Morning Digest | Eknath Shinde faction gets Shiv Sena name, symbol; Congress mulls 50% quota in party posts, and more
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Eknath Shinde faction recognised as real Shiv Sena, allocated ‘bow and arrow’ poll symbol
The Election Commission of India on February 17 ruled that the party name ‘Shiv Sena’ and the symbol ‘Bow and Arrow’ would remain with the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The Election Commission decision was made on the grounds of much higher voter support for Shinde MLAs in the 2019 Assembly elections
JSW chairman Sajjan Jindal lays foundation stone of steel plant in Kashmir’s Pulwama; posts pictures of ‘puja’ ceremony
Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group of companies, on Friday, tweeted pictures of the special ‘puja’ ceremony of the foundation stone of the company’s first-ever steel plant in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, as it became the first major group to invest in the Union Territory (UT) after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in 2019, that barred outsiders from buying land here.
IOC made to sign ‘unfavourable contract’ with Adani-owned Gangavaram Port to import LPG, alleges Congress
The Congress on Friday targeted the Narendra Modi government over a purported contract that the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) signed with the Adani Group to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through the group-owned Gangavaram Port.
Subdued festivities among Pandits on Maha Shivratri in Kashmir this year