New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote, marking a significant step towards unifying administrative and service rules for India’s five major paramilitary forces — the CRPF, the BSF, the CISF, the ITBP, and the SSB. The Bill seeks to create a single overarching legal framework for recruitment, promotions, deputation, and conditions of service of Group A officers in the Central Armed Police F…
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New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Opposition on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government is itself responsible for making illegal infiltration an election issue, with leaders of at least four Opposition parties claiming that wherever elections have been conducted or will take place, the ruling party raises the matter.The reactions followed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while virtually addressing BJP booth-level workers in Assam ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, …
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Opposition Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said that the resignation of NCP leader Rupali Chakankar as the chairperson of Maharashtra State Women’s Commission was not enough amid an escalating controversy regarding her alleged links with a self-styled rape-accused ‘godman’ Ashok Kharat.They have demanded that the investigation must go deeper to uncover the involvement of high-ranking ministers and influential “big fish.”Shiv Sena (UBT) in particular demanded th…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Amid the raging controversy involving self-styled spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, Maharashtra NCP women wing chief Rupali Chakankar said on Friday that she is being specially targeted because she is a woman. Speaking to reporters after submitting her resignation as the Chairperson of Maharashtra State Women’s Commission to Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, Chakankar said, “My entire family follows the Warkari tradition, which is why we were connected to Kharat’s trust. …
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, embroiled in the Captain Ashok Kharat controversy, resigned on Friday from her post as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women. Following directives from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, she met Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar at her official residence ‘Devgiri’ and shortly after submitted her resignation.Earlier, Fadnavis had summoned her to his residence, Varsha, and instructed her to step down immediately.The dire…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, on Thursday, told the state Assembly that the state government will urgently seek permission from the Union Wildlife department to pump out water from the Lonar lake in Buldhana district, where rising water levels have submerged several temples and restricted access for devotees. The Lonar lake is a Ramsar site and a National Geo-heritage. A meeting will be held on Friday to obtain the necessary approval from the Union Wildlife dep…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Sunday expressed joy after meeting former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.The meeting came on the eve of a likely discussion in Lok Sabha on an Opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla over alleged bias and partisan approach against the opposition.Without sharing any details about the agenda of the meeting with Dhankhar, the Shiv Sena-UBT leader uploaded pictures of their interaction on social media….
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday thanked leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for extending their support to party chief Sharad Pawar, who will contest the Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra. Polling is scheduled for March 16, while the last date for filing nominations is March 5.After attending the press conference addressed by state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, who announced the party’s support to Sharad Pawar, S…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday announced its four candidates from Maharashtra for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections. The party has strategically focussed on organizational influence and “social engineering.”The most notable name on the list is Vinod Tawde, the BJP National General Secretary and Bihar incharge. This nomination marks Tawde’s return to active parliamentary politics after being away from the legislative fray since 2019.Alongside Tawde, the party has renomina…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil on Friday said that to address the recurring cycle of debt, the state government has established a high-level committee on October 30, 2025. The committee is tasked with recommending both short-term and long-term measures to free farmers from the “debt trap.”In a written reply to a question raised by members Shiv Sena-UBT leader Bhaskar Jadhav, BJP leader Prashant Thakur and others, the minister informed the state Assembly th…