Maharashtra Politics
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Maharashtra ruling alliance accused of insulting state by placing Shivaji-style headgear on PM Modi
The controversy erupted after Praful Patel, a leader of Ajit Pawar’s party faction, placed the ‘jiretop’ on Modi’s head.
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Marathas will teach Maharashtra’s ruling coalition a lesson, says activist Manoj Jarange-Patil
The activist went on fasts four times from August to February seeking reservations for the community in government jobs and educational institutes.
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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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Trending
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Why a health crisis is brewing among the labourers of Assam’s tea gardens
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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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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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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Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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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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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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The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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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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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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The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage
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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot