In March 2023, SC had reserved verdict on series of cross-petitions by 2 factions of Shiv Sena. One of them seeks disqualification of the MLAs who rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray.
The 2016 ruling says a speaker can't initiate disqualification proceedings against MLAs if a notice for her/his removal is pending. It came to rescue of MLAs led by Eknath Shinde last year.
At least 8 of these 12 MPs had attended a meeting called by Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray last week and some, expressing their unhappiness, asked him to ally with the BJP.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
The aircraft was undertaking a manoeuvre when it plummeted to the ground and burst into a ball of flame. Visuals suggest that the pilot was unable to eject.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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