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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Topic: Sharad Pawar

‘Won’t recognition to Ajit Pawar faction go against anti-defection law?’ — SC on EC’s NCP ruling

Earlier this month, a CJI-led bench had made similar observation in Shiv Sena dispute. SC directs Ajit Pawar to declare that 'clock' symbol is sub judice.

Narwekar repeats Sena decision to rule Ajit Pawar faction as ‘real NCP’, MVA slams ‘copy paste’ order

Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar's verdict was based on legislative strength of the 2 NCP factions and followed EC’s ruling on the party name and symbol.

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

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Political timing or a new era? NCP’s clock symbol holds significance for both Pawar factions

For Sharad Pawar faction, it is a personification of their leader himself, while for nephew Ajit Pawar's, it signifies changing times. ECI Tuesday gave the clock symbol to Ajit's faction.

Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction gets new name, it’s now Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar

Election Commission allotted the new name a day after it recognised Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP. New name is only for Rajya Sabha polls this month, the poll body says.

EC recognises Ajit Pawar-faction as official NCP on basis of ‘legislative majority’, allots symbol

Comes a year after the body recognised Eknath Shinde’s faction as the official Shiv Sena. Sharad Pawar faction calls it ‘murder of democracy’.

ED summons NCP leader Rohit Pawar in MSC Bank scam case

The probe is in connection to the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank scam case that relates to the alleged fraudulent disbursal of loans amounting to Rs. 25,000 crores.

After poll loss & hiatus, Parth Pawar back in action, helping dad Ajit strengthen NCP base in Pune

Parth had unsuccessfully contested 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Maval after Sharad Pawar bowed out to make way for his grand-nephew. He was Pawar family's 1st member to lose an election.

‘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.

‘Don’t want to hide my caste,’ says Sharad Pawar after ‘fake’ caste certificate goes viral

Pawar's statement comes days after a purported certificate showing him as belonging to OBC category went viral on social media. NCP MP’s daughter Supriya Sule called it ‘fake.’

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.