FirstUp: Pran Pratishta pre-consecrations in Ayodhya and more... Today's big stories
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoIn Ayodhya, the pre-consecration sacraments of the ‘Pran Pratishta’ ceremony are set to begin. Uddhav Thackeray will hold a press conference. The 75th edition of the Emmy Awards will be broadcast around the world. All this and more in our guide to today's big events
Sena vs Sena: What comes next for Uddhav Thackeray after Maharashtra Speaker’s order?
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoIn the Sena vs Sena tussle, Speaker Rahul Narwekar has held that Uddhav Thackeray had no power to remove Eknath Shinde, giving an edge to the Maharashtra chief minister. However, the battle is far from over. The Thackeray-led group has vowed to continue its fight, and will now move the Supreme Court
The 'Real' Shiv Sena: How Maharashtra Speaker’s verdict is a big win for Eknath Shinde
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoMaharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that the Eknath Shinde-led group was the real Shiv Sena when rival factions emerged in 2022. The decision is a big boost for the chief minister ahead of crucial elections this year. What does this mean for Uddhav Thackeray?
Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification verdict: Why it matters to Uddhav, Shinde
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoMaharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar will announce a verdict on the 34 disqualification petitions filed by the two rival Shiv Sena factions against each other. The order is important as it comes just months ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Here’s what is at stake for both sides
Maratha quota stir: Maharashtra CM Shinde calls all-party meeting, Uddhav not invited
• 1 year agoMaharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has called an all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the state amid the intensified Maratha quota stir which took a violent turn in some parts of the state, but Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray has not been invited for the meeting
BJP leader Anurag Thakur slams Congress's Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray for being silent on 'insult' to Sanatan Dharma
Fp Staff • 1 year agoEarlier this month, DMK leader A Raja had likened Sanatan Dharma to diseases like leprosy and HIV which had social stigma
Building collapse, BMC shenanigans, and Sena-Nirupam war of words
Anant Rangaswami • 13 years agoSanjay Nirupam Vs Shiv Sena; BMC's five minute 100 crore deals; and the rest of it that's making news in Mumbai
Uddhav Thackeray meets Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar
Ayndrila Banerjee • 2 years agoThe meeting between the two leaders comes just a day after the Opposition held a pivotal meet in Bengaluru where they renamed UPA as INDIA, which is short for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
‘Gaddar Divas’: The fresh tension between Sena (UBT) and Shinde-led faction explained
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoThe Uddhav Thackeray-led UBT has called for 20 June – the day last year that Eknath Shinde raised a banner of revolt – to be marked as ‘Gaddar Divas’ with Sanjay Raut even tweeting a letter to the United Nations demanding the same. Shinde in turn has accused Uddhav of being a traitor for ‘betraying
Eknath Shinde to remain Maharashtra CM: The Supreme Court verdict on Sena vs Sena tussle explained
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoEknath Shinde’s CM post seems safe as the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the formation of his government with the support of the BJP. The top court also noted that the Maharashtra governor’s decision to call Uddhav Thackeray for a floor test last year was ‘wrong’