Samajwadi leader Abu Azmi says Aurangzeb ‘not a cruel leader’; Eknath Shinde hits back with treason charge | India News

Samajwadi leader Abu Azmi says Aurangzeb ‘not a cruel leader’; Eknath Shinde hits back with treason charge | India News

NEW DELHI: A political controversy erupted in Maharashtra after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and MLA Abu Azmi defended Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, claiming that “all the wrong history is being shown” and that Aurangzeb “built many temples” and was “not a cruel leader.” Reacting strongly, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde condemned Azmi’s statement, calling it … Read more

‘How is a cold war possible?’: Eknath Shinde mocks speculations over rift within Mahayuti | India News

‘How is a cold war possible?’: Eknath Shinde mocks speculations over rift within Mahayuti | India News

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday refuted the speculations of growing rift within the Mahayuti alliance and assured that the BJP-led alliance with Shiv Sena and NCP will not break.In a joint press conference ahead of the budget session, Shinde made a joke out of speculations and said that a cold … Read more

‘Merge with BJP if you want CM post’: Amit Shah rebuffed Eknath Shinde, claims Sanjay Raut | Mumbai News

‘Merge with BJP if you want CM post’: Amit Shah rebuffed Eknath Shinde, claims Sanjay Raut | Mumbai News

Raut stated that Shah suggested merging Shiv Sena with BJP for Shinde’s CM aspirations. Raut criticized Shinde for questioning Uddhav Thackeray’s absence from Maha Kumbh. MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde met Union home minister Amit Shah on Feb 22 in Pune in the early … Read more

US embassy grants visa to family of Indian student Nilam Shinde, in coma after accident | India News

US embassy grants visa to family of Indian student Nilam Shinde, in coma after accident | India News

Nilam Shinde (left) and her father Tanaji Shinde NEW DELHI: Father and brother of Nilam Shinde, who went into a coma after getting injured in a road accident in California, have been granted the US visa on Friday to visit the victim. The visa was issued after both attended an interview at Mumbai’s US Consulate … Read more

Shinde says Uddhav ‘scared to call self Hindu’; Thackeray hits back with ‘sin of betrayal’ | India News

Shinde says Uddhav ‘scared to call self Hindu’; Thackeray hits back with ‘sin of betrayal’ | India News

Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Eknath Shinde on Thursday took a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for not attending the recently-concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj and said the it showed that he was scared of calling himself a Hindu. Uddhav also hit back at the … Read more