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Videos have also been released in which the scheme’s beneficiaries were shown thanking Ajit Pawar. (File) Mumbai: Fissures have emerged in Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti over the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’ with a Shiv Sena minister raising objection against ally NCP and its president Ajit Pawar for “omitting” Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s name from advertisements and promotional…
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Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar said the expiry date of Maha Vikas Aghadi is near. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Targeting the Opposition alliance in Maharashtra, Mumbai BJP President Ashish Shelar said that the expiry date of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is near and it will break on the issue of seat sharing in…
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is again making headlines with comments on Baramati — the bastion of his undivided family. Months after his party lost the parliamentary constituency to his cousin Supriya Sule, Mr Pawar has now conceded it was a mistake to field his wife — a comment that has seen multiple…
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Ajit Pawar has dropped sufficient hints that the MahaYuti will remain till the Assembly election (File) Pune: In a surprise announcement, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that the party will contest the local and civic body elections in Maharashtra independently. “NCP fought the Lok…
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The ruling coalition has put up nine candidates. Mumbai: Resort politics has made a comeback in Maharashtra, as has the possibility of cross-voting and horsetrading, as the state gears up to hold elections for 11 Legislative Council seats on Friday. Riding high after its unexpectedly good performance in the Lok Sabha polls, in which it…
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Sunetra Pawar is the second member of Ajit Pawar’s family to contest Lok Sabha elections. Mumbai: In Maharashtra’s Baramati, a historic showdown awaits as the splintered National Congress Party (NCP) gears up for a unique ‘Pawar vs Pawar’ contest in Supriya Sule, daughter of the party’s patriarch Sharad Pawar, going up against Sunetra Pawar, wife…
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New Delhi: The current trend of defection in political parties that end up with the defecting faction being recognised as the “real” party, was slammed by the Supreme Court today, which called it a “mockery of voters”. Hearing a petition of the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, the court made it clear…
Of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the BJP wants 30, said sources. Mumbai: Finalising seat-sharing in Maharashtra, which sends the second-highest number of MPs to the Lok Sabha, has proven to be tricky for the National Democratic Alliance, with all three key partners – the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit…
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Mr Pawar cited increased responsibility in the party as one of the reasons for resigning. Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has resigned as a director of the Pune District Central Cooperative (PDCC) Bank, said a statement released by the bank on Tuesday. Mr Pawar decided to step down as a director citing increase…
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The FIR filed by the Delhi Police cites tax evasion cases being faced by companies such as Xiaomi and Vivo in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies The Delhi police have levelled a wide range of charges in their First Information Report (FIR) against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American…