On March 16, human rights activist Gautam Navlakha penned a letter, piecing together words of lament and surrendering to imminent arrest. The Supreme Court granted bail to the 70-year-old, noting that charges are yet to be framed, and the trial would take “years and years and years for its completion.” Six of Mr. Navlakha’s co-accused have been released on bail …
Mumbai: Even as the Congress is claiming that none of its MLAs will defect after Ashok Chavan’s exit, six-seven of the 43 Maharashtra Congress lawmakers skipped a legislative party meeting on Thursday. However, state Congress president Nana Patole said that the absent MLAs had informed the party about their unavailability and they had valid reasons. The Congress legislative party meeting …
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has assured his party workers that he would not ally with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party till his last breath and exhorted them not to believe speculation regarding the same, said NCP leaders from Pune who recently met with Mr. Pawar in Delhi. Prashant Jagtap, the Pune city NCP president and a Sharad Pawar …
Even as the BJP-backed independent, Sadabhau Khot, withdrew from the June 20 Maharashtra Council polls, the party on Monday said it would contest with five candidates, paving way for yet another fight after the Rajya Sabha polls. When asked about the reason to withdraw the sixth candidate, he said that after discussions, our State president Chandrakant Patil took the decision …
Shahnawaz Sheikh doesn't have any medical qualifications, but he and a group of mates from Mumbai are providing a lifesaving service to their community amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Every patient needs oxygen support whether he is rich or poor," Mr Sheikh told the ABC. "Many hospitals face a similar problem where they could not admit patients to the hospital because …
