Mumbai: In an anti-climax of sorts, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha Raut on Tuesday skipped the summons issued to her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for appearance and questioning and sought more time. “We have sought four more days. We have full respect for the central agencies,” Raut, who is Executive Editor of the […]
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India’s internal issue not fodder for other nation’s politics: Shiv Sena MP to Canada PM
Mumbai: Hours after Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised concerns over the agitating farmers in India protesting the three farm laws passed recently, Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said on Tuesday that she was touched by his concern but India’s internal issue is not fodder for another nation’s politics. “Dear Justin Trudeau, touched by your concern […]
After getting ‘ticket’ to legislature, Urmila Matondkar joins Shiv Sena
Mumbai: In Indian politics, prominent personalities or leaders usually first join a party and then are rewarded with a ticket for legislatures or parliament. In what is said to be an unprecedented change from the norms, Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar got a ‘ticket’ first and then officially joined the Shiv Sena, in the presence of senior […]
Urmila Matondkar to join Shiv Sena on Tuesday
Mumbai: After remaining in the denial mode for 14 months, former Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar will finally join the Shiv Sena on Tuesday, a senior aide to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said here on Monday. From September 2019 till November 30 evening, Matondkar, 46, had categorically denied that she was planning to join the Shiv Sena, […]
Jolt to MVA: ED raids top Shiv Sena leader, detains son
Mumbai: In a rude jolt to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of its first anniversary on November 28, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with a huge posse of CRPF troopers raided the home and around nine other premises of senior Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik, before detaining his son Vihang, here on Tuesday. The ED teams […]
Shiv Sena man orders owner of Karachi Sweets in Bandra to change shop’s name, party retracts
Mumbai: In a huge embarrassment for the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi, an activist of the Shiv Sena on Thursday ordered the owner of the reputed Karachi Sweets in Bandra to change its name to something more Indian or Marathi. However, hours later the Shiv Sena washed its hands off the incident by making it clear that […]
Well done Tejashwi: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The ruling Shiv Sena thumped the back of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for putting up “a glorious fight single-handedly”, leading to the emergence of ‘youth power’, and fighting against all odds in the just-concluded Bihar Assembly elections. Terming the results as largely on the expected lines, the Sena on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Nitish […]
Munger violence: Police targeting ‘Hindutva’, says Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday said that the violent incidents in Munger district of Bihar are an attack on ‘Hindutva’ and questioned why the state government is keeping quiet in the matter. “At least one person was killed in the police firing after violence erupted during the Goddess Durga immersion…This is a direct […]
Good that Akali Dal quit NDA: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Sunday welcomed the Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) decision to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance to protest against the three agriculture-related Bills. The SAD is the second party — and among the BJP’s oldest allies — after the Shiv Sena to have parted ways with the BJP in the […]
Shiv Sainiks who assaulted ex-navy officer get bail
Mumbai: At least four Shiv Sainiks who were arrested for assaulting a retired Indian Navy officer for allegedly forwarding a cartoon on Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, were released on bail here on Saturday, officials said. The victim, Madan Sharma, 65, is a resident of Lokhandwala Complex in Kandivali east, who had reportedly forwarded a cartoon showing […]