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TopicVinod Tawde

Topic: Vinod Tawde

A reward for Tawde, a tribal woman ex-mayor: What’s behind BJP’s picks for Maharashtra RS seats

Overall, BJP has announced the names of four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra.

In eye of cash-for-votes row, Vinod Tawde, groomed by Munde & Mahajan, no stranger to intra-party politics

From ABVP to BJP national general secretary, Tawde is known for his cadre-building skills. Of late, his name has been doing the rounds as one of BJP’s possible picks as Maharashtra CM.

From dairy farmer to Vasai-Virar power centre: Hitendra Thakur, BVA chief who took on Vinod Tawde

BVA workers claimed they caught BJP's Vinod Tawde ‘red-handed’ distributing cash. Hitendra Thakur and son Kshitij are in fray in Vasai and Nalasopara seats, respectively.

Day before Maharashtra votes, BJP’s Vinod Tawde accused of distributing cash at Nalasopara hotel

Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi workers claim to have caught Tawde with Rs 5 crore cash at a hotel. Tawde denies allegations, says went to the hotel to speak with party workers.

‘Guruji ki bahu’ — who is Sita Soren & how her switch from JMM to BJP will electorally impact Jharkhand

Sita, a 3-time MLA who was JMM general secy, had been vocal critic of brother-in-law Hemant Soren’s govt. In resignation letter to Shibu Soren, she said she & her family were sidelined.

Tawde promotion, Bawankule nomination is how BJP plans to keep Maharashtra old guard happy

Former Maharashtra ministers Vinod Tawde & Chandrashekhar Bawankule were denied tickets in 2019 assembly polls. Now Tawde is national gen secy, while Bawankule is set to be MLC.

Promote Marathi language on Wikipedia, Maharashtra govt tells its employees

The exercise may give BJP an edge over its bitter ally Shiv Sena, which has projected itself as the custodian of the Marathi language in the state.

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India’s workforce is stuck in low productivity. Here’s what must change

India’s workforce continues to exhibit disproportionate concentration in agriculture and self-employment, and limited expansion in salaried work.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment

'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.