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Today, we will focus on the ongoing power tussle in Maharashtra where a President’s Rule has been imposed after parties couldn't stake claim to form government. Since then, the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress had held several rounds of meetings to build consensus on a common minimum agenda and power sharing.
The three parties will meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 3 pm on Saturday on what they call "governance failure" in issues related to farmers and job losses.
Apart from it, we will focus on all the other top-rated news items of the day to help our readers stay updated and well informed.
Here are the highlights of November 16:
15:46 pm: Maharashtra Impasse | The meeting of the delegation of the three parties-NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena with the Governor has been postponed till further notice. It was scheduled to take place at 4.30 pm today.
15:24 pm: "Mumbai tops ranking released by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for quality of tap water. Delhi at the bottom, with 11 out of 11 samples failing on 19 parameters," says Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
15:18 pm: Maharashtra Impasse | BJP’s confidence to form govt hints at horse-trading, alleges Shiv Sena
14:37 pm: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on being asked if Shiv Sena will go for NDA meeting in Delhi ahead of Parliament session?: No, Shiv Sena will not go.
13:36 pm: Delhi: Congress Parliamentary strategy group to meet at the residence of party's interim president Sonia Gandhi, later today.
12:29 pm: A MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashed in Goa soon after it took off for a training mission. Both the pilots have managed to eject safely. The aircraft involved in the crash was a trainer version of the fighter jet, reports ANI.
12:04 pm: "You may ask me, do the political parties have no right to start a newspaper? Yes, but it should be mentioned, this is a newspaper by so and so political party," says Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu
12:03 pm: "Sensationalism has become order of the day, sensational news means senseless news. With Business groups, political parties and personalities setting up TV channels and newspapers to further their interests, core values of journalism are getting eroded," says Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu
12:03 pm: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath summoned state minister Swati Singh today after a purported audio clip of Swati Singh threatening a police officer in Lucknow went viral. CM has asked for a report from the DGP in 24 hours.
11:48 am: "In the past, news used to be news, never it was interpreted or misinterpreted, now news and views are being clubbed together, that is the problem," says Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu during an event on National Press Day.
11:11 am: Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Rajat Sharma has resigned from his post, says 'it seems that it may not be possible to carry on in DDCA with my principles of integrity, honesty and transparency, which I am not willing to compromise at any cost.'
10:57 am: Maharashtra Impasse | Delhi: Party leaders Mukul Wasnik, Asha Kumari and K Suresh arrive for a meeting at Congress War Room. A meeting of Congress General Secretaries, Secretaries, State Presidents and Legislative Party leaders is under way.
10:45 am: Andhra Pradesh: One person died and three were injured after a truck hit a car in a village in Kanchikacherla Mandal of Krishna district, early morning today. Injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
10:33 am: Motihari: Four people have died and more than five have been injured after a boiler exploded in an NGO's kitchen in Sugauli, early morning today. Injured have been admitted to hospital.
10:17 am: Amid confusion on SC order, Sabarimala temple opens today; no protection for women activists
9:08 am: India vs Bangladesh 1st Test: India declare at 493 for 6 in their first innings, lead Bangladesh by 343 runs.
8:42 am: Ghaziabad: According to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data, Indirapuram at 437, Loni at 440, Vasundhara at 430 - all in 'severe' category.
8:14 am: Maha Govt Formation | Sena may get 16 berths, NCP 14 and Cong 12; trio to meet Governor today
7:52 am: Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Pranab Nanda passes away in Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest.
7:48 am: Rashtrapati Bhavan will host a conference of the Directors of IITs, NITs and IIEST, Shibpur next week.
"Rashtrapati Bhavan will host a conference of the Directors of IITs, NITs and IIEST, Shibpur on November 19, 2019. This Conference is part of regular interactions of the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, with such institutions in his capacity as visitor to 152 Central Universities and institutions of higher learning," a statement from President's Secretariat said.
7:47 am: Maharashtra Power Tussle | Shiv Sena, Congress and the NCP will meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 3 pm on Saturday on what they call "governance failure" in issues related to farmers and job losses.