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Don't cross 'Lakshman Rekha', Jairam Ramesh cautions Acharya Pramod
Krishnam had questioned the police 'laxity' in the Udaipur incident, saying "after being threatened, why security was not given to Kanhaiya Lal (the Udaipur victim), police with murderers, why no action being taken against SSP DIG". Acharya is a known supporter of Sachin Pilot and has been critical of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
BJP in Goa wishes ex-Maharashtra CM Fadnavis; shares his catchphrase
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Goa were in jubilant mood to receive rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena in Goa. Tight police security was provided to these leaders by the state government after arriving at Dabolim airport in the coastal state from Guwahati. BJP leaders and supporters were present in large numbers at Taj Resort and Convention Centre in Panaji, where these MLAs have checked in for overnight stay.
Vijayan is lying, scan CCTV footage from his house and Secretariat: Swapna Suresh
"The Chief Minister first said he doesn't know me, then he said she has come with UAE diplomats to his official residence. Let me tell you, I have gone to his official residence several times with UAE officials and also alone. I was allowed to walk into his residence and his office in the Secretariat without any security issues.
Disqualification proceedings have no bearing on the floor test, Shiv Sena rebels to SC
Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, representing the rebel MLAs, submitted before the bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala that the top court, in its judgments, had said the disqualification proceedings against the MLAs have no bearing on the floor test in the House. Kaul said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena is "in a hopeless minority within the party itself, forget the House".
Need 'thinking and speaking' President, not 'rubber stamp': Yashwant Sinha
"The country is now going through inflation, unemployment and an absence of recourse for the people have made life difficult and that's what prompted me to accept the candidature... I am starting from Kerala," said Sinha, who landed here on Tuesday night. To a query about if he had the numbers to get elected, the former Union Minister said that the numbers might not be in his favour but "also every election need not be a numbers game".
Maharashtra to rename Aurangabad, Osmanabad, new international airport
The Navi Mumbai International Airport -- currently being constructed by the Adani Group in adjoining Raigad to decongest Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai -- shall be renamed after the late 'Dinkar Balu Patil', a prominent leader of the coastal Konkan belt, instead of the Shiv Sena founder, the late Balasaheb Thackeray, as earlier contemplated.
Opposition, ruling party to pick candidates for Vice President poll
Incumbent Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu could be given a second term while West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Jammu Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha are said to be front runners from the ruling camp. But as of now there has been no official deliberations for the post, sources said.
Govt lost majority, should Governor wait for floor test, SC asks Shiv Sena counsel
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Prabhu, contended before a vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala that the Governor is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. He added that the Governor may act on the advice of ministers or not, but definitely cannot act on the advice of the opposition.
Governor's call for floor test illegal, didn't consider disqualification notices, Sena to SC
Prabhu's plea said the Governor's communication, issued on June 28, which was received by them at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, is in complete defiance of the fact that the top court is seized of the issue of the disqualification proceedings against the rebel Sena MLAs. It contended that the top court is considering the validity of the disqualification proceedings and has kept the matter for hearing on July 11, and the issue of disqualification is directly connected/interlinked with the issue of floor test.
Shiv Sena rebels donate Rs 51L for Assam flood victims
Rebel leader and Minister Eknath Shinde announced a contribution of Rs 51 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister Relief Fund on behalf of all the Sena MLAs and his supporters camping there. "We have decided to help with Rs 51 lakh to the Assam CM Relief Fund for the brothers in the flood-hit areas on behalf of all the Shiv Sena MLAs and my supporter legislators," tweeted Shinde on his warm gesture.
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