Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday welcomed veteran leader Azam Khan’s release from Sitapur jail, announcing that all “false” cases against him would be withdrawn once the SP comes to power in Uttar Pradesh. Khan, a former Cabinet minister and a founding member of the SP, was granted bail after nearly two...
Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday ended his hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai after a meeting with a Maharashtra government delegation that agreed to most of his key demands. The delegation, led by Cabinet sub-committee head Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, personally offered fruit juice to Jarange, marking the conclusion of his...
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday declared victory after the Maharashtra government’s cabinet sub-committee accepted most of his key demands, including the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas. The announcement, made on the fifth day of his indefinite hunger strike at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, triggered jubilant celebrations among thousands of his supporters....