Narendra Modi, Sharad Pawar held secret talks on forging alliance: Report

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 10:05

With the Lok Sabha elections nearing, political equations appear to be changing fast.

RS polls: Scrutiny over, 25 likely to be elected unopposed

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 21:42

Nominations of most candidates for Rajya Sabha biennial polls were found valid after scrutiny today, paving the way for election of Union minister Sharad Pawar, Murli Deora (Congress), RPI`s Ramdas Athawale and Vijay Goel (BJP) along with 21 others to the Upper House unopposed.

CCEA may consider tomorrow incentives for raw sugar export

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 18:38

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to consider Thursday a proposal to give a cash subsidy of Rs 2,000 per tonne for export of four million tonnes of raw sugar for a period of two years.

Is `Raksha Bandhan` also superstition?: Uddhav to Pawar

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 22:53

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray hit back at NCP`s Sharad Pawar after he took swipe at `shiv bandhan` initiative and wondered whether NCP will oppose `Raksha bandhan` under Anti-Superstition Act.

Rajkumar Dhoot, Majeed Memon file papers for Rajya Sabha poll

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 21:44

Four candidates, including Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, criminal lawyer Majeed Memon (both NCP) and industrialist Rajkumar Dhoot (Shiv Sena) filed their nominations for the February 07 Rajya Sabha biennial elections in Maharashtra.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar files nomination for Rajya Sabha

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 09:04

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who has ruled himself out of electoral politics, has filed his nomination for the biennial Rajya Sabha election from Madha constituency on Friday.

Options of Pawar becoming PM open, indicates NCP

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 20:42

NCP on Wednesday was non-committal on whether Sharad Pawar will work in a UPA government headed by Rahul Gandhi but indicated all options of the party supremo becoming prime minister are open depending on "circumstances".

Pawar to file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls on January 24

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 00:37

Union Agriculture Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar will file his nomination papers for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra on January 24.

Sharad Pawar meets Maha NCP leaders on candidates for LS polls

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 20:27

NCP chief Sharad Pawar concluded discussions with party brass in Maharashtra to finalise the list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.

Sharad Pawar to file Rajya Sabha poll papers on Friday

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 17:22

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will contest the ensuing biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, a party official said here Tuesday.

Govt expects all-time high foodgrain production this year

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:05

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the country's foodgrain production this year is likely to surpass the previous record of 259.29 million tonnes achieved in the 2011-12 crop year.

Sharad Pawar likely to file nomination for Rajya Sabha election

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 15:49

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who has ruled himself out of electoral politics, is likely to file his nomination for the biennial Rajya Sabha election.