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Amit Shah confident BJP-NCP govt in Maharashtra will set new standards of progress

Shah tweeted his congratulations to Fadnavis and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who was sworn in as the deputy chief minister, after the oath-taking ceremony.

Nitin Gadkari congratulates Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar on Maharashtra govt formation

In a tweet, Gadkari said under the leadership of Fadnavis and Pawar, the "chariot of Maharashtra's development" will move ahead rapidly.

Sanjay Raut says Ajit Pawar has back-stabbed Shiv Sena in Maharashtra

As Ajit Pawar leads a breakaway NCP faction to form govt with BJP in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena's Raut says the state will never forgive him for this act.

Congress calls Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as CM for 2nd time betrayal of people’s mandate

The month-long impasse ended ended in Maharashtra in a dramatic coup overnight Saturday with the BJP's Fadnavis returning as the chief minister, backed by the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

Yashwant Sinha allowed phone call to Farooq Abdullah, says he is ‘in high spirits’

Former union minister Yashwant Sinha spoke to MP Farooq Abdullah, who’s been in detention since 5 August, over the phone Friday.

AAP demands Paswan’s resignation for ‘fabricated’ BIS report on water quality

AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha alleged Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's report was fabricated and asserted that the BIS report was presented to benefit RO companies.

Uddhav Thackeray is the consensus choice for Maharashtra CM, says Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar made the announcement after a marathon meeting of top leaders of the Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena, who are making efforts to form government in Maharashtra.

Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress an alliance of opportunism, won’t be stable, says Gadkari

Since parting ways from its three-decade-long ally the BJP, Shiv Sena has been struggling to form a government in Maharashtra in alliance with the Congress and NCP.

Why Congress keeps deferring its protests on economy — Rahul’s vanishing act, state polls

Congress leaders say Rahul Gandhi is the obvious choice to lead the rally, but even the party is unsure about when he will be in the country for it.

TDP reaches out to BJP with a ‘Hindutva makeover’ — targets Christian Jagan Mohan Reddy

Since losing power, TDP has been raking up matters of Hindu faith more proactively than BJP, in bid to regain a lost ally and paint Jagan as anti-Hindu.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.