On the UPA's fourth anniversary, ally NCP said the government dragged its feet on the sacking of Pawan Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. "The timing was perhaps wrong. There was no need to wait for things to go wrong," said Praful Patel. ...
04:47 PM, May 21, 2013
Nadiad: Union Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel on Sunday expressed confidence that Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan government will bring a new perspective to Indo-Pak relations. "A new government is going to be formed in Pakistan led by Nawaz Sharif. I believe this will bring a new perspective to Indo-Pak relations and mark a new beginning in the relationship between the two countries," Patel told reporters in Nadiad on Sunday. The Union...
01:21 AM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Pressure seems to be growing on the UPA government from within its own constituents. With the first week of the reconvened session of Parliament almost being a washout, the National Congress Party (NCP) has thrown a sharp hint. It says that any failure to pass the Finance Bill in Parliament this session can bring the UPA government down. The NCP leaders will hold a two-day meet in Mumbai...
09:13 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel, whose party is part of UPA government, on Friday said the UPA-II government has shot itself in the foot by delaying key reforms. Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel said the UPA-II has not been able to emulate the success story of UPA-I. ...
01:04 AM, Mar 16, 2013
NCP chief Sharad Pawar will be certainly ready to become the Prime Minister if there is situation where there is a consensus on the issue, his party leader and Union Minister Praful Patel has said. ...
04:39 AM, Mar 04, 2013
A fact-finding team of National Human Rights Commission, led by commission member Nirmala Sawant-Prabhawalkar, on Thursday visited Murwadi village in Lakhani taluka where three minor sisters were found to have been killed after sexual abuse in February, 2013. ...
04:05 AM, Mar 01, 2013
Even as thousands of Indians came out on the streets demanding tough anti-rape laws a few weeks ago following the brutal gangrape of a paramedical student in Delhi, a similar horrific case in Maharashtra's Bhandara district has almost gone unnoticed. Three minor siblings were raped, murdered and their bodies dumped in a well on February 14 but till now no arrests and neither have massive demonstrations taken place for justice....
01:54 PM, Feb 21, 2013
FIFA wants to host the tournament in India as part of its developmental plan in the country. ...
06:42 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Praful Patel will seek to convince Blatter about India's ability to host the 2017 Under-17 Football World Cup. ...
07:49 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Expressing grief at the death of the 23-year-old braveheart, Union Minister Praful Patel on Saturday said the Delhi government should accord her a state funeral as a mark of respect to women of the country. "Saddened by the loss of a braveheart. Delhi government should accord her a state funeral as a mark of respect to her and to India's womanhood," said the Nationalist Congress Party leader in a condolence...
05:41 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Patel, a union minister, said the AIFF followed its constitution and the spirit of the government's sports code while conducting the elections. ...
08:09 PM, Dec 20, 2012
IOC had banned the IOA for selecting a tainted official at elections held in line with the controversial government sports code. ...
03:19 PM, Dec 20, 2012
"We have taken a serious note of it. But we will not make a hasty decision as there could be long-term implications," the AIFF boss said. ...
07:59 PM, Dec 11, 2012
A day after fter voting with the Congress in Lok Sabha, its ally NCP has now opposed FDI in retail in Maharashtra. Former Maharashtra Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan demanding safeguards first for farmers and retailers. ...
10:44 AM, Dec 06, 2012
New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to the national team to play as many friendly matches as possible in 2013-2014 to better their world ranking. The International Football Federation (FIFA) has earmarked 11 days for friendlies and the AIFF at its Executive Committee decided that the national team should utilise, if possible, all the days, to play meaningful matches against good national teams....
08:14 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Vadodara: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will be holding its national convention on Wednesday in Vadodara. Sharad Pawar, who was elected party chief for the fifth time, will formally take charge on Wednesday. Top leaders including Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel and Supriya Sule will also be present at the convention. The recent strain in ties with the Congress and the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections will be discussed on...
08:21 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Gadchiroli: Wrong economic policies and bad governance of the Congress government has brought India to a pathetic state, Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. "Despite several programmes, basic problems of the people like poverty, unemployment, malnutrition have not been resolved as yet and farmers are living a pitiable life. To end all these problems, the Congress government should voted out," he told a farmers' rally organised by...
08:34 AM, Oct 09, 2012
Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said the decision to issue a white paper on the state irrigation department's projects was taken after consultations with NCP president Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Praful Patel and also Ajit Pawar. "A discussion was held with Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel and Ajit Pawar on what is to be done in the matter," Chavan told reporters in Pune, when asked on his former...
06:07 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Mumbai: In a bid to defuse the political crisis in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday met Ajit Pawar, party MLAs and senior leaders, including Praful Patel and Supriya Sule. Addressing mediapersons after the meeting in Mumbai, the NCP chief said that the members of the party had given their suggestions on the issue in writing to him. He further reiterated the demand for the White...
05:49 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Mumbai: 3:20 pm: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will meet Congress MLAs on Thursday to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra. 3:00 pm: The Nationalist Congress Party wants Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to be replaced, according to sources. However, Congress sources say that there is no question of calling back Prithviraj Chavan. Sources have indicated that Chavan could be changed in the next six months. 2:35 pm: Nationalist Congress...
02:34 PM, Sep 26, 2012
