Mundhwa deal: Documents don’t hide Parth Pawar’s name, but probe thinks he wasn’t in the room The Mundhwa land deal has exposed two parallel realities in Maharashtra. Newslaundry · Nov 22, 2025
Missed red flags, approvals: In Maharashtra’s Rs 1,800 crore land scam, a tale of power and impunity In the 19th century, in the quiet village of Mundhwa on the outskirts of colonial Pune, the British granted 44 acres of land to 26 families from the Mahar community. These land grants, known as Watan land, were in return for their hereditary service as village watchmen, messengers, field measurers,… Newslaundry · Nov 12, 2025
Backlash after local authorities in India ban meat sales on Independence Day Opposition parties accuse government of policing people’s dietary choices The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
No FIR despite complaints: Muslim families say forced to leave Pune village amid ‘boycott, threats’ For Fahimuddin Ansari, the scent of freshly baked bread wasn’t just livelihood – it was legacy. Six decades ago, his father would cycle across Pune to sell pao, biscuits, and cakes. The Ansari family later put down roots in Paud village, in Pune’s scenic Mulshi taluka, and opened the New… Newslaundry · Jul 8, 2025
The undoing of a ‘Fevicol bond’ in Mahayuti alliance? Whenever they are publicly asked about the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde are quick to point to a “Fevicol bond”. But signs of a rift on top suggest the alliance may not be strongly glued together. Newslaundry · Feb 25, 2025
Kejriwal offers tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on birth anniversary Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the occasion of his 395th birth anniversary. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 19, 2025
"Everyone in State is asking ..." Shiv Sena backs Rahul Gandhi on Maha polls LoP Rahul Gandhi claimed that around 70 lakh new voters were added after the Lok Sabha elections and before the Vidhan Sabha elections in Maharashtra. A must read on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 4, 2025
CM Fadnavis asks officials to make special arrangement in government hospitals for GBS patients Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave instructions to officials here to make special arrangements in government hospitals to treat Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) patients. Read further on Dynamite News. Dynamite News · Jan 28, 2025
Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar announces free treatment for GBS Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar unfurled the national flag on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day in Pune on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jan 26, 2025
Fadnavis takes oath as new CM of Maharashtra; PM among dignitaries at swearing-in ceremony Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, BJP President JP Nadda were among those who were present on the occasion. Dynamite News · Dec 5, 2024
Splits, single-party dominance: The unusual trajectory of Maharashtra politics In the lead-up to the Maharashtra polls, observers were cautious in their predictions. The battle between two major alliances, each with three main members, would be too close to call, they said. Newslaundry · Dec 4, 2024
Decision on CM's post will be taken tomorrow: Ajit Pawar Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiva Sena Chief Eknath Shinde said that BJP high command would take the final decision on the CM's post and that he would accept any candidate from Mahayuti as CM. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Nov 27, 2024
How Ajit Pawar became the comeback king of Maharashtra In Maharashtra’s politics, one truth reigns supreme: it’s always too soon to write an obituary for a political party. Newslaundry · Nov 23, 2024
From Mahayuti’s big comeback to JMM’s powerplay: What the election mandate means The election cycle of 2024 – from the Lok Sabha polls to a slew of assembly polls – has been relentless, with one poll after the other. So has been the drill of extracting takeaways from each of these polls, despite their fleeting relevance. Newslaundry · Nov 23, 2024
Dynamite News · Nov 23, 2024 Poll Results: NDA win in Maharashtra, INDIA retains Jharkhand The ruling Mahayuti alliance won the Maharashtra assembly polls and is poised for a landslide mandate with JMM-led alliance slated to return to power in Jharkhand. Read further on Dynamite News:
Dynamite News · Nov 23, 2024 "Unprecedented victory...no dispute on CM face": Devendra Fadnavis on Maharashtra results Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that people of Maharashtra have given Mahayuti an "unprecedented victory" and there "will be no dispute on CM face". Read further on Dynamite News:
Dynamite News · Nov 20, 2024 Maharashtra Polls: 288 Assembly seats voting underway; Counting Nov 23 In all as many as 4,140 candidates are in the fray. Read further on Dynamite News:
Dynamite News · Nov 19, 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: Here is key contestants Out of the 288 seats, 234 are under general category, 29 are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 25 are for Scheduled Tribes (ST). Must follow the story on Dynamite News:
Newslaundry · Nov 18, 2024 BJP’s Ashish Shelar on how ‘arrogance’ and ‘lethargy’ cost the party in the Lok Sabha Ashish Shelar is the president of the Mumbai BJP, a senior cricket administrator, and the candidate from Mumbai’s Vandre West constituency, which he’s represented since 2014. In this interview with Sreenivasan Jain, he talks about the “anti mood” against the BJP in Mumbai, and blames “arrogance” and “lethargy” within the…
Newslaundry · Nov 18, 2024 Two days before polls, BJP and MVA battle it out in front-page ads Two days before elections, residents of Maharashtra woke up to provocative political ads splashed on the front pages of prominent newspapers.
Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2024 Exclusive: Sharad Pawar on BJP-NCP’s 2019 ‘dinner meeting’ at Adani’s home In 2019, Sharad Pawar’s colleagues in the NCP were worried about cases against them. They believed there was “no escape” unless their party decided to “go” with the BJP.This is why, Pawar told Newslaundry and The News Minute, he agreed to a 2019 meeting with the BJP. More sensationally, he…
Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2024 Fadnavis confirms BJP-NCP meeting, denies Adani’s home was venue. Who’s telling truth? Days after Ajit and Sharad Pawar revealed in interviews with Newslaundry and The News Minute that industrialist Gautam Adani either attended or hosted, or both, a high-profile NCP-BJP meeting in 2019, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has acknowledged the meeting but denied it took place at Adani’s residence.
Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2024 After Ajit Pawar’s bombshell, Sharad Pawar confirms BJP-NCP meeting took place in Adani’s home In an interview with Newslaundry and The News Minute, Sharad Pawar confirmed industrialist Gautam Adani hosted a high-profile meeting in 2019, in which the possibility of the Nationalist Congress Party supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party was on the menu.
Newslaundry · Nov 13, 2024 Ajit Pawar said Adani attended BJP-NCP talks: Did it make front pages? Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar’s revelation that billionaire Gautam Adani was present alongside BJP leader Amit Shah and NCP veteran Sharad Pawar during 2019 BJP-NCP talks has stirred the political circles.
Newslaundry · Nov 12, 2024 Gautam Adani was part of BJP-NCP talks, Ajit Pawar reveals in NL-TNM interview Gautam Adani, the billionaire and chairman of the Adani Group, was part of political talks between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party five years ago, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said in an interview with Newslaundry and The News Minute. At the end of that episode, Ajit Pawar…