Amid the bag checking row, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s convoy was stopped at a checkpost on the Maharashtra-Goa border in Sindhudurg district on Wednesday, prompting an angry reaction from the former chief minister. The incident occurred just days after election officials checked bags carried by Thackeray at a rally in Yavatmal district, which
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that if the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) wins the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, the state will become an “ATM” for the Congress. “They (MVA) will withdraw funds from Maharashtra using the state’s resources and send the money to Delhi,” Shah said at a rally in Chalisgaon, Jalgaon
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, is a ‘government of thieves’. He also accused the BJP and its ideological mentor, the RSS, of having no role in India’s freedom movement or in the country’s unity. Campaigning for the November
Maharashtra Elections 2024: Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday addressed a rally and asserted that even if Indira Gandhi returned, “Article 370 won’t be restored”. Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule, ahead of November 20 polling, Shah said that no one, even Indira Gandhi from heaven, won’t be able
The Union Ministry of Rural Development has allocated 37.80 lakh houses to 18 states under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) for 2024-25, with BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh and poll-bound Maharashtra accounting for more than one-third of the total, reports The Indian Express. Chhattisgarh leads the allocation with 8.61 lakh houses, making up over 22% of the
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, expressed her hope that the people of Wayanad would grant her the opportunity to represent them in Parliament. Priyanka made this statement on Wednesday while visiting polling booths across Wayanad as the constituency cast their votes for
Go to Live UpdatesJharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live Updates: Voting for the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections on 43 seats is underway and will continue till 5 pm. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar cast their votes during the day. As the polling got underway, Soren accused the
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to face a crucial electoral challenge in her first bypoll campaign in Kerala’s Wayanad constituency, where she aims to not only retain the seat for the party but also expand the victory margin that her brother, Rahul Gandhi, achieved in the past two elections. Polling began at 7
All mutual fund investors investing in equity have this primary goal of achieving high returns. However, there are lots of investors who enter the mutual fund space with one equally important objective, i.e. tax saving. Investors who park their money in ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Scheme) mutual funds are allowed to avail of tax deduction
The family feud between real estate moguls Abhishek Lodha and Abhinandan Lodha continued to escalate over the ‘Lodha’ trademark dispute, with the most recent development being Abhishek Lodha’s Macrotech Developers filing a Rs 5,000 crore lawsuit against the younger brother’s firm, the House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL). The brand infringement lawsuit, filed on January 20
Key renewable power play IREDA board has approved raising Rs 5000 crore through a QIP or qualified institutions placement in one or more tranches. The filing at the exchanges specified that the board has decided that fund raising is subject to shareholder approval and Govt shareholding will not decirease more than 7% of the company’s
Infosys has announced its plans to strengthen its strategic partnership with Telangana government with the expansion of Infosys’ IT campus at Pocharam in Hyderabad. This will create an additional 17,000 jobs in the Pocharam campus, where Infosys already employs over 35,000 people, making it one of their largest campuses in the country, stated a report
The benchmark equity indices ended Thursday’s trading session in positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 advanced 60.90 points or 0.26% to settle at 23,216.25, while the BSE Sensex rose 115.39 points or 0.15% to end the day at 76,520.38. Underperforming the overall markets, the banking index, Nifty Bank closed the session 130 points or 0.27%
