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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale meets Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on July 6 and said Mr. Pawar’s support to the NDA will “further weaken” the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi.

The Hindu

Maharashtra NCP crisis | ‘Tamasha’ not democracy, says Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on July 6, 2023 dubbed the political developments in Maharashtra as a “tamasha”, and said the law seems to allow it.

The Hindu

Pawar vs Pawar: Ajit wins round one against uncle with 29 MLAs in ‘show of strength’

The battle of Pawar vs Pawar in Maharashtra intensified today with both sides engaging in shows of strength in Mumbai. The faction led by Ajit Pawar met at Bandra’s Mumbai Education Trust, while supporters of Sharad Pawar gathered at YB Chavan Centre at Nariman Point.

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5 MPs of CPI, CPM to visit strife-torn Manipur for 3 days to assess situation

NEW DELHI: The CPI and CPM have alleged that the central government is ignoring the disturbed situation in Manipur and is focusing more on engineering defections in Maharashtra. A joint delegation of five MPs of the two left parties will visit the strife-torn northeastern state for three days starting Thursday.

The Times of India

"Party symbol is not going anywhere...people, workers are with us": Sharad Pawar at crucial meeting amid NCP crisis

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, who is battling a crisis in the party triggered by his nephew Ajit Pawar joining the Shinde-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra, said at a crucial party meeting here that the NCP symbol is "not going anywhere" and that they were not hungry for power…

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President Murmu stresses on importance of education for development of tribals, backward classes

President of India Droupadi Murmu on July 5 said education plays a very important role in the development of any society, specially in changing the condition of tribals and backward classes. President Murmu was addressing the 10th convocation of the Gondwana University in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district.

The Hindu

Only Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya now left to be inducted into BJP: Shiv Sena (UBT)

Days after Nationalist Congress party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar joined the Maharashtra government, the Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed that only alleged economic offenders Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya were left to be inducted into the BJP.

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"Majority of NCP MLAs with me," claims Ajit Pawar after Maharashtra cabinet meeting

Days after leading a revolt and splitting NCP, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said that the majority of party MLAs are with him. Read further on Dynamite News:

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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”.

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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:

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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.

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