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INDIA Alliance blasts Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube for aiding communal hatred, urges CEOs to be neutral
12Oct By adminNo Comments
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INDIA Alliance blasts Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube for aiding communal hatred, urges CEOs to be neutral

[ad_1] The INDIA Alliance has written a scathing letter accusing the CEOs of Google and Meta Platforms, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg respectively, that their platforms YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp are “aiding communal hatred”. The letter, which was signed by leaders from different political parties under the INDIA bloc also urged that the platforms should maintain neutrality in the upcoming elections. The letter came after the Washington Post newspaper highlighted the alleged bias of Facebook, WhatsApp, and YouTube towards the ruling BJP party and the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Sharing a digital copy of the letter on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Letter by INDIA parties to @Facebook's Mr. Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd) citing the exhaustive investigations b...
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Uddhav Thackeray Not Allowed To Meet Sanjay Raut In Mumbai Jail: Report
7Sep By adminNo Comments
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Uddhav Thackeray Not Allowed To Meet Sanjay Raut In Mumbai Jail: Report

[ad_1] Uddhav Thackeray will have to meet Sanjay Raut like other prisoners do, jail authorities said. (File)Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was denied permission to meet his close aide and party MP Sanjay Raut, who is currently lodged in Arthur Road Jail in connection with the money laundering case.Mr Thackeray had sought permission from Arthur Road Jail Authority to meet Mr Raut in the jailer's room, but the jail authority refused.The jail authorities said Mr Thackeray would have to take permission from the court to meet Mr Raut and the meeting cannot take place in the jailer's room at all."They will have to meet in the same way as ordinary prisoners meet on that side of the lattice and for that too, the permission of the court is required," the jail authorities said.The jail o...
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“Shiv Sena Belongs To Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray Should…”: Minister
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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“Shiv Sena Belongs To Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray Should…”: Minister

[ad_1] Ramdas Athawale advised Mr Thackeray to hold his faction's rally at BKC.Pune: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said the "real" Shiv Sena is the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and only it has the "moral right" to hold the party's annual Dussehra rally in Mumbai's Shivaji Park.Mumbai's civic body has said it had received applications from the Uddhav Thackeray and Shinde-led factions of the Shiv Sena to "book" the sprawling Shivaji Park for the party's Dussehra rally in October. The rally, arguably the most important event in the Shiv Sena's political calendar, has been taking place at Shivaji Park for several decades, but has two claimants this time due to a split in the Sena following a rebellion by Mr Shinde in June.Speaking to reporters in Pune, ...
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Eknath Shinde Government Withdraws MLC Nomination List By Uddhav Thackeray
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Eknath Shinde Government Withdraws MLC Nomination List By Uddhav Thackeray

[ad_1] The Shinde government wrote to the governor to treat the recommendation as withdrawn. (FILE)Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government has withdrawn the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi's recommendation for the nomination of 12 names as MLCs under the Governor's quota.The previous government led by Uddhav Thackeray had recommended 12 names for nomination as MLCs two years ago, but the file was never approved by Governor BS Koshyari.People from the fields of arts, literature, social work etc are eligible for the nomination as the MLCs.Prominent among the 12 names suggested by MVA included actor Urmila Matondkar who had joined Shiv Sena after quitting Congress.The Shinde government wrote to the governor to treat the recommendation as withdrawn and the governor has accepted the ...
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“Uddhav Thackeray Fought Covid-19 Pandemic For 2 Years”: Sena Mouthpiece
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“Uddhav Thackeray Fought Covid-19 Pandemic For 2 Years”: Sena Mouthpiece

[ad_1] The Thackeray-led government collapsed in June this year (File)Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Sunday claimed the credit for the restriction-free celebration of the ongoing Ganesh festival goes to party chief Uddhav Thackeray.Uddhav Thackeray fought the Covid-19 pandemic for two years with strict restrictions (when he had served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra) and created awareness among people about the safety protocols, an article in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said."The credit for the restriction-free festival celebration goes to Uddhav Thackeray. This hasn't happened because of the Shinde-Fadnavis regime," said the 'Rokhthok' column, published under the byline of Kadaknath Mumbaikar in the Marathi daily.The Thackeray-led government, which comprised the Shiv Sena, NCP and Cong...
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In Sena vs Sena, Shinde Camp’s New Move On Legislative Council Members
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In Sena vs Sena, Shinde Camp’s New Move On Legislative Council Members

[ad_1] Sources say Eknath Shinde will soon provide a new list of namesMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minster Eknath Shinde has reportedly written to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari seeking withdrawal of the 12 names proposed by the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government for the vacant seats in the State Legislative Council, sources have said. Eknath Shinde has sought withdrawal of the 12 names proposed by the Thackeray government for nomination to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the Governor's quota, citing change in the political leadership in the state, it is learnt.Sources say Mr Shinde will soon provide a new list of names to the Governor.The Thackeray govenment had proposed 12 names in November 2020, however, Governor Koshyari had kept the decision on nominati...
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Shiv Sena’s Dussehra Rally Will Be At Mumbai’s Shivaji Park: Uddhav Thackeray
29Aug By adminNo Comments
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Shiv Sena’s Dussehra Rally Will Be At Mumbai’s Shivaji Park: Uddhav Thackeray

[ad_1] Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday asserted that the party's annual Dussehra rally will be held at the Shivaji Park in Mumbai.Mr Thackeray's remarks came against the backdrop of his faction not yet getting a nod from the Mumbai civic body for the rally, a decades old political event held by the Sena in the sprawling Shivaji Park and synonymous with the fiery speeches of party founder late Bal Thackeray.This will be the first Dussehra rally of the Shiv Sena after the split in the party in June this year. The revolt by a group of Sena legislators had led to the collapse of the Thackeray-led government.On Saturday, Uddhav Thackeray's son and former state minister Aaditya Thackeray said authorities were not accepting an application from the Shiv Sena to hold its an...
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