Nationalist Congress Party

Will Ajit Pawar be the next NCP chief? The many ambitions of Sharad Pawar’s nephew

Ajit Pawar has made no secret of his political ambitions. Will the nephew of Sharad Pawar finally ascend to the top of the NCP? Let’s take a closer look at Ajit’s rise within the party and those that could thwart him

Koregaon-Bhima probe panel asks Sharad Pawar to appear before it on 5 and 6 May

The panel had earlier summoned Pawar in 2020, but he could not appear before it due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Maharashtra: FIR against BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, his brother for remarks against Sharad Pawar

The case was registered at the Azad Maidan police station under various IPC section, including 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 499 (defamation), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot)

PM Modi's fixation with 'Namaste Trump' responsible for spread of COVID-19 in country, claims Nawab Malik

In February 2020, then US President Donald Trump had visited India and also addressed a public gathering at a stadium in Ahmedabad as part of the 'Namaste Trump' event

Pawar attack: Things are going too far, let’s pause and reflect

It is perfectly alright to feel angry and frustrated but who gave Harvinder the right to attack?

Mumbai BJP leader accuses Mamata Banerjee of insulting national anthem, demands FIR against her

Vivekanand Gupta in a letter to city Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale alleged Banerjee abruptly stopped the national anthem which is an offence under section 3 of Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act-1971

Income Tax officials seize properties worth Rs 1,000 crore belonging to Ajit Pawar

The authorities have seized Jarandeshwar Sahakari Sugar Karkhana in Maharashtra, a resort in Goa as well as an office at Nirmal Tower in south Mumbai

Farm protests have never been about farmers, Lakhimpur Kheri vindicates that again

By opposing the farm reform bills, in Punjab every political party started a contest to appear as a bigger messiah of the middlemen lobby and rich farmers

Why political scenario in Goa resembles a fish thali ahead of Assembly election next year

The best-case scenario, which the BJP would be hoping for, is that none of the Opposition parties, especially the Congress, TMC, AAP and Goa Forward stitch together an alliance

'BJP and NCP like two ends of river', Nawab Malik's clarification on speculations over Modi-Pawar meet

Notably, the NCP had offered outside support to the BJP in Maharashtra after the 2014 polls. However, the BJP had come to power with the support of the Shiv Sena