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  Maharashtra govt formation: NCP will sit in Opposition, says Sharad Pawar

  November 06, 2019 13:33 IST

  Addressing a press conference, NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said that his party and the Congress will sit in Opposition. Commenting on his meeting with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Pawar said it was a courtesy meet and that the political equations in Maharashtra and the government formation was not discussed.

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  Amid standoff with BJP, Sanjay Raut meets Sharad Pawar in Mumbai

  November 06, 2019 12:04 IST

  A day after reiterating that the next chief minister of Maharashtra would be from the Shiv Sena, party leader Sanjay Raut met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai today. This is the second meeting between the two leaders since the assembly election results in the state were announced.

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  BJP, Shiv Sena had consensus before polls on CM's post: Sanjay Raut

  November 06, 2019 11:04 IST

  Amid the stalemate continuing over government formation in the state, Raut told reporters that no fresh proposal has been received from the BJP or sent to it. He claimed farmers and the working class want a Shiv Sena chief minister and have hopes and expectations from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.

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  Nitin Gadkari can resolve Maharashtra tangle in 2 hours: Shiv Sena leader to RSS

  November 05, 2019 22:01 IST

  Amid the impasse over government formation in Maharashtra, farm activist Kishore Tiwari, who joined the Shiv Sena ahead of the Assembly polls, has said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should depute Union minister Nitin Gadkari to resolve the power-tussle between the BJP and the Sena.

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  Maharashtra Power Game: Breakthrough in sight? BJP leader says 'good news' soon

  November 05, 2019 21:23 IST

  ​Maharashtra Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday hinted at a possible breakthrough in the ongoing deadlock with the Shiv Sena over formation of a government, saying a "good news" can come at any moment.

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  Maharashtra's political course depends on what steps Fadnavis takes: Shiv Sena

  November 05, 2019 16:06 IST

  The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said the political direction of Maharashtra, where the government formation is getting delayed, will depend upon the steps to be taken by "outgoing" Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The Sena editorial in party mouthpiece "Saamana" also underlined the need to form government in Maharashtra at the earliest "in the interest of the nation as well the people of the state."

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  Chirag Paswan likely to be made LJP president on Tuesday

  November 05, 2019 14:34 IST

  Party sources said the LJP national executive in its meeting on Tuesday will see Chirag Paswan's anointment as its president.

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  Sonia Gandhi rules out possibility of alliance with Sena in Maharashtra

  November 05, 2019 8:17 IST

  After meeting NCP leader Sharad Pawar in Delhi on Monday, Sonia Gandhi has said that the Congress party will not extend its support to the Shiv Sena. Moreover, sources have said the Congress may support the Shiv Sena in case it decides to move out of its alliance with the BJP. The meeting between Sonia Gandhi and Sharad Pawar had lasted for over an hour.

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  Maharashtra Ka CM Kaun: Politics gathers pace even as stalemate continues

  November 05, 2019 0:04 IST

  There is still not absolute clarity on government formation in Maharashtra and perhaps that's why incumbent Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Union Home Minister Amit Shah He conveyed Shah the need to form a government in Maharashtra at the earliest.

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  Sharad Pawar meets Sonia Gandhi amid political stalemate in Maharashtra

  November 04, 2019 20:03 IST

  Amid an impasse over government formation in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence here to discuss the political situation in the state.

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  Maha Power Game: Shiv Sena not responsible for delay in govt formation, Sanjay Raut tells Governor

  November 04, 2019 18:05 IST

  Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. In a press conference held after the meet, Raut said that he clarified to the Governor that Shiv Sena is not responsible for the confusion and delay in government formation in Maharashtra.

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  Fadnavis meets Amit Shah; refuses to comment on govt formation

  November 04, 2019 13:32 IST

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday. Following the meet, Fadnavis said he does not want to comment on the government formation in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut is also slated to meet Maharashtra Governor today evening.

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  'Systematic discrimination' faced by Muslim community in criminal justice system: Owaisi

  November 04, 2019 12:55 IST

  He was reacting to the acquittal of one of the accused in the 2008 Rampur CRPF camp attack case by a court in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. In a tweet on Sunday, the Hyderabad MP said, "Muslims are incarcerated in terror cases only to be acquitted after decades. We experience systemic discrimination in the criminal justice system regardless of the party in power

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  Amid tussle with BJP, Sanjay Raut to meet Maharashtra Governor today

  November 04, 2019 8:45 IST

  As the power tussle between BJP and Shiv Sena continues, Sena leader Sanjay Raut is set to meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 5 pm today. Raut is also said to be accompanied by other senior party leaders.

