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'Taking all castes together': Ajit in final phone call

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- Minutes before his plane went down, Ajit Pawar spoke of inclusivity in local body elections, in what is believed to be his last phone call before the crash on January 28. The call wa... Read More


Pre-budget, CM freezes spending from Feb 15

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- As soon as he began reviewing preparations for the state budget for 2026-27, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a freeze on fresh procurement and expenditure proposals from Feb... Read More


Ajit Pawar's last phone call was on communal unity

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- Just minutes before his plane went down, Ajit Pawar spoke of inclusivity in local body elections, in what is believed to be his last phone call before the crash on January 28. The ca... Read More


'Taking all castes together': Ajit in final phone call

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- Minutes before his plane went down, Ajit Pawar spoke of inclusivity in local body elections, in what is believed to be his last phone call before the crash on January 28. The call wa... Read More


Congress suspends Malegaon city chief for forging alliance with BJP

India, Feb. 4 -- The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday suspended Ejaz Beg, the party's Malegaon city president, for forming a front with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Malegaon Municipal Corpor... Read More


Cong suspends Malegaon chief for forging front with BJP

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday suspended Ejaz Beg, the party's Malegaon city president, for forming a front with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Malegaon Municipal Corpo... Read More


Relative releases audio of Ajit Pawar's last phone call before fatal plane crash

India, Feb. 4 -- A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) functionary on Wednesday released an audio recording of what he said was the last phone call made by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar minutes before... Read More


Chandrapur civic body: Congress leadership to intervene to control infighting between Wadettiwar and Dhanorkar

India, Feb. 3 -- Control of the Chandrapur City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) hangs in the balance as the Congress grapples with open infighting between its two senior leaders from the district- MLA Vi... Read More


NCP reunion was green-lit by Modi, Shah: NCP (SP)

India, Feb. 3 -- In the midst of claims and counter-claims on the merger between the two NCP factions, leaders of the NCP (SP) claimed that the tie-up was on the verge of being finalised soon, and tha... Read More


No merger talks without BJP being on board: NCP

India, Feb. 3 -- In the evolving narrative of a merger between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (SP), senior leaders of the Ajit Pawar-led faction said on Monday that any decision on the m... Read More