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Congress, NCP want ‘equal treatment’ of migrants, minorities to be on common agenda with Sena

Congress and NCP leaders met Wednesday to work out details of a common minimum programme that will form basis of their alliance with Shiv Sena.

Amit Shah hits out at Shiv Sena, says they didn’t have problem with a BJP CM before

Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP had projected Devendra Fadnavis as the CM if the alliance won, but Shiv Sena came up with new demands later, which were unacceptable.

BJP happy as SC allows rebel MLAs to contest but Yediyurappa’s real challenge starts now

Fifteen of the 17 former Congress-JD(S) MLAs are likely to be fielded as BJP candidates in the 5 December Karnataka bypolls.

BJP is scheming & planning like Duryodhan to keep Shiv Sena away from power: Saamana

Attacking BJP, Shiv Sena says in Saamana editorial it's willing to drink poison for a stable government in Maharashtra.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa says Supreme Court verdict cuts Siddaramaiah’s ‘conspiracy’

After the Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of 17 MLAs, Yediyurappa said he was confident the BJP would win all the seats in 5 December bypolls.

Jagan hit CM Naidu for splurging crores of public money on house. Now he’s doing the same

Jagan Mohan Reddy’s govt recently approved Rs 3.25 crore to acquire 0.15 acres of land for a view cutter, and Rs 80 lakh for an air-conditioning system.

After ‘lavish’ mid-air birthday, Tejashwi plays caste card to fight backlash

Tejashwi celebrated his birthday on 9 November aboard a chartered aircraft and shared the photographs on his Twitter feed.

Uddhav Thackeray says Sena, Congress, NCP will work out a formula to form Maharashtra govt

Referring to the President's rule imposed in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said the Governor has now given them 6 months to decide on the govt formation.

Congress, NCP hint at alliance with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, will drive a hard bargain

Congress and NCP say they will first discuss a common minimum programme between themselves, before taking it up with the Shiv Sena.

Collapse of Shiv Sena’s alliance with BJP threatens its control over cash-rich BMC

Shiv Sena has 94 corporators in the 227-member BMC to the BJP’s 82, and if it doesn’t get support from Congress & NCP, it could fall short of numbers.

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.'

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

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.