AAP`s success could prove to be an accident: Sharad Pawar

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 00:39

Saying that Aam Admi Party`s success could be a fluke, Union Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday advised his party workers not to get demoralised.

Sharad Pawar optimistic about Congress-NCP`s chances in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 22:52

Union Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the ruling Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra need not be overly worried over the results of recent Assembly elections.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar not to contest Lok Sabha polls: Praful Patel

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 15:00

Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel on Sunday said that the party chief Sharad pawar will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections due in the second quarter of this year.

Wheat area reaches all-time high at 30.2 million hectares: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:14

Sowing of wheat, a major rabi crop, starts in October and harvesting takes place from April.

Two-day NCP meet for Lok Sabha polls from Jan 5

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 15:03

As part of its preparations for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Union Agriculture Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar will hold consultations with party leaders in Maharashtra from January 5.

Sharad Pawar challenges AAP on onion prices

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 23:35

Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he was waiting to see how AAP will implement its poll promise of controlling spiralling prices of onions.

Will watch how AAP controls price rise: Pawar

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 17:08

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said they would like to see how the Aam Aadmi Party, which has staked claim to form government in Delhi, implements its poll promise of checking spiralling prices of onion and other commodities.

Cabinet approves Rs 6,600 cr interest-free loans for sugar mills

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 19:39

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal on providing interest-free loans of Rs 6,600 crore to the cash-starved sugar industry for making sugarcane payment to farmers.

Implementing GST to benefit food processing industry: Pawar

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 15:45

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the processed food industry is facing problems due to the existing tax regime and hoped the implementation of the proposed GST would benefit the sector.

Cabinet may tomorrow consider Rs 7,200 cr loans to sugar mills

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 18:10

The Cabinet is likely to consider Thursday a proposal on providing interest-free loans of Rs 7,200 crore to the cash-starved sugar industry for making sugarcane payment to farmers.

Sharad Pawar lambasts Aam Aadmi Party, calls them `pseudo activists`

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 05:47

Congress ally NCP chief Sharad Pawar in dig at Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi Assembly polls, said weak leadership on part of the ruling Congress party had given rise to "pseudo activists"

Congress has the resilience to bounce back: Digvijay Singh

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 23:08

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh said here on Monday that he was disappointed with results of the recently concluded Assembly elections held in four states.