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SC refuses to hear plea against merger of 6 rebel Uddhav MPs with Shinde Sena

New Delhi / Mumbai, Jul 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court has refused to urgently list a plea filed against the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's recent decision to recognise the merger of six rebel Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, sources said here today.
Sources said that the matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Pancholi for urgent listing by Senior Advocate Devdatt Kamat, who represented the Udhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.
The writ petition, filed by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena under Article 32 of the Constitution, has named the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Joint Secretary of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, and the six rebel MPs -- Bhausaheb Wakchaure, Nagesh Patil-Ashtikar, Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar, Sanjay Bandu Jadhav, Sanjay Deshmukh and Sanjay Dina Patil -- as respondents.

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Delhi BJP demands Kejriwal & Bharadwaj to ensure justice for their party's Dalit worker in property matter

17 Aug 2026 | 12:13 AM

New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) Delhi BJP spokespersons Praveen Shankar Kapoor and Dr. Anil Gupta today strongly condemned the alleged attempt by Aam Aadmi Party national council member and his Jaitpur councillor-spouse, regarding possession of a house built on a plot belonging to his own party’s Dalit worker, Rakesh Kumar.

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JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D260U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D259U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D258U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D257U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D256U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D255U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D254U

JAMMU,AUG 16 (UNI)- BJP J&K president and Rajya Sabha member Sat Sharma, along with MPs, MLAs, senior party leaders and workers, stage a protest outside the Congress office against the alleged disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’ by the Congress leadership, in Jammu on Sunday. UNI PHOTO-D253U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D252U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D251U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D250U

CHENNAI,AUG 16 (UNI):-Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday released Echoes of a Nationalist Mind, a compilation of the thoughts and writings of late R Ramagopalan, founder of Hindu Munnani, at a function here. UNI PHOTO-D249U

NIMBAHERA, AUG 16 (UNI):-Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday visited an exhibition on the cooperative sector organised at Rajkiya Ambedkar College in Nimbahera, according to the state BJP. UNI PHOTO-D249U

NIMBAHERA, AUG 16 (UNI):-Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday visited an exhibition on the cooperative sector organised at Rajkiya Ambedkar College in Nimbahera, according to the state BJP. UNI PHOTO-D247U

NIMBAHERA, AUG 16 (UNI):-Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday visited an exhibition on the cooperative sector organised at Rajkiya Ambedkar College in Nimbahera, according to the state BJP. UNI PHOTO-D246U

HYDERABAD, AUG 16 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday approved a plan for the development of 2,145 rural roads across the state and laid the foundation stone for the project, according to an official statement. UNI PHOTO-D245U

HYDERABAD, AUG 16 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday approved a plan for the development of 2,145 rural roads across the state and laid the foundation stone for the project, according to an official statement. UNI PHOTO-D244U

PATNA,AUG 16 (UNI):-Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary chaired a review meeting at Sankalp Hall in Lok Sevak Awas here to discuss the comprehensive development of eco-tourism in the state, with emphasis on creating modern tourist facilities while preserving natural resources. UNI PHOTO-D243U

PATNA,AUG 16 (UNI):-Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary chaired a review meeting at Sankalp Hall in Lok Sevak Awas here to discuss the comprehensive development of eco-tourism in the state, with emphasis on creating modern tourist facilities while preserving natural resources. UNI PHOTO-D242U