West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday flayed the BJP for trying to topple the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra in an unethical and unconstitutional manner, claiming that the motive behind the act is to secure requisite votes for the upcoming presidential polls.

Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) With the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking cancellation of membership of several rebel MLAs, minister Eknath Shinde, who has spearheaded the revolt against the party, has claimed that the group led by him is the "real Shiv Sena", and also hit back saying he and his supporters will not be intimidated by the disqualification threats.

Belagavi: A Karnataka Minister has said there will be 50 States in the country after the 2024 general Lok Sabha election and north Karnataka will be one among the new ones.

New Delhi: In a bid to curb vehicular pollution, the Delhi government has decided to ban the entry of medium and heavy goods vehicles to the national capital from October to February, officials said on Thursday.

Mumbai: The rupee on Thursday closed at its all-time low of 78.32 against the US dollar as strong American currency and persistent foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiments.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday recorded 858 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the caseload to 39,63,633 and the total fatalities to 40,072 respectively, the Health Department said.

New Delhi: Asia's richest man Gautam Adani and his family have pledged to donate Rs 60,000 crore to charity to mark his 60th birthday.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, whose rebellion against the party has pushed the three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to the brink of collapse, said a "national party" has termed their revolt as "historic" and assured to provide all help to them.