It was for the second time that Athwale advised Pawar to join NDA if he was keen on occupying the highest constitutional post in the country.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale today said that though he is in favour of a ban on cow slaughter, it should not be extended to other species of cattle.

Union minister Ramdas Athawale has supported the idea of reservation for transgenders in government jobs on the lines of quota fixed for disabled people.

Taking a different view on cow slaughter from NDA partner BJP, Union minister Ramdas Athawale today opposed a complete ban on beef saying farmers will suffer.

Jumping into the beef controversy that erupted in the wake of BJP MP Udit Raj’s twitter post over 9-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt eating beef twice a day, Union minister of state for social justice Ramdas Athawale has said that if a person

Mumbai: The Republican Party of India (RPI), which contested Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly polls last year as an NDA constituent, will hold a conclave here tomorrow to “remind” BJP of its promise of taking

Mumbai: Terming the ouster of Aam Aadmi Party's founding members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav from AAP's national executive as “unjust”, RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale today invited the duo to join his party.“Prashant Bhushan and

Mumbai: RPI president Ramdas Athawale, whose party is a member of the ruling Mahayuti (BJP-led grand alliance) in Maharashtra, today reiterated demand for a berth in the Union cabinet.“BJP must honour the written commitment it

Mumbai: Amid signs of a rapprochement, all Shiv Sena MPs will attend the high tea being hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Sunday for NDA MPs even as RPI leader Ramdas Athawale

Mumbai: RPI chief Ramdas Athawale on Friday claimed that Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was "very keen" on forming coalition with the estranged ally BJP for formation of government in Maharashtra."Uddhav Thackeray told me that

Mumbai: BJP ally Republican Party of India (Athavale) today said no government in Maharashtra was possible without the support of Shiv Sena. “It seems BJP is not getting a clear majority.Nothing can happen without Shiv

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday made an embarrassing revelation here that he had personally intervened to secure a Rajya Sabha seat for Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale.The revelation came in the wake of

Mumbai: As major political coalitions in Maharashtra continue to squabble over seat sharing for the October 15 Assembly elections, attempts at poaching the rivals are afoot with RPI(A) leader Ramdas Athawale today claiming he was

Mumbai: RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale, whose party is one of the constituents of Mahayuti supporting the NDA government, today sought to put the Sena-BJP led alliance on notice over allocation of seats for forthcoming Assembly

Mumbai: In a news which can prove out to be a game-changer for Item Girl Rakhi Sawant's political stint, Ramdas Athawale's party RPI is considering her name for the candidature in Mumbai assembly elections, said

Rakhi Sawant, famously known as Bollywood's item girl aspires to someday become the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Recently she joined Ramdas Athawale- led Republican Party of India - RPI (A) as National Executive President of

Parli (Mah): Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today said a CBI inquiry should be conducted into Union minister Gopinath Munde's accidental death as demanded by his supporters.“The sentiments of the (party) workers should be respected,”

Mumbai: Former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari today met Raj Thackeray here, triggering speculation that the saffron party is trying to win over the MNS chief into NDA for upcoming elections even as he said there

Mumbai: The passage of the contentious AP Reorganisation Bill in the Lok Sabha to create a separate state of Telangana has spurred parties in Maharashtra to renew the demand for statehood to Vidarbha.RPI President Ramdas

Mumbai, Oct 25: RPI leader Ramdas Athawale today led a morcha of party workers to the location of hit reality show ‘Bigg Boss' at Lonavala, demanding eviction of house inmate, controversial cartoonist Aseem Trivedi.  “Trivedi