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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicSharad Pawar

Topic: Sharad Pawar

Panel backed by Ajit Pawar sweeps Malegaon Sugar Mill polls, Sharad Pawar group draws blank

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's Nilkantheshwar panel won 20 out of 21 seats. He is now set to become chairman of the sugar mill.

Why Ajit Pawar returned to cooperative politics, making a routine sugar mill poll a high-stakes battle

The poll this time was a high-decibel, high stakes quadrangular contest, between two panels backed by two Pawars, their traditional rival Taware and a panel of Independents.

With talks of leadership change & mega membership drives, both NCPs kick off local polls campaign

Both NCP factions held their functions in Pune—an NCP stronghold. Sharad & Ajit Pawar said any decisions on alliances in different places would be made after consulting local leaders.

MCA names stand at Wankhede stadium after cricketer Rohit Sharma & ex-BCCI president Sharad Pawar

At the unveiling of the stand Friday by the Mumbai Cricket Association, the batsman expressed his gratitude and thanked his family for their sacrifices.

Is a Pawar reunion on the cards? What the two NCPs are thinking

Hopes of the factions joining hands were raised after frequent meetings between Sharad & Ajit Pawar. Rohit Pawar says it’ll be an ‘emotional decision’.

Wankhede Stadium stands to be named after Sharad Pawar, Wadekar, Rohit—‘pillars of Mumbai cricket’

According to decision taken at Mumbai Cricket Association meeting, the stadium will also have an office lounge in memory of its late president Amol Kale.

Baramati is a success story in AI-powered farming. Satya Nadella, Elon Musk are fans

Nadella termed AI-powered farming in Baramati ‘phenomenal’. Microsoft had launched project in Nov 2022 in collaboration with ADT, of which Sharad Pawar is co-founder.

Not right to say Mumbai unsafe based on stray incidents, says CM Fadnavis as Oppn slams law & order

The CM, who also holds the home portfolio, however said all such attacks would be thoroughly probed.

‘Sharad Pawar’s politics of betrayal ended by BJP’s poll victory in Maharashtra,’ says Amit Shah

Citing differences between Congress and allies in Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, and Maharashtra, the Union Home Minister said the decline of the opposition INDI block has begun.

Misuse of power, money to control entire election mechanism seen in Maharashtra, says Sharad Pawar

The NCP (SP) chief made the statement when he visited senior activist Dr Baba Adhav, who is protesting against alleged misuse of EVMs in the just concluded state polls.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.