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  Centre deliberately creating scarcity of onion in Delhi: Sisodia

  December 01, 2019 18:05 IST

  Sisodia urged the central government to release 10 trucks of onion everyday, saying "we are well prepared with the complete machinery to sell onions at a lower price". "Though the rates of onion have increased in entire country and people are unhappy across the country, but it appears that in Delhi central government is deliberately creating the scarcity of onion. Delhi government is asking for onions but the central government is not giving. Central government has stopped giving onion to the Delhi government.

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  Nana Patole elected unopposed as Maharashtra Speaker after BJP withdraws nomination

  December 01, 2019 11:17 IST

  The BJP has withdrawn its candidate Kisan Kathore in the election for Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's post which left Congress MLA Nana Patole as the sole candidate in the race.

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  Maharashtra Assembly to elect Speaker today, amid BJP protest

  December 01, 2019 9:26 IST

  Patole represents the Sakoli Assembly segment in Vidarbha while Kathore is an MLA from Murbad in Thane district. They both are in their fourth term as MLAs.

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  Uddhav Thackeray wins floor test, BJP stages walkout

  November 30, 2019 23:22 IST

  With 169 MLAs behind him, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray sailed through the floor test on the floor of the Maharashtra state assembly on Saturday. The Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress party is now officially in power in India's richest state. Devendra Fadnavis' BJP protested against the 'validity' of the floor test before staging a walkout. The headcount was held after the voice vote following the Supreme Court directive to ensure transparency, pro tem Speaker Dilip Walse Patil informed the House.

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  Grand Alliance partners make Kushwaha break his fast unto death

  November 30, 2019 23:12 IST

  Kushwaha had launched his "Aamaran Anshan" in protest against the state government's refusal to clear the decks for establishing Kendriya Vidyalayas at Aurangabad and Nawada districts the sanctions for which were given in 2017 when the RLSP chief was the Union minister of state for HRD.

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  Haryana Cong alleges Rs 5,000 cr 'mining scam' under Khattar-led govt; demands probe

  November 30, 2019 17:18 IST

  Surjewala also alleged that a "mining scam" of over Rs 5,000 crore had taken place during previous Manohar Lal Khattar-led regime and claimed that the CAG report had exposed the "nexus" between the Khattar government and mining contractors. 

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  Why did BJP walk out of the Maharashtra Assembly floor test

  November 30, 2019 17:07 IST

  A month-long drama surrounding Maharashtra politics came to an end on Saturday as Uddhav Thackeray won the floor test and proved his majority in the house with the support of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress party. This, however, did not happen before a tough stand by the BJP. Devendra Fadnavis and his MLAs walked out of the assembly in dramatic fashion before the floor test. This walkout was staged over alleged violation of established norms by the new government. 

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  BJP has ruined economy: Priyanka on falling GDP

  November 30, 2019 16:28 IST

  "Promise after promise...2 crore jobs every year, double the price of crops, good days, Make in India, making the economy USD 5 trillion... Will any promise be accounted for? Today GDP growth is 4.5% which shows that all promises are false," she said in a tweet in Hindi.

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  '6 months of India first': Tweets PM Modi as his govt completes 180 days in office

  November 30, 2019 16:21 IST

  Inspired by the motto of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' and with the blessings of 130 crore Indians, the NDA government has continued working towards developing India and empowering the lives of 130 crore Indians with renewed vigour, he said.

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  BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis objects to Walse Patil's appointment as pro-tem speaker

  November 30, 2019 15:12 IST

  BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday objected to the appointment of NCP leader Dilip Walse Patil as the pro-tem Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. The state Assembly session began around 2 pm on Saturday in which the Uddhav Thackeray-led government will face the floor test.

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  Uddhav Thackeray govt wins trust vote in Assembly after BJP stages walkout

  November 30, 2019 16:00 IST

  Against the ruling alliance's 169, four members abstained while there was a zero against the trust resolution as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party with 105 MLAs and other supporters boycotted the proceedings and staged a walkout.

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  BJP fields Kisan Kathore against Nana Patole as its Maharashtra Speaker candidate

  November 30, 2019 12:45 IST

  The election will take place a day after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's government is scheduled to undergo a floor test.

