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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicDeputy Chief Minister

Topic: Deputy Chief Minister

Stepping in for ‘Dada’, Sunetra Pawar becomes Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister

NCP (AP) has unanimously chosen Sunetra Pawar as its legislative leader, paving the way for her swearing-in as deputy CM. Sharad Pawar said he was neither consulted nor informed about the decision.

What is the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam? Rs 70,000-crore fraud, clean chit to Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar denied any wrongdoing. He was not named in any FIRs. In 2019, the state government came up with a White Paper. It justified the expenses incurred over the past 10 years.

Gujarat Deputy CM at 40: Rise & rise of Harsh Sanghavi, the man with Modi’s trust & Shah’s ear

BJP leader shot to prominence in 2021 when the newly-minted minister had been allocated nine portfolios, the same number of portfolios as CM Bhupendra Patel.

12 of 26 ministers in Bommai-led BJP govt lose their seats in Karnataka polls

Ministers who lost their seats include Deputy CM & Minister of Major-Medium Irrigation Govind Karjol, and V. Somanna, the Minister for Housing and Infrastructure Development.

Delhi L-G Baijal says no after AAP govt proposes to lift odd-even on shops, weekend curfew

Dy CM Sisodia says falling Covid numbers justify withdrawal for sake of livelihoods, but L-G, who is DDMA chief, rejects it. Authority allows private offices to run with 50% staff.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.