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'Babus can dissent, govt can overrule'

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- At his first press meet after NCP declared Ajit Pawar as the party's candidate for the upcoming assembly polls from Baramati, the deputy chief minister, who also holds the finance p... Read More


State increases grants, doubles madrasa wages

Mumbai, Oct. 11 -- In the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Mahayuti government on Thursday increased the grants for the Maulana Azad Minorities Financial Corporation (MAMFC) by Rs 300... Read More


Bharat 'Ratan': State pushes for top honour

Mumbai, Oct. 11 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution seeking a Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, for Ratan Tata. A note seeking this posthumous honour for the i... Read More


State raises grants for minorities body, doubles madrasa teachers' wages

India, Oct. 11 -- In the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Mahayuti government on Thursday increased the grants for the Maulana Azad Minorities Financial Corporation (MAMFC) by Rs.300 ... Read More


Maharashtra asks Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on Ratan Tata, renames industry award after him

India, Oct. 11 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution seeking a Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, for Ratan Tata, who died in Mumbai on Wednesday. A note seeking ... Read More


MVA alliance partners struggle with seat-sharing in Mumbai and Vidarbha

India, Oct. 9 -- As the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) nears a consensus on a seat-sharing formula for the upcoming polls, it faces internal disagreements in Mumbai and the Vidarbha region. The confli... Read More


MVA reaches consensus on 240 of 288 seats

MUMBAI, Oct. 8 -- The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) might be close to reaching a consensus over seat sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections. According to the opposition coalition's insiders, an ... Read More


3 NCP leaders may join party led by Sharad Pawar ahead of Maha polls

Mumbai, Oct. 7 -- Three senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders, including a sitting legislator, may switch sides to the veteran leader Sharad Pawar-led NCP(SP) in the coming days, with the mo... Read More


Shivaji at the epicentre of battle for votes in state

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- In the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, Chhatrapati Shivaji has become the pivot for every political party looking for votes. A day after Rahul Gandhi inaugurated a stat... Read More


Three more NCP leaders set to return to Pawar

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- As the Maharashtra assembly elections approach, the number of NCP members desirous of switching back to the Sharad Pawar-led faction of the NCP are on the rise. Three more NCP leader... Read More