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Kochi, Nov 26: A team of gender rights activists led by Trupti Desai, which was headed for Sabarimala to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa temple was denied police protection on Tuesday amidst protests by devotees, members of a right wing outfit and BJP here, against their entry into the shrine. The Kerala government dubbed Desai's attempt to visit Sabarimala as a "conspiracy". As soon as the team of

Mumbai, Nov 26: In the changing political dynamics in Maharashtra after the resignation of Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine has decided to elect Uddhav Thackeray as its leader to stake a claim for government formation, a senior Sena leader said on Tuesday. Shiv Sena is the second-largest party in the state Assembly with 56 MLAs, after the BJP which won 105

New Delhi, Nov 26: Stating that he doesn't have the majority anymore after Ajit Pawar's resignation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said he will also resign. "I will also resign. After this I'll go to Raj Bhavan and tender my resignation. I wish them all the best whoever will form the govt. But that will be a very unstable govt as there is huge difference of opinions," Fadnavis

New Delhi, Nov 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has strengthened and empowered its democracy in the last 70 years. Addressing members of both Houses of Parliament in the Central Hall of Parliament House, he also said that while November 26 is a happy occasion as India celebrates Constitution Day, it also reminds of the Mumbai terror attacks that took place on this day in 2008

New Delhi, Nov 26: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday took a swipe at the government, saying people in power in the country are trying to "circumvent" values of the Constitution and attempting to weaken powers of the people in a democracy. The government is celebrating ''Constitution Day'' or ''Samvidhan Diwas'' on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of adoption of the Constitution

New Delhi, Nov 26: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday read out the Preamble of the Constitution of India during the protest of Opposition parties against the government formation in Maharashtra by BJP. Leaders of Opposition parties staged a protest as a joint sitting of the Parliament was underway to mark 'Constitution Day' where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the gathering

New Delhi, Nov 26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government is committed to ensure the unity and integrity of the country by following the ideals of B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, and serve 130 crore Indians. In a series of tweets on the occasion of the Constitution Day, Shah said the Constitution is the soul of Indian democracy. "As a true guard

Kochi, Nov 26: Women's rights activist Trupti Desai reached here on Tuesday to proceed to Sabarimala to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine. Desai and a few other activists who landed at the Kochi International Airport early Tuesday have been taken to Kochi city police commissionerate. She said they preferred November 26 to visit the shrine as it was the Constitution Day. She said she has

New Delhi, Nov 26: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday remembered the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its eleventh anniversary and said that the nation is committed to defeating all forms of terrorism. “On the 11th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, we remember everyone who lost their lives and mourn with their families. A grateful nation salutes the security personnel who

Mumbai, Nov 25: In what comes as a partial relief and a breather to rebel NCP leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, nine cases related to the over Rs 72,000 crore irrigation scam has been closed all of a sudden under suspicious circumstances. The development comes within days after he joined hands with Bharatiya Janata Party. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Maharashtra police was