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Pune, Apr 6 (PTI) NCP leader Parth Pawar on Monday said he would not speak to anyone with regards to unopposed Baramati assembly bypoll being contested by his mother and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, and asserted the Congress, which has fielded a candidate, will "suffer". The ruling Mahayuti had sought for unopposed elections as a mark of respect to Ajit Pawar, whose death in a plane crash on January 28 necessitated the bypoll. While the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), part of ...Read More >
Pune: The Maharashtra Congress on Monday said it 'can consider' withdrawing from the Baramati assembly bypoll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. In a video message posted by State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, he addressed the criticism of fielding a candidate in Baramati, which has been an Ajit Pawar stronghold. He slammed the BJP for playing politics and questioned, "After the death of Vasantrao Chava ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Congress on Sunday dashed the NCP's hopes to secure an unopposed victory for deputy chief minister and party chief Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll, announcing Akash More, a prominent Dhangar leader, as its candidate. The announcement was made late in the evening, after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal turned down Pawar's plea for support citing a policy decision by the party. "As Baramati has a significant number of Dhangar voters, the Congress wants to unite t ...Read More >
Baramati Bypoll: As Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is slated to file her nomination for the Baramati bypoll, the NCP and NCP (SP) are looking an uncontested victory. The April 23 bypoll for the Baramati assembly seat was necessitated following the death of then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. While the Opposition, NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) have extended their support for an unopposed bypoll in Baramati, the Congress has nominated its state uni ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Congress on Monday (April 6, 2026) said it will consider withdrawing from the Baramati assembly bypoll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, in a statement, rejected claims that the April 23 by-election should be held unopposed, and accused the BJP of adopting a "convenient" political stance. The Congress on Sunday (April 5, 2026) fielded its state unit s ...Read More >
Pune: The upcoming Baramati Assembly bye-election has taken a dramatic turn as the Congress party candidate Advocate Akash More, has placed a specific demand of an FIR being filed, before the Mahayuti government in exchange for withdrawing his nomination. Speaking to the media, More stated that he would only reconsider his candidacy if the Maharashtra government registers a formal First Information Report (FIR) and conducts a thorough investigation into the aircraft accident that led to Ajit Pa ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Shiv Sena (UBT) over the latter's accusation that the grand old party was using regional outfits as "crutches", and not treating them as "equal stakeholders" in the Opposition alliance. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant criticised the editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', alleging that the newspaper's executive editor, MP Sanjay Raut, appears confused on several occasions between his roles as a politician and jo ...Read More >
Chaibasa, Apr 6 (PTI) A jawan of CRPF's CoBRA battalion was injured when an IED planted by CPI (Maoists) exploded in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a police officer said on Monday. The incident occurred when a joint anti-Maoist operation was going on in Saranda forest under the Chotanagra police station limit, Superintendent of Police Amit Renu told PTI. In the course of the operation, the SP said an IED, planted by CPI (Maoists), exploded, injuring a jawan of CoBra battalion Manoj Kumar ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 6 (PTI) As Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is slated to file her nomination for the Baramati bypoll, NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Monday urged other aspirants not to file their papers and appealed for the by-election to be held unopposed. The April 23 bypoll for the Baramati assembly seat was necessitated following the death of then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. According to party sources, Sunetra Pawar will file her nomination at ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Monday urged the government and the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to provide urgent repatriation support to 41 Indians from Maharashtra's Bhokardan, stranded in Riyadh after their flight to Mumbai was cancelled. Sule, NCP Working President and Lok Sabha MP from Baramati, stated that 41 Indians from Bhokardan were stranded in Riyadh after Akasa Air abruptly cancelled their flight to Mumbai. She also listed all passenger names. "41 ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Maharashtra Congress on Monday said it will consider withdrawing from the Baramati assembly bypoll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, in a statement, rejected claims that the April 23 by-election should be held unopposed, and accused the BJP of adopting a "convenient" political stance. The Congress on Sunday fielded its state unit secretary, Ak ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Deputy CM and NCP chief Sunetra Pawar is set to file her nomination on Monday for the Baramati assembly byelection, the seat which was left vacant after her husband Ajit Pawar died in an aircrash in Jan.While NCP had been pushing for an unopposed election, Congress declared Akash More, son of former Congress MLC Vijayrao More, as its candidate for the seat on Sunday evening. This has revealed the divide within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) had already ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Congress on Sunday dashed the NCP's hopes to secure an unopposed victory for deputy chief minister and party chief Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll, announcing Akash More, a prominent Dhangar leader, as its candidate. The announcement was made late in the evening, after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal turned down Pawar's plea for support citing a policy decision by the party. "As Baramati has a significant number of Dhangar voters, the Congress wants to unite t ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5: The Congress launched a scathing attack on the Modi government on Sunday over its delimitation proposal related to the implementation of the women's reservation law, saying it will benefit larger and populous states more and is nothing but a "weapon of mass distraction". The opposition party also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "hoodwinking" people by claiming that the strength of the southern states in the Lok Sabha will not go down under the proposed changes a ...Read More >
An official identified the ill-fated building as 'Aggarwal Lodge' located near a bus stand. The incident occurred at 5.30 pm, eyewitnesses said, adding that a loud explosion-like sound was heard when the structure collapsed, triggering massive dust clouds. One person was found dead, while 7-10 others are still trapped in the debris, Anuppur Superintendent of Police Moti-ur-Rehman told reporters. Describing the accident as tragic, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the authorities have been direc ...Read More >
