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 […]
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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 […]
Sushant case: Shiv Sena slams BJP for ‘maligning’ Thackerays
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for “politicising” the Sushant Singh Rajput case by linking a state minister for alleged political gains. In a strongly worded column in party newspaper ‘Saamana’, Raut claimed that this was a conspiracy of the BJP with the help of a section […]
Shiv Sena, BJP ideologies don’t sync, says Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: In a significant statement, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has said that he does not believe that the ideology of Shiv Sena founder-patriarch, the late Balasaheb Thackeray was ‘in sync’ with that of its former ally Bharatiya Janata Party. “The Balasaheb Thackeray that I knew, maybe you know him better… but I never […]
Under fire from Shiv Sena, Sonu Sood meets Thackerays
Mumbai: Under fire from the Shiv Sena, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood – who has shot into limelight for organizing buses and flight for migrants – called on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray here late on Sunday. Was a pleasure. Thank you for all the support offered to help my migrant brothers reunite with their families. […]
In maiden Saamana edit, Rashmi Thackeray attacks BJP
Mumbai: The new Editor of Shiv Sena-run publications, the ‘Saamana Group’ Rashmi Thackeray has made it clear to the Bharatiya Janata Party who is ‘the boss’. In the maiden edit in the group newspapers after she took over as Editor on Sunday, she has slammed the BJP state President Chandrakant Patil, labeling him as “Dadamiyana, […]
Keep off religious matters: Shiv Sena to ‘Trump Maharaj’
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday asked visiting US President Donald Trump “not to interfere” in issues pertaining to religious freedom in India as the same were India’s “internal matter”. Referring to media reports that Trump is likely to express his reservations on aspects of religious freedom with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Sena said […]
Modi ‘hides’ Gujarat poverty to wow Trump: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday wondered whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to ‘hide’ the poverty in Gujarat to impress US President Donald Trump in Ahmedabad next week. “Modi has been the CM of Gujarat for nearly 15 years and then the country’s PM for over five years. But in order to cover […]