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The well-choreographed beginner looking for a big leap
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with Chairman of Tata Trusts Noel Tata during a meeting at his official residence on...

Abhijit Mulye
Jan 4, 20255 min read


Ajit Pawar, a defeated warrior
Mumbai: Ajit Pawar became the comeback king of Maharashtra as his party emerged as the real NCP in the election results. But within a...
Suyash Padate
Jan 4, 20253 min read


How Social Media Is Hijacking Public Discourse in Maharashtra
A culture of distraction and defamation on social media presently threatens to divert public focus from social injustices roiling the...

Abhijit Joshi
Jan 3, 20254 min read


Constant General in Political Battlefield
Whether crafting policies or engineering electoral victories, Amit Shah, for all his setbacks and controversies, continues to remain at...

Kiran D. Tare
Dec 28, 20245 min read


Maharashtra’s Political Symphony: Charting 2024 in Bollywood’s Beats
As the curtains fall on 2024, India’s political theater has been nothing short of dramatic, with Maharashtra essaying a leading role. In...

Abhijit Joshi
Dec 28, 20244 min read


Vajpayee’s legacy lives on
Delivering one of his more famous speeches at the BJP’s inaugural convention at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, Atal Bihari Vajpayee predicted on...
Correspondent
Dec 25, 20245 min read


The Reluctant Heiress Takes Centre Stage
The winter session of Parliament offered a rare tableau: the three Gandhis—Sonia, Rahul, and Priyanka—walking into the Lok Sabha...

Shoumojit Banerjee
Dec 22, 20243 min read


Lessons from Sweden: Is 'ONOE' the Future for India?
Sweden holds combined municipal, county, and parliamentary elections every four years. Voters can choose to vote for a party, candidate,...

Madhukar Mazire
Dec 21, 20243 min read


Bouquet of Thorns: Maharashtra’s Sidelined Political Stalwarts
In the poetry of Shanta Shelke, the verse, “Thorns hurt someone, and others cry in pain; for me, even a flower pricks—such is my fate!” ...

Abhijit Joshi
Dec 21, 20243 min read


Dhananjay Munde in soup over Beed Sarpanch’s murder
CM Fadnavis announces transfer of Beed SP for showing laxity in the investigation Mumbai: NCP Minister Dhananjay Munde has landed in...
Suyash Padate
Dec 21, 20242 min read


Less people, many choices
The dispute over plum departments and guardianship of districts delayed portfolio allocation even after a week Mumbai: The difficult...

Abhijit Mulye
Dec 21, 20242 min read


Development Insured: Women Take the Lead with Modi’s Bima Sakhi Yojana
India’s economy cannot thrive while half its population remains sidelined. At just 20 percent, the female labour-force participation rate...

Abhijit Mulye
Dec 19, 20244 min read


Ajit Pawar: At the Pinnacle, But the Climb Isn’t Over
Political fortune smiles on Ajit Pawar, but his future depends on managing alliances and avoiding complacency. Ajit Pawar, widely known...

Abhijit Joshi
Dec 18, 20244 min read


New Age Leadership In Action
Devendra Fadnavis did so in 2022. Eknath Shinde reciprocated in 2024. Since the election results were declared in the last week of...

T Jagannadha Pawan
Dec 18, 20243 min read


RSS keen on keeping Amit Shah in the cold
The Mahayuti 2.0 cabinet cements Modi’s dominance and the RSS’s ideological oversight in Maharashtra Mumbai: The absence of ministers...

Kiran D. Tare
Dec 18, 20243 min read


The Problem with Rahul Gandhi’s Savarkar Obsession
Congress MP’s Rahul Gandhi’s attacks on historical figures like Veer Savarkar and sacred Hindu texts like the Manusmriti betray a...

Kiran D. Tare
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Maharashtra’s Persistent Politician
In Indian politics, comebacks are as rare as they are celebrated. Devendra Fadnavis, now firmly ensconced as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister...

Kiran D. Tare
Dec 6, 20244 min read


From Jail to Top Seat
In the hinterlands of Jharkhand, where dense forests meet rich coal seams, Hemant Soren has forged a political career defined by...

Kiran D. Tare
Dec 1, 20243 min read


Maharashtra Mandate: It is MVA’s defeat more than Mahayuti’s victory
BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance aka Mahayuti bagged a whopping 232 out of a total 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra in recently concluded...

Abhijit Mulye
Dec 1, 20243 min read


From Loyalty to Leadership: The Journey of Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Year: 2019 Location: Balwade Stadium, Pune The captain steps onto the stage and, with conviction, declares his inspiring battle cry:...

Raghunath Pande
Nov 30, 20243 min read
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