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Liz Mathew 12:07 AM | November 04,2009
The two parties--the Congress with 82 seats and NCP with 62 in the 288-member assembly--have been squabbling over government formation since results of the 13 October state election were declared
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PTI 05:37 PM | October 22,2009
“We accept defeat...We lost in Mumbai, we lost miserably in western Maharashtra and we could not achieve our aim,” BJP vice president BJP Gopinath Munde said
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PTI 12:31 PM | October 22,2009
“Congress will decide...,” was his response to a query whether Ashok Chavan will continue to be the CM if the Congress-NCP combine was voted to power
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Ratnajyoti Dutta and Alka Pande / Reuters 03:33 PM | October 21,2009
India’s cane output is expected to fall after the worst monsoon in nearly four decades ravaged many cane fields
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Liz Mathew and Ruhi Tewari 10:44 PM | October 08,2009
The presence of several rebel candidates and small parties in the fray has made the elections murkier
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PTI 06:34 PM | September 28,2009
Three rebels from Congress and about two to three from NCP are still in the race against official candidates
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Reuters 11:47 AM | September 24,2009
Sugar prices have surged about 55% in 2009 due to a fall of more than 40% in domestic output to about 15 million tonnes
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Jacob P. Koshy 11:48 PM | September 18,2009
Farm ministry forecasts output at 79 mt in 2009-10, against last year’s 80.58 mt, first y-o-y fall in four years
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PTI 03:19 PM | September 16,2009
Congress is inclined to concede between 110 to 115 seats for NCP out of the total 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra
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Liz Mathew 11:36 PM | September 13,2009
The Congress, which heads the government in Maharashtra, is insisting that the NCP, whose performance in the state in the April-May Lok Sabha elections was poor, compromise on the number of assembly seats it wants to contest
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10:36 PM | September 11,2009
Industrial output continues to rise; no help may come for India on climate change; Satyam founder to be tried in fast track court
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Staff Writer 11:36 PM | September 10,2009
India’s late monsoon revival will help sowing of winter-sown crops, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said
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PTI 04:19 PM | September 07,2009
The government had once earlier (20 March 2008 to 31 March 2009) scrapped the customs duty on rice as part of measures to control inflation
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Newswire18 09:59 PM | September 01,2009
Production of sugar during 2008-09 season has not been adequate to meet the domestic demand
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Reuters 05:07 PM | September 01,2009
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said sugar yields from India’s cane crop may fall because of failed monsoon rains
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