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TopicKirit Somaiya

Topic: Kirit Somaiya

Why Kirit Somaiya, Maharashtra BJP’s ‘anti-corruption crusader’, is miffed with his party

Earlier this week, Somaiya stunned state BJP leaders by rejecting his appointment to party’s campaign committee, saying he is already doing a lot of work as 'ordinary' party worker.

Maharashtra dy CM Fadnavis assures probe into ‘explicit video’ as Oppn tears into BJP’s Kirit Somaiya

Maharashtra Congress president Varsha Gaikwad says 'self-styled torchbearer of probity in governance has now been exposed'. Somaiya, a former MP, says he has never harassed any woman.

Why ex-BJP MP Kirit Somaiya is in trouble over his campaign to save aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

Mumbai Police have filed charges against former MP & his son, who are accused of misappropriating funds they collected in 2013 campaign to save INS Vikrant from scrapping.

Sanjay Raut’s ‘fraud link’ claims latest chapter in constant Kirit Somaiya-vs-Shiv Sena battle

War of words between Somaiya & Shiv Sena started before 2017 BMC polls, which Shiv Sena & BJP, though allies in state govt, fought separately. Last 2 days saw more allegations from both sides.

BJP beats Uddhav govt with law & order stick again, for stopping Kirit Somaiya’s Kolhapur visit

Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya has accused Maharashtra minister Hassan Mushrif of graft, and was going to Kolhapur to register a complaint when police stopped him.

Get tip-off, file RTI, tell Centre: How BJP’s targeting Sena leaders on Konkan landholdings

Allegations by BJP began in November last year with an attack on CM Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar over land purchased in an Alibaug village.

Nadella’s Twitter storm, Kirit Somaiya’s possible world record & Naravane’s (w)arm welcome

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

The Mumbai MP who could stand between a possible Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra

BJP MP Kirit Somaiya is a vehement critic of the Shiv Sena but what has really rattled the Sena rank and file, is his targetting of chief Uddhav Thackeray.

We asked Indian politicians for the best LOL moments of 2017

We asked some politicians to quote their most LOL moment the year. Here are some of the responses.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?