Ajit Pawar does a ‘Shinde’, stakes claim over Sharad Pawar-founded NCP!

Mumbai (IANS) In a Sunday of political shocks and jolts, Maharashtra's new Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar now staked claim over the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar and having entered its Silver Jubilee year…

Sharad Pawar unfazed, thanks Modi, ‘blames’ ED for NCP split

Pune (IANS) Appearing cool after his nephew Ajit Pawar engineered a vertical split in the party on Sunday, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar ‘thanked’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ‘blamed’ the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

'BJP's Dirty Tricks Department on overdrive' : Congress slams BJP over Ajit Pawar splits NCP in Maha

New Delhi-- (IANS) Hours after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) split after Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, the Congress on Sunday made a series jibes at the BJP, saying its "washing machine" has…

25 dead as bus catches fire on Nagpur-Mumbai super-expressway, PM mourns

Nagpur (IANS) At least 25 passengers were charred to death and eight others injured after a bus burst into flames following a major accident on the Nagpur-Mumbai super-expressway at Buldhana on Saturday, officials said.

The private luxury bus,…

Alleged forceful Islamic verses recital by school students on Bakrid sparks row in K’taka

Hassan (Karnataka) (IANS)  Alleged forceful recital of Islamic prayers by students during Bakrid celebrations in a private school has triggered a controversy in this district of the state.

Videos of the incident, which took place in the Jnanasagara…

Parliament's Monsoon Session to commence from July 20

New Delhi (IANS) The Monsoon Session of Parliament will commence from July 20 and conclude on August 11, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday.

In a tweet, Joshi, who also holds the portfolio of Coal and Mines…

Good news coming soon, friends be patient, tweets MLA from Pilot camp

Jaipur (IANS) Speculations are rife in the political circles in Rajasthan after Congress MLA Indraj Singh Gurjar from the Sachin Pilot group tweeted that good news is coming soon.

Taking to Twitter, he said, "Good news is coming soon, please…

Tensions again flare up in Bhangar over Trinamool Congress-AISF clashes

Kolkata (IANS) Tensions in Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas flared up again on Saturday over clashes between Trinamool Congress and All India Secular Front (AISF) activists.

Bhangar had been in the news recently after violent…

TN Governor withdraws controversial order sacking Minister Senthil Balaji

Chennai (IANS) Hours after issuing a controversial order on Thursday sacking Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers, Governor R.N. Ravi has withdrawn it, as per highly-placed sources in Raj Bhavan.

Balaji, who was…

Congress working on 3 options to resolve Gehlot-Pilot tussle

Jaipur (IANS) After making T.S. Singh Deo the Chhattisgarh deputy Chief Minister, the Congress high command is now deciding to resolve the ongoing Gehlot-Pilot tussle in view of forthcoming Assembly polls in Rajasthan.

Sources said that the…