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TopicNationalist Congress Party

Topic: Nationalist Congress Party

‘No thoughts to spare for rebels,’ Sharad Pawar on reconciliation with nephew Ajit

Ajit Pawar faction has been criticising Sharad Pawar, but the latter had so far largely remained silent on his nephew.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led NCP’s X handle suspended over ‘copycat’ claims

Pawar broke away from the parent NCP in July, to become deputy chief minister in the ruling BJP-Sena. His faction's handle was very similar to the original party's.

Youth leader with the Pawar ‘stamp of approval’ — who is Rohit Pawar, NCP’s rising star 

Grandson of Appasaheb Pawar, Sharad Pawar’s older brother, Rohit had been quietly working in the background. Then, Ajit Pawar rebelled against the party.    

Sharad Pawar gets NCP workers’ vote of confidence on Munde turf — ‘will always be with saheb’

Sharad Pawar, 82, addressed a massive public rally, ‘Swabhiman Sabha’, in Maharashtra’s Beed Thursday. His message to NCP workers was clear: He is still very much in the game.

The EC giveth & taketh away: Why AAP got national party status & TMC, NCP, CPI lost theirs

TIPRA Motha recognised as a 'state party' in Tripura while KCR's BRS, earlier known as TRS, lost its ‘state party’ status in Andhra but retained it in Telangana. RLD lost the status in UP.

Rahul case puts spotlight on Lakshadweep ex-MP Faizal, fighting to get his own disqualification revoked

In January, Mohammed Faizal was sentenced to 10 yrs in jail. The Kerala HC stayed his conviction the same month but his disqualification from Lok Sabha is yet to be revoked.  

A day in Maharashtra assembly, baby in tow — how MLA Saroj Ahire is blazing a trail postpartum

Saroj Ahire, a Nationalist Congress Party MLA from Deolali, traveled about 650 kilometres to Nagpur to attend the winter session of the assembly, despite being postpartum & breastfeeding her baby.

Egg, ink & slaps — what explains aggressive turn of Sharad Pawar’s NCP

Incidents like throwing ink and eggs & hurling chappals have not been unheard of in Maharashtra’s political landscape. But they have mostly been associated with Shiv Sena.

Nawab Malik, who became household name with Aryan Khan case, now a ‘rebel’ after ED arrest

'Will fight and win, expose everyone', says UP-born Maharashtra minister, who has been accused in a money laundering case involving the Mumbai underworld.

NCP’s Malik & NCB’s Wankhede keep butting heads — now with ‘extortion’ letter & proofs of caste

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik releases unsigned letter alleging NCB zonal director planted drugs, including on his son-in-law. Wankhede rebuts claims about faking his religion.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.