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The ruling alliance in Maharashtra has almost completed the knotty exercise of seat sharing, various leaders indicated off the record today. Sources in the BJP said the party will contest on 158 of the state’s 288 seats. It has offered 70 seats to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and 50 to Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party. The alliance has also decided not to project a face for the Chief Minister post and Eknath Shinde is expected to remain its face in the run-up to the election, sources said after the Congress and the BJP held parallel strategy meets.  The BJP’s Maharashtra core group meet in Delhi was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party… Read More »On Seat Sharing, Maharashtra’s Ruling Alliance Nears Finishing Line: Sources

Industrialist, philanthropist and dog lover, Ratan Tata, died at the age of 86 in Mumbai on October 9. Ratan Tata had a deep compassion for dogs and advocated for the welfare of stray animals. Speaking to NDTV Profit, Vaishnawi Communications Chairperson, Niira Radia, shared an anecdote about his love for dogs. “I was at the guest house in Bombay and there were stray dogs we took care of. Ratan Tata asked me if I could look after his dog, who was a stray. Every day his driver would bring food for the dog (Jackie) and we would also feed him here at the guest house over some time, the dog became healthy as he had… Read More »Niira Radia Recounts When Ratan Tata’s Dog Went Missing On Marine Drive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to strike Hezbollah without mercy, a day after the Iran-backed group’s deadliest strike on Israel since the start of the war in late September. Hezbollah’s drone attack on an Israeli base killed four soldiers on Sunday, while another 60 people were injured, according to the Israeli volunteer rescue service United Hatzalah. “We will continue to mercilessly strike Hezbollah in all parts of Lebanon — including Beirut,” Netanyahu said as he visited the base near Binyamina, south of Haifa. Hezbollah said it launched the “squadron of attack drones” in response to Israeli attacks, including one last week that Lebanon’s health ministry said killed at least 22 people in… Read More »Israel PM Netanyahu Vows “Merciless Strikes” On Hezbollah, Including Beirut

A local court granted bail to popular South Indian actor Bala here on Monday, hours after he was arrested after being booked under the Juvenile Justice Act. Bala’s bail plea came up before the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court which granted him bail, but it has set strict conditions. He has been specifically instructed not to indulge in any public expression on the case and he should not speak to the media also. The 41-year-old actor and his wife had separated in 2019 after getting married in 2010. His ex-wife is a popular singer in TV shows. Their marriage turned sour and since 2015 the two have been fighting even in the public. The latest… Read More »Actor Bala Gets Bail By Kerala Court Hours After Arrest

A local court granted bail to popular South Indian actor Bala here on Monday, hours after he was arrested after being booked under the Juvenile Justice Act. Bala’s bail plea came up before the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court which granted him bail, but it has set strict conditions. He has been specifically instructed not to indulge in any public expression on the case and he should not speak to the media also. The 41-year-old actor and his wife had separated in 2019 after getting married in 2010. His ex-wife is a popular singer in TV shows. Their marriage turned sour and since 2015 the two have been fighting even in the public. The latest… Read More »Actor Bala Gets Bail By Kerala Court Hours After Arrest