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Why Shivaji Park, where Uddhav will take oath, is so important to Shiv Sena & Thackerays

It was Mumbai's Shivaji Park where Sena founder Bal Thackeray addressed first public rally in 1966, Raj Thackeray held first MNS rally & Aaditya took over Yuva Sena.

West Bengal bypoll results: TMC leads in Kharagpur and Karimpur

Counting of votes began at 8 am Thursday amid tight security in three assembly seats of West Bengal where bypolls were held on 25 November.

BJP removes Pragya Thakur from parliamentary defence panel after Godse remark

BJP working president J.P. Nadda says she will not be allowed to attend any of the party’s parliamentary meetings for the rest of the Winter Session.

EC had flagged concerns over electoral bonds to Modi govt after Lok Sabha elections too

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora had written to the law minister reiterating a range of bond-related reforms that were pending with the government.

NCP deputy CM, assembly speaker from Congress — Praful Patel spells out Maharashtra formula

While speaking to the media, NCP leader Praful Patel also said that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in as Chief Minister of the State on 28 November.

Amar Prem became Kati Patang — Uddhav Thackeray after Sena-BJP alliance collapsed in 2014

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister Thursday, had torn into the BJP after their alliance collapsed in 2014.

As SPG Bill comes up for debate, BJP MP gets lesson in ‘nationalism’ from Speaker Om Birla

Snippets from beyond the headlines on Day 8 of Parliament’s winter session.

Regional parties absent from J&K political scene, BJP readies for organisational polls

Holding organisational polls in Jammu & Kashmir is part of BJP’s preparations for the assembly elections due in the new union territory.

India’s growth may have slowed down, but there’s no recession, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Comparing 5 years of Congress’ UPA-II regime and BJP’s first term, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Rajya Sabha inflation was lower & growth higher under Modi govt.

Migrant labour, farmer schemes, homes for poor — what Sena-NCP-Congress CMP is all about

Common minimum programme of Sena-NCP-Congress alliance addresses contradictory ideologies of the three parties and their aspirations for Maharashtra.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.