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MS Dhoni's contribution to sport unique, inspiring, says Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday lauded former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's contribution to the sport. Dhoni retired from international cricket earlier in the day. "I have had a long association with the game of Cricket and in appointing M S Dhoni as captain we were sure he would be one of India's most successful captains," Pawar, a former BCCI president, said. "His contribution to cricket is unique and inspiring, and his record exemplary. My good wishes will always be with him," Pawar added. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar extended best wishes to the cricketer. "One of India's finest Wicket-keeper-Batsman & Captain, M.S. Dhoni has announced retirement from International Cricket. All the best for his future! #MSDhoni," Pawar tweeted. Maharashtra Youth Congress chief Satyajeet Tambe said the "legend" will be missed in international cricket. "Being a master strategist, @msdhoni has wondrous reading of match situations even under immens

Sharad Pawar's rebuke of grandnephew Parth not linked to BJP: Fadnavis

Sharad Pawar had said on Wednesday that he attached "absolutely no importance" to Parth's demand for a CBI probe into Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide

'Nobody is unhappy,' say two NCP leaders after meeting party chief

Two days after Sharad Pawar publicly censured his grand-nephew, Parth, two NCP leaders considered close to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, met the party chief

We don't give any importance to what Parth says, says Sharad Pawar

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he gives "absolutely no importance to his grand-nephew Parth Pawars recent demand for a CBI probe into the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death

UP BJP MLA embarrassed own party by saying the state govt is most corrupt

This is not the first time Prakash has questioned this government

'Bhagwan Ram drohi': Uma Bharti terms Pawar's Ayodhya remark anti-Lord Ram

For Union minister Uma Bharti said NCP chief Sharad Pawar's remark on the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya was 'Bhagwan Ram drohi'

Pawar should join NDA, form govt with BJP, RPI in Maharashtra: Athawale

In a video posted on Twitter, Athawale said the NCP's tie-up with the Congress and the Shiv Sena was not beneficial to it

Who's the bigger threat for India? Pawar thinks it's China, not Pakistan

Amid the ongoing border tensions with China, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said that China is a 'bigger threat to India' than Pakistan

China grabbed 45,000 sq kms of Indian land post-1962 war: NCP chief Pawar

Pawar's comments came in response to a query about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's charge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had surrendered Indian territory to the Chinese aggression

MVA govt united against Covid-19; Maharashtra alliance to last 5 yrs: Pawar

The veteran leader rejected suggestions that he is remote-controlling the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, in which his party is the second-largest constituent

Maharashtra's autumn of discontent

This is why Kamlesh Sutar's book on the 36-day drama in Maharashtra, that eventually led to the installation of Uddhav Thackeray as chief minister

Explained: Maharashtra's political crisis while tackling coronavirus

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday has said that the Congress does not have a key role to play in the Maharashtra government

Handling of Covid-19 pandemic creates friction in Uddhav Thackeray govt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi distanced himself and his party from the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

The transformation of Shiv Sena

Not only is the Sena in alliance with its once bitter enemy, the Congress, it is now making migrants from the rest of India its best friends

Covid-19: Pawar asks govt to take step to avoid repeat of Bandra incident

The former Union minister also urged political parties to desist from scoring points over each other during the ongoing crisis and asked them to defeat Covid-19 collectively

Rajya Sabha polls: Sharad Pawar, Athawale among 37 elected unopposed

The BJP bagged seven seats -- two in Haryana, three in Maharashtra and one each in Himachal Pradesh and Bihar

Shekhar Gupta: Socialism of the elites

Scindia's 'non-AC' Range Rover shows how a unique brand of hypocritical - and self-destructive - socio-populism is our national ideology. Reason why Hindu Rate of Growth is India's destiny

Pawar, Scindia in fray for Rajya Sabha polls as nomination filing ends

Scindia and Digvijay Singh are expected to comfortably win in the polls. The BJP's Sumer Singh Solanki and Phool Singh Baraiya of the Congress are likely to slug it out for the third seat.

No MP-like situation in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar after Scindia joins BJP

Pawar also said Jyotiraditya Scindia had sought "quick rehabilitation" after losing the Lok Sabha poll

Uddhav meets PM Modi, defends Centre's CAA move, says 'no one has to fear'

Thackeray is also scheduled to meet Sonia Gandhi, Amit Shah and L K Advani during the visit