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Pawar urges PM Modi to raise sugar export quota by another million tonnes

Production of the sweetener is expected to be higher than earlier estimates

No need to fear 'repression', says NCP's Sharad Pawar to BJP's rivals

The former Union minister was replying to a question, during a public interview here, about alleged misuse of central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate by the BJP government.

Rajya Sabha polls: MVA govt, NCP cornered, misled Sambhaji, says Fadnavis

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the MVA government and NCP chief Sharad Pawar misled and cornered Sambhaji Chhatrapati in the run up to the polls for six Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra

Gyanvapi row an attempt to divert attention from economic situation: Pawar

The resurrection of controversy surrounding Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque was a part of efforts by the BJP to divert people's attention from the issues such as inflation and unemployment, Sharad Pawar

Actor Ketaki Chitale sent to judicial custody for post about Sharad Pawar

A court here in Maharashtra remanded Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale in judicial custody till June 1 for allegedly sharing an objectionable post on social media about NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

RBI doesn't have favourable view towards cooperative banks: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the view of the Reserve Bank was not favourable towards urban cooperative banks which fulfil the needs of the common people and asked the Centre to act accordingly

Marathi actress arrested over 'defamatory' social media post about Pawar

Thane Police on Saturday arrested Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale after a case was registered against her for allegedly sharing a 'derogatory' post about NCP president Sharad Pawar on social media

Raj Thackeray condemns 'derogatory' FB post on Pawar, calls it 'wickedness'

MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday condemned an objectionable Facebook post allegedly shared by Marathi actress Ketaki Chitale targeting NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar

People need development, jobs and not hatred, says NCP's Sharad Pawar

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said citizens in the country need development, employment and a respite from inflation, but some people are trying to spread hatred in name of caste.

Koregaon-Bhima probe panel asks Pawar to appear before it on May 5 and 6

The Koregaon-Bhima Inquiry Commission has directed NCP chief Sharad Pawar to appear before it on May 5 and 6 to record his statement

No need to display religious sentiments in public, says NCP chief Pawar

Amid a political row in Maharashtra over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said there is no need to display religious sentiments in public.

Some people getting anxious after losing power: NCP chief Sharad Pawar

Asked about statements of opposition leaders that situation in Maharashtra warrants President's rule in the state, Pawar said it is true that some people get anxious after power goes out of their hand

NCP chief Sharad Pawar slams BJP, says there's no stability in country

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Centre saying "there is instability in the country."

PM Modi's silence on communal violence shocking: Opposition joint statement

This silence is an eloquent testimony to the fact that such private armed mobs enjoy the luxury of official patronage," they said in the joint statement

Devendra Fadnavis charges Sharad Pawar of raising communal issues

Former Maharashtra chief minister and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday slammed Nationalist Congress Party chief (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar over his comments on the film 'The Kashmir Files' and alleged that the latter criticized the film as it did not suit his "political agenda of appeasement".In a series of tweets, the former chief minister dug up past NCP's statements and alleged that the party's statements had been "in line with NCP's decades-old track record of appeasement policy & politics and polarising the society on a communal basis".Attacking Pawar on his statements on 'The Kashmir Files', Fadnavis said, "The Kashmir Files movie is not against any religion but it is against those who chose to look the other way when people were suffering, because they felt that it suits their political agenda of appeasement, thereby achieving a communal divide".He further added that such acts and approaches to disturbing harmony of the society cannot be ...

After Raj Thackeray's barbs, BJP drops 'twitter bomb' on Sharad Pawar

Fadnavis launched a blistering, no-holds-barred attack at Pawar, ranging from the Constitution to the mafia to 'The Kashmir Files' and the man who coined the word 'Hindu terror'

Sharad Pawar questions Rajnath & Jaishankar's silence on Blinken's remarks

NCP President Sharad Pawar questioned Rajnath Singh and S Jaishankar for not rebutting United State Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks on 'human rights abuses' in India

Third Front against BJP not possible without Congress: Sharad Pawar

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had earlier met Pawar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as part of efforts towards opposition unity

NCP chief Sharad Pawar rubbishes Raj Thackeray's comments as 'juvenile'

Raj Thackeray's unbridled statements at the public meeting lampooning the NCP leadership evoked sharp reactions from all the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies including the Shiv Sena and Congress

Sharad Pawar not casteist; Raj Thackeray's comments wrong: Ramdas Athawale

Raj Thackeray had recently accused Pawar-led NCP of playing a caste card in Maharashtra's politics