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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicNationalist Congress Party

Topic: Nationalist Congress Party

Ajit Pawar’s death brings new churn to Maharashtra politics. Pawar family still holds the key

To carry forward Ajit Pawar’s political legacy, Sunetra Pawar would be given the mandate. It means power may remain in his family, and the other faction may have to wait longer.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar killed in plane crash in Baramati

Affectionately known as 'Dada', the 66-year-old NCP leader represented Baramati in the Maharashtra Assembly.

Lying politicians and their mounting challenges in competitive ‘revdi’ politics

PM Modi started in right earnest, attacking the ‘revdi’ politics. That could have been his legacy. However, he opted for survival and started outmatching his Opposition.

Why Dhananjay Munde’s resignation is a ‘big blow’ to Mahayuti govt’s image

The NCP MLA, who shares close ties with Ajit Pawar, resigned as a minister Tuesday after his aide was accused of murdering a sarpanch in Maharashtra's Beed district—Munde's stronghold.

Dhananjay Munde: Ajit Pawar aide with chequered past & now Mahayuti’s first casualty

Dhananjay Munde resigned as minister Tuesday after his aide, Walmik Karad, was charge-sheeted for the death of Santosh Deshmukh, the BJP sarpanch in Munde’s home district, Beed.

Baba Siddique shooting suspect Gurmail Singh ‘killed friend’s brother with ice pick’, was out on bail

Kaithal SP confirms Gurmail Singh is from the district. Villagers say he met associates of Lawrence Bishnoi in jail, developed connections with gang's top leadership over time.

From credit wars with Shinde to hinting at CM ambitions, what’s behind Ajit Pawar’s muscle flexing

Ahead of polls, both leaders from Maharashtra are striving to solidify their respective images as benefactor of masses. For NCP leader, upcoming electoral test is make-or-break situation.

Supriya Sule leads in Baramati, ahead of sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar by over 5,000 votes

As of 10.30 am, Sule was leading by 5,770 votes. Under the undivided NCP, she has represented the Lok Sabha constituency in Parliament thrice.

Different time zones, same Opposition story & free grain-high taxes tradeoff

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Dharma ka thekedar nahi, pehredar banna chahiye’ — Full text of NCP MP Amol Kolhe’s viral LS speech 

Amol Ramsing Kolhe, 43, is an actor with roots in Pune, and also holds an MBBS degree. He is a first-time MP, and represents Shirur in Lok Sabha.

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India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Saudi crude rerouted via Red Sea to India as Hormuz tensions rise; Russian imports surge

Around 6 million barrels of Saudi oil headed to Indian ports via the kingdom’s west coast, while Indian refiners ramp up Russian purchases amid a temporary US waiver.

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.