Maharashtra Panchayat polls result LIVE: Maha Vikas Aghadi claims huge win

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4:12 PM

Taking all efforts to extradite fugitive businessman Mallya: Centre to SC

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is taking all efforts to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines from United Kingdom, but the process is being delayed to some legal issues involved in the matter.

 

A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Ashok Bhushan posted the matter for further hearing on March 15, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought some time to file report on the status of extradition of Mallya.

 

At the outset, Mehta shared a letter of the Ministry of External Affairs' official Devesh Uttam written to him on the status of extradition of Mallya from the United Kingdom. READ ON...

3:52 PM

Shiv Sena to contest West Bengal assembly polls

Hoping to extend its 'territory' beyond Maharashtra, the ruling Shiv Sena has announced it will sound the poll bugle soon in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections due in another three-four months. The proclamation by party's Chief Spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut's was on expected lines and it will be their third foray into the West Bengal polls after 2016 (Assembly) and 2019 (General) where it notched a nil in terms of seats.

 

Previously, the Sena has contested different elections in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir in its ambition to command influence nationally.

 

Late on Sunday, Raut said: "After discussions with party chief Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena has decided to contest the WB assembly elections. We are reaching Kolkata soon,!!" and greeted 'Jai Hind' and in Bengali 'Joi Bangla'.

3:09 PM

Work underway on over 1,000 km metro network in 27 cities: PM

Work is in progress on over 1,000 km long metro rail network in 27 cities in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. He was speaking after performing the ground breaking ceremony of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing.

 

"There was a time when there was no modern thinking and policy on metro in our country. The result was that there was a different (type of) metro in each city," Modi said.

 

There was no uniformity then on the metro trains which started in different cities. There was no integration of metro with other modes of transport back then," he said. Now, an integrated approach has been brought in so that various modes of transport, such bus and trains, complement each other rather than running independently, he added. Both the metro projects in Gujarat would come up at an estimated cost of around Rs 17,000 crore, Modi said.

2:58 PM

CM Mamata to fight West Bengal polls from two places, including Nandigram

2:29 PM

Don't join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC

The Delhi High Court on Monday said accepting the new privacy policy of social messaging app WhatsApp was a "voluntary" thing and one can choose not to use or join that platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions.

 

"It is a private app. Don't join it. It is a voluntary thing, don't accept it. Use some other app," Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said to the petitioner, a lawyer, who has challenged WhatsApp's new privacy policy which was slated to come into effect in February but has been deferred till May. The court also said that if the terms and conditions of most mobile apps are read, "you would be surprised as to what all you are consenting to".

 

"Even Google maps captures all your data and stores it," the court said.

 

The court further said it could not understand what data would be leaked according to the petitioner and since the issue requires consideration, it will be listed on January 25 due to paucity of time on Monday. The central government also agreed with the court that the issue needs to be analysed.

1:48 PM

No joint or coordinated parade this year at Attari border on Republic Day

This year, there will be no joint or coordinated parade at the Attari border on Republic Day. Earlier, Pakistan and India used to do a joint parade, which spectators used to watch from both the side. This year, no public will be allowed due to COVID-19 restrictions at the Attari border.

 

"No joint or coordinated parade this year at Attari border on Republic Day. No public will be allowed due to COVID-19 restrictions. India will conduct flag-lowering as per daily schedule," a Border Security Force (BSF) senior official said.

 

Since March 7 public was not allowed at the Attari border due to COVID-19 restrictions.

 

According to sources, Pakistan since the last few weeks have allowed public as they are seen from the Indian side. Also, India is not offering sweets to Pakistan on various occasions due to the tense relationship with Pakistan. BSF sources have also claimed that a meeting is scheduled this week to decide what can be done on Republic day.

1:30 PM

'BJP emerging as single largest in gram panchayat polls', says party

"We are leading in more than 6000 of about 14000 panchayats as per the initial trend," said BJP spokesperson Kesha Upadhye. "Despite ruling parties resorting to all ill practices in the elections, the BJP is emerging is single largest party in village panchayat polls," he added.

1:29 PM

Maharashtra Panchayat election result: Voters reafffirmed trust in MVA govt, says Aaditya Thackeray

State environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said the voters of Maharashtra have reaffirmed their trust in MVA government.

1:04 PM

Maharashtra Panchayat election result: Shiv Sena ahead in Kanakavali

In Sindhudurg's Kanakavali taluka, the Shiv Sena has won two out of three gram panchayats, while the BJP has won the remaining one

12:43 PM

Maharashtra Panchayat election result: Congress ahead in Nasik's Sayyed Pimpri

In Nasik's Sayyed Pimpri gram Panchayat, results for six out of the 17 seats have been declared with Congress' gram vikas panel victorious on all six seats.

12:42 PM

Maharashtra Panchayat election result: NCP wins big in Nagpur's Katol

In Nagpur's Katol taluka, the NCP has won all three gram panchayats. The Katol Assembly seat in represented by Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.

12:17 PM

Maharashtra Panchayat election result | Maha Vikas Aghadi defeats BJP in Kalyan's Khoni

MVA: 6

 

MNS: 3

 

BJP: 2

12:15 PM

Maharashtra Panchayat election result for Nasik's Sayyed Pimpri: 6 out of the 17 seats declared

Congress' gram vikas panel victorious in all six seats.

 

12:13 PM

Maharashtra Panchayat election result: Shiv Sena leads in 331, BJP is ahead in 266 seats

The NCP has bagged 221 gram panchayats and Congress 147.

 

10:56 AM

Delhi HC disposes of the PIL that sought removal of Covid awareness caller tune in Amitabh Bachchan's voice

Delhi HC disposes of the PIL that sought removal of Covid awareness caller tune in Amitabh Bachchan's voice