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Maha NCP (AP) chief spokesperson attacks Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson

Maha NCP (AP) chief spokesperson attacks Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson

Mumbai, May 19 (UNI) Maharashtra NCP (Ajit Pawar) chief spokesperson, Umesh Patil, on Sunday directly attacked Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut, claiming that he opposed Eknath Shinde's candidature for the post of chief minister and accused him of telling lies to cover up.
NCP has given a bitter reply to Raut after he talked of Ajit Pawar, state party president Sunil Tatkare and Dilip Valse-Patil as probable candidates for chief ministership.
Sharing details of past events, Patil reminisced that during formation of Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Sharad Pawar, supremo of then undivided NCP, had announced Uddhav Thackeray's name for post of chief minister and had publicly stated that Thackeray did not want to be the chief minister at that time.

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Noted astrophysicist, science writer Jayant Narlikar dead

Noted astrophysicist, science writer Jayant Narlikar dead

20 May 2025 | 1:00 PM

Pune, May 20 (UNI) Eminent astrophysicist and science writer Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar died at his residence here on Tuesday following cardiac arrest, family sources said.Narkilkar, a Padma Vibhushan awardee, was 86.

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Maha: BMC clarifies that death of 2 patients in Mumbai govt hospital not due to Covid-19

20 May 2025 | 2:12 AM

Mumbai, May 19 (UNI) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday clarified that the death of two female patients at the state government-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel were due to co-morbidities and not due to COVID-19, even as it advised citizens not to panic and take all precautions.

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Mumbai: BMC clarifies death of two patients in govt hospital not due to Covid 19

20 May 2025 | 2:08 AM

Mumbai, May 19 (UNI) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday clarified that the deaths of two patients at the state government-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel, were due to co-morbidities and not because of COVID-19.

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Maha: Minister advocates for making women financially empowered & literate through self-help groups

20 May 2025 | 1:12 AM

Kolhapur, May 19 (UNI) Maharashtra and District Guardian Minister Prakash Abitkar on Monday stressed on giving encouragement to the self-help groups in the state and emphasised on making women financially empowered and literate through the SHGs.

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