NCP Rajya Sabha MP and Ajit Pawar's widow, Sunetra Pawar, was chosen as the NCP Legislative Party Leader and is set to take the Deputy Chief Minister's post.
Ajit Pawar, 66, died in a plane crash along with four others on Wednesday, after which his wife Sunetra Pawar is speculated to take up the vacant Deputy CM post.
"When someone dies, nothing is done for 12-13 days...They don't celebrate any festivals or anything throughout the year. But politics disregards all rituals and traditions. They didn't wait for 13 days...But here, preparations are underway for the Deputy CM oath......," Raj told ANI.
Ajit Pawar's wife and NCP MP Sunetra Pawar will take oath as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, party spokesperson Rupali Patil Thombare said.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited the US Consulate in Mumbai on his first trip to the city. He recently presented credentials to President Droupadi Murmu and took oath in New Delhi, stressing stronger US-India ties in security, trade, energy, technology and critical minerals.
On the occasion of the Pongal festival, the Jallikatu event is being held today at Avaniyapuram. The traditional bull-taming sport commenced at 7 AM today, following an oath-taking ceremony, with Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration of Tamil Nadu, P Moorthy, District Collector P
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, formally becoming the 27th US envoy. He said he would advance shared priorities in defence, trade, technology and critical minerals. Gor earlier took oath at the US Embassy.
Sergio Gor took charge on Monday as the new US Ambassador-designate to India and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia at the US Embassy in New Delhi.
Speaking to reporters in Bhopal, the CM said, "The Chief Minister of any state is expected to cooperate with the ED or any central government departments. We even take oaths for the purpose. But if one does such a light thing, I think it is not good. As the Chief Minister of the state, th
Delcy Rodriguez has officially taken office as Venezuela's acting president, CNN reported. The oath of office was administered on Monday afternoon by her brother, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant attended the oath ceremony of newly elected members of the zilla panchayat North and South Goa on Monday. Reacting to the Goa nightclub fire incident, he said that officials responsible for granting permission to the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurav Luth