With polls around the corner Supriya Sule, politician from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) daughter of Sharad Pawar, president NCP is on the front foot as she inaugurates Sonia Gandhi U-19 women T20 cricket championship at Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

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Along with Chandrababu Naidu, NCP chief Sharad Pawar is also involved in efforts to resolve differences between the Congress and its rivals to ensure that a broad-based alliance is firmed up to take on the BJP in the 2019 elections. read more

Girish Bapat, Pune district guardian minister discussed the issue of land acquisition for the Chandni Chowk flyover with municipal officials and National highway authority of India’s (NHAI) officers on Wednesday read more

Former Maharashtra chief minister Rane quit the Congress and floated his party last year. He is, however, unhappy with the BJP as he was not made a minister in the state cabinet and instead offered a Rajya Sabha nomination. read more

The Mane faction of the NCP claimed that the party chief Sharad Pawar has neglected them and is favouring Raju Shetti, whom they fought against for last 15 years read more

The farmers are demanding loan waiver, higher minimum support price and clearance of two bills that have already been introduced in both Houses of Parliament. read more

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Samajwadi Party chief... read more

Last month, NCP said that party chief Pawar will not contest the Lok Sabha elections next year read more

NCP chief Sharad Pawar was asked if he would consider contesting next year’s general election from Pune since he had such a long association with the city. read more

CROP CONCERNS All India Kisan Sabha to focus on plight of farmers, govt’s weak response read more

Congress to hold assessment meeting with aspirants next week read more

Karthyayani Amma, the oldest candidate who appeared for the “Aksharalaksham” programme of the state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority, has scored 98 marks out of 100. “Saw children studying and got inspired, never got opportunity when young otherwise would have become government official. Now want to learn computers,” the 96-year-old told news agency ANI.

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If breweries are dependent on large quantities of water, so are cane growers because sugar is a water-intensive industry and often draws 80% or more of the water resources, leaving very little to others in their own region read more

The opposition parties, intellectuals and social activists in the state have launched the rally against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the centre and in the state read more

Tariq Anwar met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Saturday. read more