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  Pollution soars, Delhi chokes: But netas choking with politics

  November 04, 2019 1:07 IST

  Not just Delhi's air that is turning toxic but the political war of words too is turning one. In a press conference held in Delhi, just hours before the odd-even scheme kicks in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party targeted BJP and Congress in the same vain, by flashing maps of stubble burning from Punjab and questioning the alleged inaction of the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.

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  We diluted Article 370 twelve times without controversy: Congress

  November 03, 2019 23:02 IST

  Kheda said the country's affairs are run through dialogue and not through controversies.

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  BJP-JJP coalition govt based on 'selfish interests', won't last long: Abhay Chautala

  November 03, 2019 21:45 IST

  Dampening prospects of any truce in the feuding Chautala clan, INLD lone MLA Abhay Chautala on Sunday accused his nephew Dushyant Chautala-led JJP of forging a post-poll alliance with the BJP out of "selfish interest" and claimed the coalition government in Haryana will not last long.

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  Congress to protest in Punjab against Modi govt's 'anti-people policies'

  November 03, 2019 19:24 IST

  The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), comprising the 10-member ASEAN bloc and six other countries -- India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand -- is engaged in negotiations for a free-trade pact

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  WhatsApp hacking: Priyanka Gandhi received message from WhatsApp on snooping, alleges Congress

  November 03, 2019 17:15 IST

  The Congress on Sunday alleged that senior party leader and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's phone was also hacked with the use of the Israeli spyware Pegasus. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Gandhi also received a message from WhatsApp informing her that her phone was suspected to have been hacked.

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  Tis Hazari clash: Congress demands Amit Shah's apology for attack on advocates

  November 02, 2019 21:38 IST

  The Congress on Saturday criticized Delhi Police for their action against advocates in the Tis Hazari court complex in the national capital and demanded an apology from Home Minister Amit Shah over the incident as the force comes directly under his ministry.

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  Goa Opposition protest a political stunt: Bjp

  November 02, 2019 20:35 IST

  Goa and Karnataka are locked in a dispute over the sharing of Mahadayi River waters, and Kalasa Banduri project aims at providing drinking water to three north Karnataka districts by diverting water from the Mahadayi river in Goa

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  JJP expels six members for anti-party activities

  November 02, 2019 22:54 IST

  The Jannayak Janta Party on Saturday expelled its six members, including three who contested the recently held Haryana assembly poll, for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities and indiscipline.

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  Prakash Javadekar postponed three meetings on pollution: Manish Sisodia

  November 02, 2019 19:00 IST

  Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of postponing three meetings with state environment ministers, saying on Saturday that either he has no time or does not consider treating the national capital's poor air quality a priority.

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  RCEP pact will deal 'body blow' to Indian economy: Sonia Gandhi

  November 02, 2019 18:54 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the government on the state of the economy, saying signing the RCEP agreement will result in "untold hardship" for farmers, shopkeepers, and small enterprises.

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  Sonia appoints ex-CM Bhupinder Hooda leader of Cong legislature party in Haryana

  November 02, 2019 17:08 IST

  By virtue of being appointed the CLP leader, Hooda will be the Leader of Opposition in the newly-constituted assembly, AICC Haryana in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad said at a press conference here

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  People have asked NCP to sit in the opposition, we accept mandate: Sharad Pawar

  November 02, 2019 10:51 IST

  Pawar's comments come amid talk about the possibility of NDA constituent Shiv Sena forming government in Maharashtra with support from the NCP and the Congress.

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  Deja Vu: Move over NCP-Sena; NCP-BJP ready to tango?

  November 01, 2019 20:23 IST

  While the world knows about the meeting between NCP stalwart Sharad Pawar and Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday evening, very few know that the NCP and BJP too are in touch with each other.

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  NCP to mull alternative if BJP-Sena fail to form govt: Nawab Malik

  November 01, 2019 16:16 IST

  Malik's comment came even as senior party leader Ajit Pawar has maintained the NCP will sit in the opposition along with the Congress Malik hit out at BJP leader and state minister Sudhir Mungantiwar over his statement that Maharashtra may head for President's rule if the new government is not in place by November 7