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Mumbai, March 28 A commemorative plaque was unveiled by former BCCI and ICC president Sharad Pawar at the MCA Museum here to mark the birth centenary of former India player Polly Umrigar.The plaque pays tribute to the legendary cricketer, who played 59 Tests between 1948 and 1962 and captained...

Mumbai, March 25 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged on Wednesday that senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare made a "premeditated" attempt to seize control of the NCP following the sudden death of Ajit Pawar in January by giving sweeping powers to its working president.Speaking to...

Mumbai, March 24 NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar hosted a dinner for Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders in Mumbai, his first interaction with them after a period of illness that had kept him away from public engagements recently.The dinner meeting, held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre on...

Nagpur, March 22 Veteran BJP leader Datta Meghe passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 89, his close aide and former Nagpur deputy mayor Raghunath Malikar said.Meghe is the father of Hingna MLA Sandeep Meghe and former MLC Sagar Meghe.Datta Meghe was a four-time Congress MP from Nagpur...

New Delhi, March 18 The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday bid farewell to 59 of its retiring members, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging them to remain active in the service of the nation and its people while noting that there is no full stop in politics.The Prime Minister lauded the contribution...

New Delhi, March 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the contributions of the 59 members retiring from the Rajya Sabha between April and July, calling Parliament "an open university" and urging outgoing legislators to remain active in national life.Addressing the Upper House...

New Delhi, March 18 – Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, participated on Wednesday in the farewell proceedings for members retiring from the Upper House, emphasizing that commitment to public service continues beyond formal positions.Kharge, who himself is...

New Delhi, March 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the 59 Rajya Sabha members retiring between April and July, calling Parliament "an open university" and urging outgoing legislators to continue contributing to national life.Addressing the Upper House on the occasion of the...

New Delhi, March 18 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday bid farewell to Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha who are set to retire upon the completion of their terms, acknowledging their contribution to parliamentary proceedings and public life.The proceedings in the Upper House...

Pune, March 16 NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule said on Monday that her party will not field a candidate against Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Sunetra Pawar in the upcoming Baramati assembly bypoll.The Election Commission announced on Sunday that bypolls to Baramati in Pune and...

Mumbai, March 12 Former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday described the assassination attempt on former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah as "deeply concerning.""The gun firing incident at a wedding ceremony attended by senior leader Farooq Abdullah and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder...

Mumbai, March 12 Former Union Minister Sharad Pawar described the assassination attempt on former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah as "deeply concerning" on Thursday."The gun firing incident at a wedding ceremony attended by senior leaders Farooq Abdullah and Deputy Chief...

New Delhi, March 11 – BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a sharp attack on the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday for aligning with the Congress in the INDIA Bloc, sharing what he described as a 1969 parliamentary document that allegedly referred to a conspiracy to assassinate Shiv Sena founder Bal...

New Delhi, March 9 NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar and Union minister Ramdas Athawale were among the 26 candidates elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Monday.After the last date for withdrawal of nominations, elections for the 11 seats in the Upper House – five in Bihar, four in Odisha, and...

Mumbai, March 9 Six candidates from the ruling Mahayuti alliance, including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde, and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi nominee Sharad Pawar, were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra on Monday.With seven candidates in...

Patna, March 9 Bihar's Congress unit on Monday criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to join the Rajya Sabha, saying that "the JD(U) supremo has been digitally arrested by the BJP."Speaking to reporters here, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) president Rajesh Ram said, "The...

Mumbai, March 7 – Following his unopposed re-election to the Rajya Sabha, former Union Minister and NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar, on Saturday, issued a heartfelt letter expressing his deep gratitude towards the people of Maharashtra.Due to ongoing health concerns and medical advice to rest...

Mumbai, March 7 Due to coalition politics, the Shiv Sena (UBT) was forced to announce its support for Sharad Pawar for the single winnable Rajya Sabha seat, and has now virtually staked its claim for the "sure-shot" seat that the MVA can win in the legislative council elections for Uddhav...

Mumbai, March 6 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Friday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) reached a consensus on fielding NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra only after he sought clarifications on the proposed merger of the two Nationalist...

Pune, March 5 After filing his nomination papers on Thursday for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar thanked the people of Maharashtra for giving him another opportunity to serve in the Upper House of Parliament.On the last day of filing nominations for the March...