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Topic: Maharashtra

Widow of farmer who killed himself joins poll race, says no one knows farm distress better

Vaishali Yede, 28, has filed her nomination for Lok Sabha polls from Vidarbha’s Yavatmal-Washim constituency. Yavatmal district is notorious for its high rate of farmer suicides.

This BJP MLA is Devendra Fadnavis’ go-to troubleshooter for seething farmers & allies

A native of Jalgaon in north Maharashtra, Girish Mahajan, 58, is a five-time MLA and minister in the Devendra Fadnavis government.

Despite infighting, Mumbai Congress chief sees party winning city’s six Lok Sabha seats

Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam says detractors often serve as an inspiration for him, adding that voters are not driven away by factionalism.

Will find those responsible for Mumbai bridge collapse, will punish them, says CM Fadnavis

CM Devendra Fadnavis ordered that responsibility for the collapse be fixed by Friday evening given that an audit had cleared the bridge as structurally safe in 2016.

Priya Dutt & Milind Deora make U-turn, get Congress tickets to fight Lok Sabha polls

Both former MPs are on the Congress’ second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, having earlier indicated that they wouldn’t contest.

Maharashtra’s Vikhe Patils — a political family no stranger to rebellion

Defection of the son of Maharashtra's leader of opposition is an embarrassment for Congress, but no surprise given the family history.

Defections are not arbitrary, it’s BJP’s plan to ‘demoralise Congress through mind games’

There's a flurry of Congress leaders defecting to BJP as the saffron party looks to strengthen itself. Maharashtra's Sujay Vikhe Patil is only the latest joinee.

YB Chavan, the Congress leader who was key to creation of Maharashtra & its first CM

On his 106th birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the life and work of Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan, who also served as defence and finance minister of India.

After 50 years in politics, Sharad Pawar hangs up his boots — for now

Maratha strongman Sharad Pawar won't contest 2019 polls, which is being seen as end of the road for a politician who won 14 elections & was 4-time Maharashtra CM.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar won’t contest Lok Sabha elections, steps back for children

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar, who has won 14 times so far, said he was moving aside to give young leadership a chance.

On Camera

Apple ad just an example of Big Tech’s inflated sense of self, not the collapse of the world

Apple iPad Pro's ad is a science-fiction film come to life. It destroys every creative instrument and artefact to show our lives can be compressed into the 'thinnest product ever created'.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.