Sahil Joshi

Sahil Joshi Former Home Minister and Congress leader Shivraj Patil passed away on Friday in his hometown, Latur, Maharashtra, at the age of 90.

Ajit Pawar said the decision to join hands with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction for the civic body polls was taken after sustained feedback from party workers and leaders.

With Mamata Banerjee's defeat, the 2026 verdict signals a deeper shift in Indian politics: from coalition-era regional dominance to the rise of an increasingly centralised national political order.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has a solution to strengthen unity among Opposition parties, even as a rebellion Trinamool Congress (TMC), one of the key constituents of the INDIA alliance.

All six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs are likely to merge with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena at 3 pm on Monday, sources said.

The government may introduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill during the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning July 20.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said it was in the government's best interest to remove Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid NEET protests, warning that the agitation would intensify nationwide if he didn't resign.

The NCP (SP) remains part of the INDIA bloc and has maintained that its meetings with the Prime Minister have focused on state, constituency and public-interest issues.

Doctors are currently conducting a detailed assessment of his health condition, following which further treatment will be determined. Hazare is being kept under observation in the ICU at Bombay Hospital.

Police registered a case against 17 Shiv Sena functionaries, including Gharat, for allegedly assaulting, abusing and threatening employees of Relief Hospital in Palghar during a dispute over the medical bills of five people injured during Dahi Handi celebrations.