Politics

In a letter, Dhananjay Munde drew the Governor's attention towards a media report about a certain spyware snooping during the Lok Sabha poll period between April 20 and May 10.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray also told his party's legislators that the BJP so far has not offered any power-sharing formula for government formation.

BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao claimed that Rahul Gandhi had travelled abroad on 16 occasions in the last five years, which was more than the number of his visits to Amethi.

Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa said he was keen to be part of the proposed 'jatha' (delegation) if it is led by former prime minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh.

The NCP has won 54 seats in the October 21 Assembly elections. Its ally Congress got 44 seats.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to be elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party, amid demand by ally Shiv Sena for the top post on rotational basis.

Adhir Chowdhury had urged the Centre to send an all party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation there following the abrogation of Article 370.

The administration had earlier given permission to a delegation of PDP leaders to meet the former chief minister, but the party deferred the proposed visit following serious differences within its camp over the visit.

BJP MLC Girish Vyas said Shah might meet the Sena chief after attending a meeting of the BJP's legislative party in Mumbai next week.

Hooda, who attended the oath-taking ceremony of Chief Minister ML Khattar and his deputy Dushyant Chautala, said he wants to see how much coordination takes place between the JJP and the BJP to run the new government.

Patil, who won from Kothrud constituency in Pune city, however, added the final decision on government formation would be taken by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Gopal Kanda was arrested in 2012 for allegedly abetting the suicide of an airhostess, who worked for his now-defunct aviation company.

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar maintained that he was more than happy to have got the invitation for the puja - held every year at the CM's Kalighat residence since 1978.

The opposition party's attack came soon after it became clear that the BJP was set to form the new government in Haryana after clinching an alliance with the JJP, which has won 10 seats in the 90-member Assembly, by giving it the post of deputy chief mini...

The BJP leader, known for his hardline stance on Hindutva and nationalism, said the maiden victory of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Bihar could imperil 'social harmony' in the state.

Sources said the Congress is seeking to woo all other non-BJP parties and its leaders have appealed to them to come together in a bid to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from retaining power in the state.