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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicMaharashtra Congress

Topic: Maharashtra Congress

Nana Patole resigns as assembly Speaker amid speculation he will be Maharashtra Congress chief

Nana Patole, the MLA from Sakoli in Bhandara district, is being tipped to replace Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat as state Congress president soon.

Ready to fight BMC polls solo but open to tie-up if party says — new Mumbai Congress chief

Mumbai Congress chief Ashok Jagtap, who was appointed last month, says party's target is BJP whether Congress fights independently or in alliance with Shiv Sena in Mumbai civic polls.

After uneasy year with Sena-NCP, Congress plays down rows, says Maharashtra govt won’t fall

The unlikely alliance between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, the Maha Vikas Aghadi, completes one year on 28 November.

Some Congress leaders feel Arnab’s arrest is ‘political vendetta’, but they’re keeping quiet

Privately, senior Congress leaders express discomfort with slew of cases against Arnab Goswami, but says party cadre has no love lost for him or Republic TV.

Congress sees ‘BJP angle’ to Sushant death, claims Modi biopic producer faces questioning

Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant says CM & state home minister should probe ‘nexus between Bollywood, drugs and BJP’.

Hit by rebellion and factionalism, Congress sees Maharashtra & Haryana as lost battles

Trouble over ticket distribution is only tip of the iceberg as defections & a lack of decisive leadership has the Congress tottering in both states.

Congress’ new headache ahead of Maharashtra polls — no senior wants to fight Fadnavis

5 senior leaders suggested as probable candidates by state Congress working president Nitin Raut. They say recommendations are result of party rivalry.

Milind Deora resigns as Mumbai Congress president, says wants a national-level role

Congress leader Milind Deora recommended setting up of a provisional collective leadership comprising three senior leaders to oversee Mumbai Congress.

Defections haunt Congress in Maharashtra, party may lose opposition leader post in Assembly

About 4-5 Congress MLAs in Maharashtra are likely to join the BJP next month. This will bring down the Congress tally of 42 in a 288-member House.

The burden of ‘self-styled Congressmen’ Poonawallas on the party

No strangers to controversy, Shehzad and Tehseen Poonawalla might be more trouble for Congress than they bargained for.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.