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Ticket to Sunetra a ploy to 'finish off' Pawar: Supriya Sule

India, April 1 -- A day after the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) fielded Sunetra Pawar, wife of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, from the Baramati Lok Sabha (LS) constituency, the Sh... Read More


Wrestling and Maha politics

PUNE, March 31 -- In November 2019, when the campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls was at its peak, Devendra Fadnavis, then chief minister of the state, and Sharad Pawar, then president of the u... Read More


Lessons from the ring: Tracing wrestling's historical connect with politics

PUNE, March 31 -- In November 2019, when the campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls was at its peak, Devendra Fadnavis, then chief minister of the state, and Sharad Pawar, then president of the u... Read More


Wrestling's age-old connection with Maha politics

India, March 31 -- In November 2019, when the campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls was at its peak, Devendra Fadnavis, then chief minister of the state, and Sharad Pawar, then president of the ... Read More


Cong picks Kasba giant killer Dhangekar for Pune LS battle

India, March 22 -- The Congress on Thursday officially announced Ravindra Dhangekar as the party candidate for Pune Lok Sabha seat. Dhangekar, an OBC (Other Backward Class) leader, will lock horns wit... Read More


Monday Musings: Five phases allow parties ample time to use forces effectively

India, March 18 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated the countdown to the Lok Sabha polls, scheduling them across seven phases. Maharashtra, the second-largest state in terms of num... Read More


Can the BJP make it once again in Pune?

India, March 17 -- If the Modi wave had worked in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Anil Shirole was one the political gainers. Shirole won the Pune seat by a... Read More


Old detractors corner Ajit Pawar in Baramati as uncle attempts to end past rivalries

India, March 13 -- A day after Shiv Sena leader from Purandar Vijay Shivtare announced to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Baramati in a possible contest between Sunetra Pawar and Supriya Sule, the Na... Read More


Monday Musings: Imperative that PMC probes Katraj Zoo incident thoroughly

India, March 11 -- The recent escape of a leopard named 'Sachin' from the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park at Katraj has once again brought the spotlight onto a series of glaring operational "lapses" and ... Read More


'I am Sharad Pawar. Won't tolerate anyone's threats'

PUNE, March 8 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar sharply reacted to the Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Maval assembly constituency MLA Sunil Shelke's alleged threats to his partymen, ask... Read More