Nashik, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the CDR leak in the Ashok Kharat case will be probed, while the arrested self-styled godman's assets will be investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. No one has the right to obtain such call data records, Fadnavis said amid a furore after social activist Anjali Damania on Friday made revelations about calls between Kharat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. She also claimed she received Kharat's CDR on WhatsApp from ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Congress on Sunday picked its state unit secretary Akash More against Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati assembly bypoll, a move indicating a rift in the opposition over fielding a candidate in a contest necessitated by Ajit Pawar's death. While the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) had announced it won't field a candidate against Sunetra as a mark of respect for her deceased husband, another Maha Vikas Aghadi member, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has also indicated it ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 5 Apr: The amended transgender law has triggered fears of "regular surveillance" among members of the community, with many worrying that they could be repeatedly subjected to scrutiny, harassment, and even stripping in the name of verification. For many transgender persons, activists say, the anxiety is not limited to appearing before a medical board for certification. They fear that with self-identification now abolished under the amended law, they could be forced to repeatedly "pro ...Read More >
Mumbai: The rift in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) over contesting the by-election from Baramati Vidhan Sabha seat in Maharashtra finally came out open on Sunday. Just hours after the Sharad Pawar-led NCP officially announced that they will not field its nominee against Sunetra Pawar, its ally Congress announced Akash More as its candidate for the Baramati bypoll. Congress on Sunday announced that advocate Akash Vijayrao More will be its candidate for the Baramati seat. Akash More is th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday picked its state unit secretary Akash More against Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati assembly bypoll, a move indicating a rift in the opposition over fielding a candidate in a contest necessitated by Ajit Pawar's death. While the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) had announced it won't field a candidate against Sunetra as a mark of respect for her deceased husband, another Maha Vikas Aghadi member, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has also ...Read More >
Cooch Behar (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the government has called a special session of Parliament on April 16, 17, and 18 so that benefit of women's reservation comes into force from the 2029 Lok Sabha polls and said states that have done good work in population control will not face any loss in terms of seats. Addressing a campaign rally here, the Prime Minister referred to the efforts by the BJP government to empower women and said th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday fielded its state unit secretary Akash More against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati bypoll scheduled on April 23. He is the son of former party MLC Vijayrao More and belongs to the Dhangar community, Congress leaders said. He will file his nomination papers on Monday, which is the last date for the process, they added. Currently a Rajya Sabha member, Sunetra Pawar too will file her nomination papers on Monday. Incide ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress launched a scathing attack on the Modi government on Sunday over its delimitation proposal related to the implementation of the women's reservation law, saying it will benefit larger and populous states more and is nothing but a "weapon of mass distraction". The opposition party also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "hoodwinking" people by claiming that the strength of the southern states in the Lok Sabha will not go down under the proposed change ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The amended transgender law has triggered fears of "regular surveillance" among members of the community, with many worrying that they could be repeatedly subjected to scrutiny, harassment, and even stripping in the name of verification. For many transgender persons, activists say, the anxiety is not limited to appearing before a medical board for certification. They fear that with self-identification now abolished under the amended law, they could be forced to repeatedly ...Read More >
With four more people succumbing to suspected spurious liquor, the death toll in Bihar's hooch tragedy rose to five, officials said. At least six others are undergoing treatment at a government hospital in East Champaran for symptoms like blindness, an official added. A station house officer (SHO) has also been suspended for the lapse in duty and two people were arrested. The deceased have been identified as Chandu Kumar (28) of Pulwa Ghat village and Hiralal Bhagat of Hardiya, both under Ragh ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday opposed any move to operationalise the Women's Reservation Bill without a fresh population census, asserting that the absence of updated data would render the entire exercise flawed and unjust. In a post on social media platform X, Yadav questioned the very basis of the proposed reservation, arguing that accurate enumeration is essential for fair representation. "If the counting itself is wrong, how can the reser ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Sunday dialled state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal and urged him to ensure an unopposed bypoll to the Baramati assembly segment, which she is contesting. However, sources in the Congress indicated that the party is in no mood to support her demand and that a party candidate will file nominations on the last day of submitting papers on Monday. A day earlier, Sunetra Pawar had sought Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Tha ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Sunday responded to the CDR leak issue in the Ashok Kharat case by claiming a feeling was getting traction among people that political hurdles were being created for "a person from a common household", a reference to Deputy Chief Minister and his party leader Eknath Shinde. Activist Anjali Damania on Friday alleged that at least 17 calls were exchanged between Shinde and arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat during an unspecified period ...Read More >
Nashik/Mumbai, April 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday assured a probe into the alleged CDR leak in the case of the self-styled godman Ashok Kharat and an investigation into his assets by the Enforcement Directorate. No one has the right to obtain such call data records, Fadnavis said amid a furore after activist Anjali Damania on Friday made revelations about calls purportedly exchanged between Kharat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads Shiv Sena. T ...Read More >
Lucknow, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan on Sunday asserted that West Bengal is headed for a major political shift, claiming that 'Ram Rajya' will be established in the state. He said people are rallying behind the BJP by placing their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ahead of the Prime Minister's rally in West Bengal, Ravi Kishan said there is tremendous enthusiasm as "the world's top leader" is set to visit West Bengal, where people are fighting to s ...Read More >
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