Rajya Sabha polls: Sharad Pawar, Murli Deora elected unopposed

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and senior Congress leader Murli Deora are among the seven candidates from Maharashtra that were on Friday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in the......

Follow 'coalition dharma,' says Maharashtra CM

Unhappy with the bickering within the ruling coalition of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan exhorted his ministers to adhere to the 'coalition......

Sena nominates Priyanka Chaturvedi for RS polls

The Shiv Sena on Thursday nominated its deputy leader Priyanka Chaturvedi as the party's candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra, a party leader said. Chaturvedi had quit the......

Nana Patole appointed Maharashtra Congress president

The Congress on Friday appointed Nana Patole as the party's Maharashtra state committee president, replacing Balasaheb Thorat. Patole, 57, a four-time MLA currently representing Sakoli seat in......

Govt plans financial penalties to push crop insurance

Almost 30% or a third of the agriculture ministry’s budget, is spent on premium for the PMFBY every year More than two years after its formal launch, the Centre is planning to impose......