New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Tuesday wondered why the Supreme Court took three days to order a floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly when it could have issued the order on Sunday when it was hearing the matter for the first time.

Mumbai: With the Supreme Court ordering floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday, all newly elected BJP MLAs in the state have been asked to reach Mumbai to attend a meeting to be addressed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis here on Tuesday evening, a party leader said.

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took a dig at his successor Narendra Modi on Tuesday for his remarks hailing the Constitution, saying "the proof of the pudding is in the eating" and the way the Centre has behaved in Maharashtra it is not certain that constitutional norms are safe.

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed confidence of a win in the Maharashtra Assembly floor test.

Kochi: Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Tuesday alleged conspiracy behind women's rights activist Trupti Desai's decision to visit Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.

New Delhi: Supreme Court hearing the matter against swearing in of Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar as the CM and Dy.CM of Maharashtra on Tuesday ordered floor test to be held on Wednesday.

Kochi: A woman activist, who is part of a team headed for Sabarimala to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa Shrine, was allegedly attacked by a member of a Hindu outfit here on Tuesday.

Mumbai: Floral tributes were paid on Tuesday to those who laid down their lives while fighting Pakistani terrorists who had attacked Mumbai on this day 11 years ago.