Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who managed to drag out the suspense over the question of his joining the Devendra Fadnavis government till the last possible minute, took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister in Mumbai this evening. 

In his acceptance speech — which started even before the Governor could administer the oath — he recalled Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and the people of Maharashtra.  

Sergei Lavrov is in Malta for a two-day summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. 

​Sergei Lavrov is in Malta for a two-day summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.  

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has formally requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take action against BJP MP Sambit Patra. Tagore alleges Patra used slanderous language against Rahul Gandhi, calling him a “traitor” and linking him to George Soros. Patra accused Gandhi, Soros, and OCCRP of conspiring against the Indian government.