News18 Evening Digest: NCP Merger Buzz Grows As Key Leaders Meet Fadnavis & More Stories

Last Updated:January 30, 2026, 18:55 IST

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Observers noted that Sule had barely left Sunetra's side, assisting with funeral arrangements and greeting the wave of national leaders who arrived to pay their respects. Image/PTI

In today’s evening digest, News18 brings you the latest updates from Maharashtra politics as speculation grows over the merger of the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions following Ajit Pawar’s death, along with other top stories.

‘Ajit Pawar’s Last Wish’: NCP Merger Buzz Grows Louder As Key Leaders Meet Maharashtra CM

After the sudden death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Wednesday, the buzz over the merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has grown louder, with many calling it the leader’s “last wish". READ MORE

‘Can’t Let UP Become A Police State’: HC Says Cops Are Pressuring Judges For Favourable Orders

The Allahabad High Court on Friday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh police, saying its officers were routinely pressuring judges, particularly chief judicial magistrates (CJMs), to pass favourable orders. READ MORE

‘Menstrual Health A Fundamental Right’: SC Directs States To Give Free Sanitary Pads For Schoolgirls

The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure that girl students in private and government schools are provided bio-degradable menstrual sanitary pads for free. The top court further stated that the right to menstrual health is a part of the fundamental right to life enshrined in the Constitution. READ MORE

Will Pakistan Use IMF Aid Money To Meet Trump’s $1 Billion Board Of Peace Demand?

Pakistan’s announcement that it will join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has come at a moment when the country’s finances are under extraordinary strain. READ MORE

Trump Picks Former US Fed Official Kevin Warsh As Next Federal Reserve Chair

New Fed Chair: US President Donald Trump on Friday named former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh, who served on the Fed’s Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011, will replace the incumbent Fed Chair Jerome Powell. READ MORE

WPL 2026 Eliminator Race: Three-Way Battle With Just Two Matches Left

With the Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the finals of the 2026 edition of the Women’s Premier League, the race is now between defending champions Mumbai Indians, three-time finalists Delhi Capitals and the Gujarat Giants to seal the second and third spots and give themselves a chance to bag a place in the finals and take on RCB. READ MORE

Mardaani 3 Review: Rani Mukerji Speaks For Every Unheard Voice In This Hard-Hitting Drama

Mardaani 3 Review: Rani Mukerji is back as Shivani Shivaji Roy, the fierce SSP, and this time she fights the beggar mafia, Amma. Amma, the deadly lady, has been involved in child trafficking and supplying kids to beggars on the street, but this time, she has a different motive, and for that, she is getting girls aged 8–10 abducted. Now, Rani’s Shivani must find Amma’s motive and save about 60 girls from her. READ MORE

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