India report: Milind Deora ditches Congress for Shiv Sena

Listen to the SBS Hindi news from India. 15/01/2024

MUMBAI, INDIA JANUARY 14: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomes former Congress leader Milind Deora who joined Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), on January 14, 2024 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA ) Credit: Hindustan Times/Sipa USA

• Congress, the main opposition party in India, suffered a jolt on the first day of its Nyaya Yatra (March for Justice) as its heavyweight leader in Mumbai joined the ruling party of Maharashtra
• PM Modi explains his role in the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in a broadcast message as the top religious heads of four Hindu peethas refuse to attend the ceremony
• Congress and opposition parties attack the ruling BJP for usurping and using religion for electoral gains
• India lodges strong protest to Britain over its envoy's visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
• India defeats Afghanistan by six wickets in the second T20 international cricket matchTune into SBS Hindi at 5 pm every day and follow us on Facebook and TwitterX