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Amid suspense, posters put up in Mumbai declaring Devendra Fadnavis Maha chief minister | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid suspense over Maharashtra's CM name, what caught the attention of Mumbaikars are a few posters. As former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is being seen as the frontrunner for the top post in the new BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP Mahayuti government, his photo was seen on some posters with “Aaaple Deva Bhau Mukhyamantri" written on them. MLA Rahul Narvekar placed these posters outside the Taj President Hotel in Cuff Parade, where BJP's senior officials and central observers are staying.A significant BJP legislature party meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan to select their leader, who is likely to become the state's next chief minister. The chosen leader will then meet the governor to stake a claim to form the new government in the state.The BJP has appoi...

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Language row erupts in Lok Sabha: Sitharaman says ‘mocked for learning Hindi in Tamil Nadu’; DMK hits back | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A heated debate over language imposition unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she was mocked in Tamil Nadu for attempting to learn Hindi during her school years.Recalling her student days, Sitharaman said she faced ridicule on the streets of Tamil Nadu for pursuing Hindi. "I was mocked for wanting to learn Hindi in Tamil Nadu. I was told, 'You live in Tamil Nadu and want to learn Hindi, North India's language?' These words still echo in my ears,” she said."Learning Hindi and Sanskrit are perceived as learning some other foreign language and words that they used is people who have come over to this land. Is Tamil Nadu not part of India. So what's wrong in my learning Hindi," the finance minister said.She added that she was calle...

Modi govt, Oppn clash over Adani, Indira & Vajpayee as Parliament resumes after week-long deadlock

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Modi govt, Oppn clash over Adani, Indira & Vajpayee as Parliament resumes after week-long deadlock

New Delhi: After a week-long deadlock amid demands by the Congress for a discussion on American prosecutors’ indictment of Adani Group, Parliament resumed Tuesday only to witness pushback for Modi government on the Adani issue and remarks on Indira Gandhi. Earlier in the day, opposition parties held demonstrations on the premises to demand a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into allegations levelled against the Adani Group in the indictment. Later, during a discussion on The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Gaurav Gogoi, deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, asked the Treasury Benches: “Why is the government so protective of Adani?” “Adani is not paying your salary, it is paid by the people of India,” he remarked. Show Full Article Gogo...

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Maharashtra govt formation: Fadnavis in lead, BJP MLAs to elect leader tomorrow | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: The suspense over new Maharashtra chief minister is expected to end on Wednesday when BJP's state legislature party elects its new leader at a meeting in Vidhan Bhavan. All newly elected MLAs have been told to attend the meeting. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who were appointed as central observers, will also be present at the meeting.Devendra Fadnavis has emerged as the frontrunner to lead the state govt, while Sena has demanded that Eknath Shinde be allowed to continue as CM. In the state assembly elections held on Nov 20, with results declared three days later, Mahayuti alliance secured 230 out of 288 seats. BJP led with 132 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 57 and NCP with 41. Sources said the central leadership will decide on who...