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TopicAshish Shelar

Topic: Ashish Shelar

Maharashtra IT minister amends govt resolution to stop ‘loot’ in the name of consultancy

All departments now have to submit information about all consultancy contracts, their profiles and payments, Ashish Shelar has said. Some consultants are working in multiple departments. 

BCCI rep walks out of ACC meeting. No clarity on when team India will receive trophy, medals

Naqvi is facing mounting backlash at home after Pakistan faced three humiliating losses against India in the Asia Cup. People are demanding that he step down from the post of ACC chief.

Fadnavis govt’s big Maratha pride push: Legendary sword it ‘bought’ back from London, with a Rs 47L bid

The BJP-led Mahayuti has deployed its culture & tourism departments to put the spotlight on the Marathas. The sword is the latest historical artefact to be reclaimed among others.

How BJP’s Shelar, likely next BCCI treasurer, rose in cricket politics with Pawar’s blessings

Shelar, a BJP MLA from Bandra West, has been in the world of cricket politics for almost a decade and is credited to have started the T20 Mumbai league during his tenure as MCA president.

OBC face as Maharashtra chief, Sena challenger in Mumbai — behind BJP state leadership reshuffle

BJP Friday appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule as Maharashtra unit president, while former Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar returned to his role ahead of BMC polls.

Audit to determine if Mumbai Cricket Association misused prime Bandra-Kurla Complex plot

MMRDA looking for consultant to go through politically-powerful MCA’s account books and see if it violated terms of the lease signed between the two in 2004.

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Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.