Ajit Pawar lavishes self-praise, plays victim; MVA says sops ‘no favour’ to Maha

Mumbai: Taking political circles by surprise, ruling Mahayuti ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar posted a video statement praising himself on the Maharashtra budget (2024-2025), and then playing the victim card, inviting flak from the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), here on Thursday. Terming it as a “historic” budget, … Read more

Maha: Rules relaxed for collection of application & age limit on women scheme

Mumbai: Days after the announcement of Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana in the additional budget for 2024-25 proposing monetary assistance to women in the state every month, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday declared relaxation in the collection of applications till July 15 and increase in the age limit to 60 years. In his reply to … Read more

Govt halts parking lot project at Nagpur’s Deekshabhoomi after massive protests

Nagpur : Thousands of Dalits trooped to the famed Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur – where Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and over 4 lakh of his followers had embraced Buddhish 58 years ago – to stage a protest against a proposed underground parking lot being constructed there on Monday. The protesters, including many women, rushed there and … Read more

Opposition’s Maharashtra Chief Minister Face? Uddhav Thackeray Replies

The Maha Vikas Aghadi bloc of Opposition parties posted a good show in this Lok Sabha election Mumbai: The Opposition alliance of Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) will reveal its Chief Minister choice for Maharashtra in due course, but the ruling coalition led by the BJP must show the “face of … Read more

Lok Sabha Results Reflect People’s Mood For Assembly Election: Sharad Pawar

Maharashtra Assembly elections are due in October. (File) Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the Opposition MVA alliance outperformed the ruling coalition in 155 assembly segments in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections, and it indicated the people’s “mood” as state polls are around the corner. Assembly elections are due in the … Read more