Concerned over poor monsoon in more than half of the country, the Centre on Tuesday announced a slew of measures, including a relief package of about Rs 2,000 crore to states facing drought-like situa

Amid all the loud clucking, as these political birds of prey send fur and feathers flying, the pecking order is decided by who limps out of the ring, first, bloodied nose but cock-a-hoop… and who’s le

India will convene its specialist panel of ministers on drought early next week to review the monsoon situation, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said, the first time since the drought year of 2009 as this year's rains fall below average.

The NCP is in touch with the UPA allies — Trinamul Congress, DMK and National Conference — on the issues of creating a structured coordination mechanism in the ruling front and consultations with them

A solution to the Congress-NCP standoff appears to be in sight with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reaching out to NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday amid indications that a UPA Coordination Commit

The stand-off between Congress and NCP came to an end on Wednesday with the decision to set up a Coordination Committee to address the grievance of the UPA ally from Maharashtra about not having a pr

A still-sulking Nationalist Congress Party continued its standoff with the Congress on Monday, but made it clear that it will remain part of the UPA at least till the 2014 general election.

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Upping the ante, sulking NCP today warned the Congress that if its demands like coordination committee for UPA coalition and better treatment of allies were not resolved by tomorrow it would pull out from the government.

A crucial meeting of the NCP is being held on Monday afternoon in the wake of the stand-off with the Congress that has seen the UPA constituent deciding to pull out of the government.

At a high-level meeting of the NCP presided over by its chief Sharad Pawar on Monday it was decided the party will remain with the UPA-II till 2014 elections.