Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday courted embarrassment after his “who Parrikar?” remark drew sharp reactions during an interaction with citizens in Pune,

Ajit Pawar's comments follow several instances of confrontations between non-Marathi and Marathi speakers, in the backdrop of the three-language row and the alleged imposition of Hindi.

Ajit Pawar's remarks came after the collapse of two bridges -- in Pune and Vadodara -- in two months, leading to the loss of at least 24 lives.

Pawar's assurance comes amid protests by the Opposition against the "imposition" of the Hindi language in schools from class 1 on the eve of the monsoon session of the state legislature

Officials said the emergency response units, including the Pune rural police, fire brigade, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and others are conducting rescue operations

Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit were attending a seminar on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the sugar industry and agriculture sector in Pune.

He took a dig at the state's ruling alliance, hinting that Congress would welcome both NCP chief Pawar as well as Shiv Sena president Shinde if tensions with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis intensify.

Maharashtra's decision to increase motor tax levied on compressed natural gas (CNG) four wheelers by a percent has weighed on shares of car companies and Mahanagar Gas.

A tea seller started the rumour about a fire on the train, which was then spread by two passengers, causing panic among travellers and prompting some to jump off the train.

The split in the NCP also changed the family dynamics although exchanges between the two sides have been limited to polite pleasantries.

Ajit's faction proposed last December that all MPs from NCP (SP), except the father-daughter duo of Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule, will be welcomed into the NCP camp and given appropriate roles.

Addressing a public meeting in Baramati on Sunday, he also asked the people present if they had made him their servant.'You have voted for me, but that doesn’t mean you own me,' the irate NCP leader said.

Recently, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), in its party mouthpiece Saamana, praised Fadnavis, referring to him as "Devabhau."

"All disputes should end… Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar should reunite," Asha Pawar told reporters after her visit to the Vithal-Rukmini temple in Pandharpur on Wednesday.

He reassured constituents that ministers, many of whom are currently visiting their constituencies after the allocation, would begin addressing backlogged projects once they assume full charge of their departments.

Eknath Shinde, the former Chief Minister and now one of two Deputy Chief Ministers, has been assigned the Urban Development, Housing, and Public Works (Public Enterprises) ministries.

For the sixth time, Ajit Pawar assumed office as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister after taking the oath on December 5

While Eknath Shinde was also expected to be part of the meeting alongside Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, he instead decided to stay put at his Thane residence and skip the meeting.

The trust motion, tabled by Shiv Sena MLA Uday Samant and others, was passed by a voice vote on the last day of the three-day special assembly session.

The home ministry remains a sticking point in the power-sharing negotiations within the Mahayuti coalition, which includes the BJP, Shinde’s Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).