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Raj Thackeray suspects Sharad Pawar’s hand in nephew Ajit’s defection

Remarking that it was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar who first started the politics of party-splitting in the State, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said that the current political scenario was “a gross insult to the voters of Maharashtra”.

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Rujuta Khade breaks 20-year-old record at swimming nationals

HYDERABAD: Maharashtra's Rujuta Khade stole the limelight, obliterating a 20-year-old national mark while Aryan Nehra continued his record-breaking spree at swimming nationals here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Karnataka has the third highest number of TB-HIV co-infection cases in India

The prevalence of HIV positivity among Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Karnataka is the third highest in the country after Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, according to data from National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) outlined in the India TB Report 2023.

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Maharashtra political crisis | Those who betrayed my ideology have no right to use my photo: Sharad Pawar

NCP president Sharad Pawar said that those who had “betrayed” his ideology had no right to use his photograph after his nephew Ajit inaugurated the new NCP party office in Mumbai

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Amidst high drama, Girinagar police bust inter-State drug racket in Bengaluru

Following a lead from a drug addict, the Girinagar police on Monday, July 4, busted an inter-State drug racket and arrested a gang of four peddlers from Jalna town in Maharashtra amidst high drama.

The Hindu

Key Nitish aide alleges BJP trying to repeat Maharashtra episode in Bihar

A key aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on July 4 rejected demands for Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav’s resignation, following a CBI chargesheet against the RJD leader, and accused the BJP of trying to repeat the Maharashtra episode in the State.

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Uddhav Thackeray group moves SC for expeditious decision on disqualification petitions against Shinde camp MLAs

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) party MLA Sunil Prabhu on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker to take an expeditious decision on the disqualification petitions pending against rebel Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amidst NCP split, Thackeray camp moves SC against Speaker for delaying disqualification hearings against Shinde

The petition, filed in the top court amidst the ongoing churn in Maharashtra politics following Ajit Pawar’s split from NCP to join the Shinde Cabinet as Deputy Chief Minister, said Speakers should “rise above their political affiliations” while performing the duties of the office.

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Maharashtra Congress meeting | No discussion on Opposition leader's post; party decides to 'wait and watch'

Congress Legislature Party meeting didn’t discuss the issue of the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly and has decided to take a “wait and watch” approach

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10 killed, more than 20 injured as truck rams into highway hotel in Maharashtra’s Dhule

At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured after a container truck hit four vehicles and then rammed into a hotel on a highway in Maharashtra’s Dhule district on July 4, 2023

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Maharashtra political crisis | Majority of NCP lawmakers, leaders favoured tie-up with BJP and wanted to join Maharashtra govt., says Praful Patel

Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel has claimed 51 out of the 53 party MLAs had told NCP chief Sharad Pawar that the possibility of joining hands with the BJP should be explored after the MVA Government in Maharashtra collapsed last year.

The Hindu

SP MLAs unhappy with Akhilesh, breakup imminent: Rajbhar

Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar on July 3 said that a Maharashtra-like situation would soon emerge in Uttar Pradesh and claimed that several Samajwadi Party (SP) MLAs and leaders who are angry with Akhilesh Yadav are likely to change sides soon.

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Morning Digest | ‘Human error’ led to Balasore train tragedy, says report; NCP feud festers, goes to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s court, and more

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Smoke and mirrors: on the political games in Maharashtra

Ajit Pawar’s defection is hardly the final act in the ongoing drama in Maharashra politics

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Unrest among Shinde-led Sena as NCP expected to receive key portfolios

Maharashtra’s newly sworn-in Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with his group of Nationalist Congress Party leaders, met Cabinet colleague and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on July 3 and discussed the allocation of portfolios in the Cabinet.

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Maharashtra political crisis | NCP feud festers, goes to Assembly Speaker’s court

A day after the vertical split in his party, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on July 3 announced the expulsion of MPs Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare for their “anti-party activities”.

The Times of India

Maharashtra NCP crisis: How opposition parties expressed solidarity with Sharad Pawar

NEW DELHI: With NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on the defensive after his nephew Ajit Pawar split the party and joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government along with eight party MLAs in Maharashtra on Sunday, a couple of opposition parties extended their support to the veteran politician.

The Times of India

Opposition’s message to BJP over Bengaluru meet amid Maharashtra NCP crisis

NEW DELHI: The shadow of Maharashtra political crisis for the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has been cast on the joint opposition meeting with some of these parties cocking a snook at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Before they joined Shinde camp, Ajit Pawar, Bhujbal, Patel and Mushrif were under ED scanner

Of the nine NCP leaders who have joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra, at least four MLAs or their family members have faced investigations by the Enforcement Directorate in recent years.

The Hindu

Maharashtra NCP crisis | Post-Ajit Pawar’s rebellion, president Sharad Pawar stages massive show of strength in Satara

Sharad Pawar, accompanied by his grand-nephew and MLA Rohit Pawar, staged a massive show of strength in Satara claiming that his party had the overwhelming support of Maharashtra’s youth

The Times of India

Maharashtra NCP crisis: Why PM Modi is being targetted by opposition

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the centre of attack by the opposition leaders over the split in Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with nine of its MLAs led by Ajit Pawar joining the BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde) government in Maharashtra on Sunday.

The Times of India

Ajit Pawar effect: After 51 years, Maharashtra sees more than 200 MLAs of varous parties supporting govt

MUMBAI: A unique scenario is emerging for the first time in Maharashtra after the last 51 years as the number of MLAs from various parties backing the state government has prima facie reached 200, post the induction of NCP leader Ajit Pawar in the state cabinet.

The Times of India

Nationalist Congress Party moves disqualification petition against Ajit Pawar, 8 other MLAs; issues notices to them

MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has moved a petition before Maharashtra Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar seeking disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs who have taken oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led state government.

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Maharashtra Politics: 'Will not succumb to undemocratic forces', says NCP Chief Sharad Pawar after Ajit Pawar's revolt

Without naming his nephew Ajit Pawar who joined the Eknath Shinde-led government with eight other MLAs, the NCP chief further said the people of Maharashtra will not succumb to "undemocratic forces". Read further on Dynamite News:

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40 FIRs, 9 arrests: Is the Shinde-Fadnavis govt cracking down on social media dissent?

When Manoj Pimple and Aditya Chavhan woke up at their respective homes in Nagpur last Monday, they had no idea that a police team would have travelled more than 700 kilometres from Gadchiroli to their residence, just to take them into custody for tweets against the Shiv Sena-BJP government in…

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