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TopicSharad Pawar

Topic: Sharad Pawar

Sardesai asks if Modi govt on ‘backfoot’ with farmers, ABP, Zee smell Opposition conspiracy

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar set to meet President Kovind on 9 December over farmers’ protest

Pawar, former Union agriculture minister, will apprise President of the situation in the country in the backdrop of the farmers’ agitation outside Delhi.

‘Not remote control or headmaster’, but Sharad Pawar’s clout has only grown in a year of MVA

Politicians and analysts say Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA govt hinges on Sharad Pawar’s will, and this has turned around his NCP’s flagging fortunes.

How NCP’s Ajit Pawar has remained politically relevant year after ‘midnight coup’

On 23 November 2019, Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy CM under a BJP govt led by Fadnavis. A year later, he still holds the post, but in a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress govt.

‘Maharashtra govt is going to fall’, BJP tells leaders to stop them from leaving: Khadse

Former BJP leader Eknath Khadse joined the NCP on Friday in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai. He earlier alleged that he had suffered a lot in the BJP.

Sharad Pawar defends CM Thackeray, says he is ‘working from home’ on MVA leaders’ request

Pawar’s defence of Thackeray came after BJP’s stinging criticism of the CM’s ‘work from home’ style when parts of Maharashtra have been battered by floods.

Sharad Pawar writes to Modi, says ‘intemperate language’ used in Governor Koshyari’s letter

Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari had written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on reopening places of religious worship in the state.

NCP to contest Bihar assembly elections, releases list of 40 ‘star’ campaigners

Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik, MPs Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Supriya Sule and Fauzia Khan are among the NCP leaders who will campaign in Bihar.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar meets Maharashtra CM Thackeray day after Fadnavis-Raut meeting

Sharad Pawar met Uddhav Thackeray at the CM's official residence. They reportedly discussed future unlocking process and COVID-19 situation in the state.

Sharad Pawar demands Centre to reconsider ‘sudden’ ban on onion export

The NCP chief tweeted that Union Minister Piyush Goyal assured him the govt will rethink the decision if there is consensus among ministries.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.