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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicCongress-NCP-Shiv Sena

Topic: Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena

Ruchir Sharma sees economic & democratic revival, Mihir Sharma on 3 myths of eco downturn

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Clean chit to Ajit Pawar in irrigation scam, day before Uddhav Thackeray govt was sworn in

Affidavit submitted in HC by Maharashtra anti-corruption bureau on 27 November says no criminal liability on part of Ajit Pawar, then water resources minister, in Vidarbha irrigation scam.

Rahul Gandhi spells out Congress stance on citizenship bill, but opposition remains divided

Govt could face hurdles in passing citizenship bill in Rajya Sabha, but it faces a split opposition —Congress is against it and Trinamool may abstain, while NCP, SP are yet to finalise stand.

A week on, Shiv Sena-NCP-Cong govt in Maharashtra yet to allocate ministries

The BJP took a swipe at the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP coalition, and alleged there was a "huge unrest" among legislators of all the three alliance partners.

How Pakistan caught and hanged a Brigadier ‘leaking military secrets to CIA’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government wins floor test

Nobody voted against the confidence motion as all 105 BJP MLAs walked out of the 288-member House, boycotting the floor test.

NCP yet to decide name for deputy CM’s post, even as Congress makes a pitch too

As per the power-sharing formula of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government, the post of deputy chief minister goes to NCP, while Congress gets the Assembly Speaker's post.

Ajit Pawar denies speculation that Congress will get deputy CM post, insists it’ll be NCP

Ajit Pawar reiterated that under the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance formula, the Congress is set to get the Speaker's post.

SC dismisses plea to scrap post-poll alliance in Maharashtra — ‘not court’s domain’

Petitioner All India Hindu Mahasabha wanted SC to declare Sena-NCP-Congress alliance void & unconstitutional for breaching 'people's mandate'.

‘Secular’ Congress & NCP prevail over Sena for their alliance pact high on minority focus

Congress-NCP-Sena Maha Vikas Aghadi, which assumed office in Maharashtra Thursday with Uddhav Thackeray as CM, has released its common minimum programme.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.