

09 Dec 2019 2:14 PM

It is important to note that the Bill was passed by the Lower House of the Parliament earlier this year but lapsed with the term of the previous Lok Sabha during the first term of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in the Centre. (Photo: ANI)

Citizenship bill not even .001 per cent against minorities, says Amit Shah

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

09 Dec 2019 12:41 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa celebrated the early leads with his son BY Vijayendra who sought his father's blessings and greeted him with sweets. (Photo: ANI)

Yeddy celebrates with son as trends show BJP leading in K'taka by-polls

Earlier Yediyurappa had confidently said that BJP will win at least 13 seats and the government will be 'safeguarded'.

09 Dec 2019 12:25 PM

The Sena, which has 18 MPs in the Lok Sabha, also pointed out that most of the states from the North East region have opposed the CAB along with Bihar where the BJP is sharing power with the JD(U), and West Bengal. (Photo: File)

'Invisible partition of Hindus, Muslims': Sena raises concern over Citizenship Bill

Amit Shah would introduce bill that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

09 Dec 2019 11:19 AM

Congress leader DK Shivakumar said, “We have to agree with the mandate of the voters of these 15 constituencies. People have accepted the defectors. We have accepted defeat. I don't think we have to be disheartened.” (Photo: ANI)

'We accept our defeat,' says Shivakumar on K’taka bypolls

Bypolls were for 15 of 17 seats left vacant by MLAs who resigned in July, causing collapse of Cong-JD(S) and BJP's takeover.

09 Dec 2019 11:01 AM

The bill, to be introduced in the afternoon by Shah, has evoked mixed reactions from the various sections of the society and the political parties. (Photo: File)

Amit Shah tables Citizenship Amendment bill in Lok Sabha

Meanwhile, BJP's former ally, Shiv Sena, is yet to clear its stand on the CAB.

09 Dec 2019 10:27 AM

The ruling BJP has taken an early lead in 10 out of 15 Assembly constituencies that went for bypolls on December five, as the counting of votes was taken up on Monday, election officials said. (Photo: File)

BJP takes early lead in 10 Assembly seats in K'taka bypolls

Initial trends showed the Congress and JD(S) were ahead in two seats, while independent candidate was maintaining lead in Hoskote.

09 Dec 2019 9:29 AM

Roy and Islam stand accused in a list of 23 accused who have been named in the chargesheet submitted by the police before the additional chief judicial magistrate of the Bolpur Court on December 4. (Photo: Twitter)

BJP leaders Mukul Roy and Monirul Islam chargesheeted in triple murder case

While Mr Islam faces murder charge, criminal intimidation charge has been slapped on Mr Roy, sources revealed.

08 Dec 2019 8:56 PM

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur has approached the Madhya Pradesh police with a demand that they register a case against a Congress MLA who allegedly threatened to "burn" her over her remarks on Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Pragya Thakur goes to police over Congress MLA's threat to ‘burn’ her

Thakur came to the Kamla Nehru police station in the Madhya Pradesh capital on Saturday night, a senior police officer said.

08 Dec 2019 10:46 AM

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the Kashmir issue and spiralling onion prices and accused the BJP of targeting political rivals and said he will neither buckle or fall under pressure nor join the ruling BJP. (Photo: File)

'BJP denied freedom to 75 lakh Kashmiris,' claims P Chidambaram

Quoting a popular verse of nationalist poet Subramania Bharathi, he said the bard may have sung it 'bearing Modi in mind.'

08 Dec 2019 9:25 AM

Leader of Opposition and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed on Saturday that it was NCP leader Ajit Pawar who approached him to form a government in Maharashtra. (Photo: File)

'Ajit approached us to form Maha govt,' says Fadnavis, admits move boomeranged

Fadnavis went on to add that the ACB affidavit 'will not stick (stand) in high court'.

08 Dec 2019 9:14 AM

Make public hanging of rape-murder convicts compulsory: Lobo

Lobo also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to bring amendments to the law.

07 Dec 2019 2:31 PM

Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday criticised Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa over his decision to not to celebrate Tipu Jayanti in the state and said that the BJP leader was acting against only one community. (Photo: File)

Siddaramaiah attacks Yediyurappa over Tipu Jayanti, says K'tka CM hates only one community

Siddaramaiah also elaborated upon various schemes introduced during his tenure as the Chief Minister and asked for people to vote 'smartly'.

07 Dec 2019 10:31 AM

Chidambaram was on Wednesday night released on bail from the Tihar Jail in Delhi after 106 days in custody in the INX Media money-laundering case. (Photo: File)

Went to jail in financial scam, don't lecture on economy: BJP its back at Chidambaram

'What can be more ridiculous than a person who has been in jail on 'arthik ghotala' is lecturing on Indian economy,' Shahdeo said.

07 Dec 2019 8:55 AM

BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari were also present when Modi arrived. (Photo: TWitter)

PM Modi, Uddhav Thackeray meet for first time after Sena chief became CM

Modi would attend the national conference of director-generals and inspector-generals of police, which is being held in Pune.

07 Dec 2019 8:50 AM

In the second phase of the five-phased elections, voting is being conducted at 20 constituencies including Jamshedpur East and Jamshedpur West. (Photo: ANI)

Voting underway for second phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections

Due to security reasons, voting at 18 constituencies will be held between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm.

07 Dec 2019 8:31 AM

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