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  Uddhav Thackeray govt to face Floor Test today

  November 30, 2019 11:25 IST

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will face his first test, the confidence vote today. The vote will take place under new pro tem speaker Dilip Walse Patil, NCP veteran.

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  NCP's Supriya Sule backs Uddhav over stay on Aarey metro work

  November 29, 2019 22:27 IST

  We will cooperate on the issues of development, but causing damage to environment for development is wrong. Let's all come together for development that complements environment," Sule tweeted.  

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  Congress not interested in joining any coalition in Goa

  November 29, 2019 21:38 IST

  A day after a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government took over in Maharashtra, Raut on Friday said an anti-BJP coalition would be formed in neighbouring Goa.Raut spoke to leaders of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and Goa Forward Party, both of which are, like the Shiv Sena, former BJP allies.

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  'Mungerilal ke haseen sapne': Goa BJP to Sanjay Raut on 'political miracle'

  November 29, 2019 20:59 IST

  ​Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar on Friday likened Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut's statement calling for a political "miracle" in Goa, to "Mungerilal ke haseen sapne".  

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  Uddhav Thackeray-led government may face floor test tomorrow

  November 29, 2019 19:01 IST

  The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance may face floor test in the Assembly on Saturday, sources said.  

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  Not a single leaf of Aarey will be cut, says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

  November 29, 2019 17:46 IST

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced stay on construction of metro car shed project in the city's green lung Aarey Colony, where protests were held last month against cutting of trees for the work.

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  Brazil looks like Goa, claims Union minister Babul Supriyo

  November 29, 2019 17:26 IST

  "Brazil looks like Goa. I won't say Goa looks like Brazil. Both the destinations have similar natural beauties," Supriyo said in the presence of chief minister Pramod Sawant.

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  Cong releases CCTV footage of 'irregularities' in Gujrat exam

  November 29, 2019 17:20 IST

  In one video clip, a candidate can be seen copying from a chit, which he apparently acquired when he was outside the exam hall for over 30 minutes, while in another video, a candidate can be seen checking his mobile phone, which is prohibited.

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  Uddhav Thackeray formally takes charge as Chief Minister of Maharashtra

  November 29, 2019 15:16 IST

  Thackeray, who is also the Shiv Sena president, was sworn-in as the chief minister on Thursday evening. Hours later, he presided over the first cabinet meeting.

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  All's not well in Bihar NDA: BJP-ally RLSP

  November 29, 2019 14:16 IST

  There was speculation that Kushwaha was scheduled to make an announcement regarding his continuation in the NDA.

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  After Maha, Goa too may slip away from BJP's hold: Raut

  November 29, 2019 13:14 IST

  Raut said those accusing the Sena of allying with NCP-Congress should realise that the Goa government led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has also allied with corrupt elements which has not gone down well with the people of that state.

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  Modi must co-operate with 'younger brother' Uddhav: Shiv Sena

  November 29, 2019 12:08 IST

  The Sena made the comments in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' as it latched onto wishes extended by Modi to Thackeray after he took oath as the chief minister on Thursday evening.

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  SS, NCP, Congress' coming together setback for BJP: Mamata

  November 29, 2019 8:24 IST

  The coming together of the Shiv Sena, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra is a big setback for the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Thursday. Banerjee asked the BJP to ponder over how the Sena, a "more strident Hindutva party", joined hands with the other two outfits.

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  Congratulations: Raut's dig at Fadnavis on being leader of Opposition

  November 29, 2019 7:56 IST

  Fadnavis and Pawar had resigned from their posts after the Supreme Court ordered the floor test the next day. They were sworn-in as chief minister and deputy chief minister on Saturday morning. Their resignation paved the way for the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance to stake claim to form the next government with Uddhav Thackeray at its helm.

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  Now in Opposition, here's what Fadnavis expects from new Thackeray Sarkar

  November 29, 2019 8:00 IST

  Earlier in the day, a joint press conference addressed by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with the NCP's Jayant Patil and Nawab Malik had cited "farmer issues" as one of the main priorities of the coalition government.

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  Secular ka matlab kya hai: Irked Uddhav retorts back in presser

  November 28, 2019 23:21 IST

  A question irked Uddhav Thackeray in his first presser after taking oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday. A reporter asked Uddhav: "Has Shiv Sena become secular." To this, Uddhav retorted back.