Evening briefing: Sharad Pawar slams Ajit Pawar for ‘family rift’ remark; TMC MP on violent conduct in JPC meet, & more

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Published on: Oct 29, 2024, 18:36:43 IST

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NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday accused his nephew, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, of breaking their family for the latter's political ambitions. Sharad Pawar was campaigning for his grandnephew and NCP (SP) nominee from the Baramati assembly segment, Yugendra Pawar. Dig deeper

File Photo: Ajit Pawar (left) and Sharad Pawar.

Exactly a week after he injured himself when he smashed a glass bottle during a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Bill, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee revealed why he reacted in such a manner. Dig deeper

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In the combustible mix that's a reality TV show, there's often a provocateur and a victim, but there's also a bystander, an observer, a voice of reason. In season 3 of The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, that part was taken up, quite gladly, by Bhavana Pandey. Dig deeper

(That’s all we have at this hour in our evening briefing. Catch you tomorrow morning)

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