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Thane: The ongoing controversy over the alleged affiliations of drug Lalit Patil and his associate Salman Falke with some Thane politicians has stoked a fresh wave of tussle between the two NCP factions in Thane with each levelling accusations of proximity of rival camp leaders with the drug syndicate.Observers have expressed surprise on how the allegations made by a Shiv Sena MLC in Mumbai have...

Rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party have opened separate party offices in the national capital this week after its joint office at Canning Road was asked to be vacated when the party lost its national party status. On Wednesday, the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP inaugurated its new central office at North Avenue with working president Praful Patel performing a 'havan'. The Sharad Pawar-led NCP,...

NEW DELHI: Ajit Pawar, who has staked claim to the Nationalist Congress Party, has told the Election Commission of India that his uncle Sharad Pawar "behaved like a dictator" and "never followed democratic principles" in the functioning of the party.This was revealed by senior NCP leader Jitendra Awhad who was present at the Election Commission hearing to decide who will have control over the NCP name...

THANE: NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday questioned the authenticity of wagh nakh claiming that they were never used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This comes close on the ground of Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Aditya Thackeray also recently questioning if the weapon was indeed used by the Maratha warrior.Awhad was addressing the media and INDIA alliance activists in Thane where he announced onstage that the...

NEW DELHI: Two months after the order of the Kerala high court's January 25 order staying P P Mohammad Faizal's conviction, the Lok Sabha secretariat restored the membership of the disqualified Lakshadweep MP (of NCP) - just hours before the Supreme Court was set to take up his petition against the delay. However, soon after his return to LS, came a mighty dampener from the SC, which questioned the high...