Although the Mahayuti has a clear majority in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the January 15 elections, there is no clarity over the next mayor of Mumbai, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are yet to hold a meeting. The Shinde Sena has also moved all its newly-elected corporators to a five-star hotel in Bandra amid fears of poaching. However, many also look the move as a pressure tactic employed by the Shiv Sena to get a major power share.
India’s historic first gold medal at the Rowing World Cup is set to be removed from the record books after one member of the winning crew returned a positive doping test. Lakshay, who partnered Ujjwal Kumar Singh to victory in the lightweight doubles sculls event at the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, has tested positive for the prohibited substance Stanozolol. The sample was collected during an out-of-competition test conducted on May 25 earlier this year, before the World Cup took place.
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Pralhad Joshi on Saturday was named the interim Union Education Minister after President Droupadi Murmu accepted Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, an official order stated.
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