Maharashtra Politics
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BJP moves EC against Congress leader’s remarks on former ATS chief Hemant Karkare’s death
Vijay Wadettiwar had alleged that the former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief was killed by a ‘policeman close to RSS’.
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Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi seeks to ally with Congress for Maharashtra Assembly elections
The Prakash Ambedkar-led party is contesting the Lok Sabha polls in its own.
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Mumbai Police give clean chit to Ajit Pawar, his wife, nephew in alleged money-laundering case
The agency’s closure report, if accepted, would prevent the ED from investigating the alleged scam that involves the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank.
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Trending
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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Maharashtra: We will grant funds if you choose ruling alliance in polls, Ajit Pawar tells voters
We expect you to vote for our candidate so that I will feel good about giving funds, otherwise my hand will be restricted, he said.
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SC allows Sharad Pawar faction to use name ‘NCP – Sharadchandra Pawar’ for Lok Sabha elections
The Ajit Pawar-led faction was ordered to issue a public notice clarifying that the use of the party’s ‘clock’ symbol is being adjudicated by the court.
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Maharashtra: Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi offers support to Congress in seven Lok Sabha seats
Prakash Ambedkar criticised Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party group for sidelining his party in their alliance.
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Video
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Supreme Court asks Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction to not use Sharad Pawar’s name, image on posters
The court also asked the Nationalist Congress Party faction led by the Maharashtra deputy chief minister to use a symbol other than the ‘clock’ for the polls.
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Lok Sabha elections: Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar to contest from Baramati, says NCP leader
The constituency is held by Ajit Pawar’s cousin Supriya Sule, who is a leader of the rival Nationalist Congress Party faction led by Sharad Pawar.
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Communal slurs, retaliation: BJP has perfected tactics Shiv Sena’s Manohar Joshi was criticised for
In a strange twist, the Shiv Sena today has distanced itself from the hardcore Hindutva politics its sainiks, including its first chief minister, proudly owned.
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The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Election Commission allots ‘man blowing turha’ symbol to Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction
The party said that the ‘turha’, a symbol linked to Maratha king Shivaji, would ‘shake Delhi’s throne’.
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Sharad Pawar seeks urgent hearing in SC against EC verdict on NCP name, party symbol
This comes a day after the Maharashtra Assembly speaker held that the faction headed by Ajit Pawar constituted the real Nationalist Congress Party.
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Maharashtra Speaker says Ajit Pawar faction is real NCP, rejects all disqualification petitions
Rahul Narwekar held that going against the wishes of Sharad Pawar was dissent expressed within the party and did not amount to leaving it.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India