Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) became the first political party to openly support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) launched by a Maharashtra youth Abhijeet Dipke who launched a huge protest in New Delhi on Saturday. In a strong statement, SS (UBT) President and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray threw his weight behind the CJP as thousands of youngsters hit the streets of New Delhi in the scorching sun, not for politics but for their future. “Those whom we call the architects of the nation's

AI generated image Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray launched a sharp attack on the government for the systematic degradation of the state’s environment under the garb of development, even as the climate change poses a direct threat to the environment, economy, agriculture, public health and the future of both rural and urban centres. Questioning the state government’s claims of having planted millions of trees, he rued how the World Environment

Mumbai: Nearly a month after unleashing a tsunami on social media, Abhijeet Dipke – who launched the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ – is likely to return home early tomorrow (June 6) from the USA where he had gone to study and hunt for a job. In a departure message before boarding the flight, Dipke said: “On my way to India… Leaving my fate in the hands of the Constitution. #JaiBhim,” amid speculation that there could be repercussions for his recent statements which have earned hi

Unopposed victories and opposition withdrawals reveal the widening gap between Mahayuti’s organisational muscle and the MVA’s fading grassroots strength. As Maharashtra heads towards the Legislative Council elections for 17 Local Authorities Constituency seats on June 18, the political narrative appears to have been settled even before a single vote is cast. A supposedly keen contest between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has instead

Congress takes on the government with a new zeal Mumbai Youth Congress workers organise 'Yuva Akrosh Morcha' in Dadar, Mumbai, on Tuesday to protest against the NEET and CBSE examination scams. Pic: Bhushan Koyande Mumbai: For over a decade since it was eased out of power, the Maharashtra Congress faced a series of electoral debacles, a demoralised organisation and receding visibility – the last which mattered most. That perception is apparently changing as the state and ci

New Delhi: The emergence of C Joseph Vijay as Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister has intensified debate over the political realignments that preceded the 2026 Assembly elections, with many observers linking his rise to the political marginalisation and eventual exit of former BJP state president K. Annamalai. According to political commentators, Annamalai had increasingly come to view Tamil Nadu’s politics as requiring a new alternative focused on clean governance and nationalism. T

Mumbai: The ruling alliance in Maharashtra is witnessing yet another formidable tremor as simmering tensions between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena threaten to boil over ahead of the crucial Legislative Council elections. The rift was blown wide open on Tuesday when Shinde, the Deputy Chief Minister, noticeably skipped the state cabinet meeting. While his office quickly attributed the absence to close family rituals and maintained that it occur

Chief Minister’s office could be relocated to Air India building paving way for the Central Vista project Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has finally become the new owner of the iconic white Air India Building at Nariman Point, with its landmark Centaur logo visible from long distances. Three years after the cabinet granted approval in Nov. 2023, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today presided over a ceremony for the registration of the purchase agreement of the 52-year-

A contentious candidate selection in the Legislative Council election suggests a decisive shift in NCP’s internal balance of power Pune: Ahead of the Legislative Council elections for the Local Self-Government Constituencies, MP and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) General Secretary Parth Pawar now appears to wield decisive influence over the party’s internal decision-making. The NCP had staked its claim to the Pune Local Self-Government Constituency seat in the Legislative C

Mumbai: On May 29, the BMC decided to cut 1900 trees for Versova-Bhayandar Link Road. The decision saw a massive uproar by the opposition as well as the environmentalists concerned about the city’s rising temperature and unpredictable climate. The BMC has claimed that Mumbai’s civilisation is growing rapidly, and to keep up the pace, the city needs more roadways. This is important as current infrastructure is lacking capacity to handle the traffic. “To create this infrastruct

Mumbai: Turning up the heat on the Mahayuti government amid blistering temperatures touching 40C, Maratha quota crusader and Shivba Sanghatana President Manoj Jarange-Patil launched a fast-unto-death at his native Antarvali -Sarati village, as thousands of supporters joined. Unfazed by the scorching sun, Jarange-Patil sat bare-headed in the open, occasionally covering himself with a scarf. Even as he exposed himself to the harsh conditions, he urged supporters to remain und

Amid mounting economic pain, Maharashtra’s Opposition is losing the plot on price rise. As tensions between the United States and Iran roil energy markets, crude prices have surged, currencies have wobbled and inflationary tremors have spread across much of the developing world. India, heavily dependent on imported oil, finds itself exposed once again to the brutal arithmetic of global instability. The rupee is under strain. Petrol prices have breached the psychologically imp

As the BJP expands its political dominance, Indian Muslims need to rethink old electoral assumptions in engaging with the BJP. It is fascinating to read Arvind Singh’s ‘India’s Rogue Historians: How They Fought Hindus at Ayodhya & Lost’ (Redux Publications) in the context of the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s recent Bhojshala judgment. Singh, in his 830-page tome, explains how India’s Muslims, persuaded by the cohort of Marxist historians, squandered every opportunity to reconci

Mumbai: The ruling Mahayuti alliance is currently navigating a treacherous political minefield. With the crucial Legislative Council elections rapidly approaching, deep-seated differences over seat-sharing have surfaced. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday offered a candid admission of these unresolved disputes. His statements underscore the immense pressure on the coalition partners. The state is preparing to vote for sixteen council seats and one bypoll seat in Nagpu

AI generated image New Delhi: The Assam government's decision to introduce the UCC Bill in the state assembly on Monday marks a significant shift in the political landscape. After Uttarakhand and Gujarat, Assam has become the third BJP-ruled state to move decisively toward giving legal shape to the Uniform Civil Code. Indications also suggest that the issue may soon emerge at the center of political discourse in West Bengal. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora introduc

Tension in SP-Congress alliance ahead of 2027 elections New Delhi: As northern India swelters under the relentless heat, Uttar Pradesh is no exception. While the mercury soars, the political temperature in the state is rising just as sharply. With the 2027 Assembly elections on the horizon, the tug-of-war over alliance between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress has given birth to new political equations. Past trends and data suggest that, once again, the electoral battlefi

Mumbai: Not from kitchen sinks, toilets or gutters — these two-legged ‘roaches’ have swarmed Social Media in millions through memes, live-streams, rap anthems and viral posts… and the country has begun taking note. On May 16, an unemployed youth, Abhijeet Dipke from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar - currently job-hunting in Boston, USA, grabbed national attention after launching a digital platform called the “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP), pitched as a democratic movement “of the

Mumbai: Marking a decisive shift from historical administrative opaqueness to a new era of civic accountability, the ruling Mahayuti alliance completed its first hundred days in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) by showcasing a comprehensive report card of twenty-three major policy decisions. Addressing a crowded press conference at the iconic civic headquarters on Thursday, Andheri (West) MLA and Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam boldly declared the end of the “systema

Overjoyed investors buy shares of a wrong company after the PM’s gift Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gifting his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni 'Melody' toffees, reviving the light-hearted "Melodi" wordplay associated with the two leaders on social media. Meloni thanked Modi and shared a video on the social media in which she could be heard saying, “Prime Minister Modi brought as a gift, a very, very good toffee - Melody.” Modi, who was also seen in the

Mumbai: Maharashtra has embarked on a highly ambitious journey to establish itself as the premier nuclear energy hub of the nation, driven by the escalating power demands of next-generation industries. As the global push for artificial intelligence, massive data centers, semiconductor manufacturing, green hydrogen production, and advanced electric mobility accelerates, the need for stable, uninterrupted, and clean base-load electricity has become paramount. The Maharashtra go