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"Today we held a meeting under the leadership of CM Eknath Shinde. Eknath Shinde will be the chief of our Shiv Sena party. We accept him as the leader of Shiv Sena," senior party leader and Maharashtra Industries Minister Uday Samant said, according to news agency ANI.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, whose rebellion brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the state last year, has been announced as the new Shiv Sena chief leader. This comes a couple of days after his Sena faction was granted the party's name and bow and arrow symbol by the Election Commission, after taking into account the legislative strength it holds.
-- The DRDO on February 21 carried out a successful test firing of the Astra air-to-air missile system off the Odisha Coast.
-- The missile fired from the Su-30MKI fighter jet can strike targets beyond 100 km ofrange, Defence officials said.
-- The missile is going to be equipped on the indigenous LCA Tejas Mark1A fighter aircraft and the upgraded MiG-29 jets too.
-- The Tata Group has bagged the title rights for the inaugural Women's Premier League beginning in Mumbai on March 4.
-- The Tata Group has reportedly secured the rights for five years.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhihas attached two properties of the TDIMall situated in the west zone of Delhi for non-payment of property taxamounting to Rs 9 crore, approximately.
-- Sanjay Bhaurao More, the secretary of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction, has sent a letter requesting media houses to refer to the party as Shiv Sena and not the "Shinde camp".
-- The development comes ahead of the party’s national executive meeting.
-- The Election Commission had last week recognised the Shinde faction as the real Shiv Sena amid its dispute with the Uddhav Thackeray faction.
Rudrankksh Patil clinches gold in men's 10 m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup
The Turkish embassy has thanked “dost” Indians for standing in solidarity with the earthquake victims through donations and prayers.
TCS to announce hikes similar to earlier years
At the invitation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of the Kingdom of Denmark are paying an official visit to India from 26th February to March 2, the Ministry of External Affairs informed.
-- CBI conducts raids at 50 locations in Punjab at premises of Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials under Operation Kanak-2
-- Premises of private rice millers and grain merchants also raided
-- CBI's operation launched to break the nexus of channelised corruption in FCI
