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Democracy by Bloodline
India’s democracy thrives best when it defies dynasties. If democracy is rule by the people, then dynastic politics is its betrayal in...

Akhilesh Sinha
Jul 5, 20253 min read


A Quiet Man in Noisy Times
Can Ravindra Chavan’s low-key leadership rescue a disoriented BJP in Maharashtra ahead of crucial civic elections? As readers sip their...

Abhijit Joshi
Jul 4, 20254 min read


Raj to join Uddhav for victory march
Mumbai : A day after the Maharashtra government yanked off the GRs mandating Hindi teaching in state-run primary schools, the Shiv Sena...
Correspondent
Jun 30, 20252 min read


Plan to label opponents as Naxalites: Uddhav
Uddhav Thackeary with members of protest committee against Public Safety Bill at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai on Monday. Pic: Bhushan Koyande...
Correspondent
Jun 30, 20252 min read


BJP bets big on Chavan
Elevation of a ‘Maratha’ from ‘Konkan’ to counter all shades of Sena Mumbai: Accessibility, responsiveness, ability to strike an instant...

Abhijit Mulye
Jun 30, 20253 min read


Uddhav announces victory march on July 5
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the Maharashtra government lost to the power of "Marathi manoos" after it...
Correspondent
Jun 29, 20251 min read


Controversial Hindi GRs withdrawn
CM announces to set up panel for implementation of language policy Mumbai: Amid a growing chorus against the introduction of the Hindi...
Correspondent
Jun 29, 20253 min read


RSS wants to clear confusion, say scholars
Mumbai: The RSS wants the words ‘Socialism’ and ‘Secularism’ to be removed from the preamble of the Constitution, because they are...

Abhijit Mulye
Jun 28, 20253 min read


The Battle for Baramati
Striking at the sugarcane roots of power, Ajit Pawar outflanks his uncle in Maharashtra’s cooperative heartland. Ajit Pawar,...

Abhijit Joshi
Jun 27, 20253 min read


Tongue-Tied in Maharashtra
The ongoing row over Hindi in schools exposes deeper political manoeuvres ahead of Mumbai’s civic election. A recent government...

Abhijit Joshi
Jun 20, 20254 min read


Uddhav keeps doors open for MNS
Mumbai: Former chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray gave a clear sign that he was open to an alliance with his...
Quaid Najmi
Jun 19, 20252 min read


Granddaughter of Vasantdada Patil joins BJP
Mumbai: Jayashree Patil , the granddaughter-in-law of former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Vasantdada Patil,...

Abhijit Mulye
Jun 18, 20252 min read


Badgujar’s entry points to BJP’s helplessness
Mumbai: Despite opposition from the local party MLAs, the state BJP leadership on Tuesday inducted tainted Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders from...

Abhijit Mulye
Jun 17, 20252 min read


Sodun or Chorun?
Ajit Pawar’s ‘misinterpreted’ remarks over Dhirubhai Ambani leads to a political storm Mumbai: A reference to the late industrialist...

Abhijit Mulye
Jun 16, 20252 min read


Death on the Line
The Mumbra train tragedy exposed yet again how Mumbai’s lifeline has become a daily gamble with death. On the morning of June 9, as...

Abhijit Joshi
Jun 13, 20253 min read


Raj plays hide and seek with Uddhav, meets CM
Mumbai: Amid widespread speculation over rapprochement between Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his politically estranged...

Abhijit Mulye
Jun 12, 20252 min read


Rahul writes to PM Modi flagging delay in scholarships for students from marginalised communities
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging the "deplorable"...
PTI
Jun 11, 20252 min read


‘Will PM now brief parties, allow debate on post-Pahalgam strategy?’ Congress asks
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi, having met the members of the seven parliamentary...
PTI
Jun 11, 20252 min read


Supriya Sule sidesteps question on buzz over NCP factions reuniting
PUNE: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Tuesday avoided a direct response on the speculation about the rival NCP factions...
PTI
Jun 10, 20252 min read


'Inconvenient data brushed aside': Congress slams Centre over World Bank's extreme poverty data
NEW DELHI: The Modi government is celebrating a drop in extreme poverty to 5.3% but this is based on a poverty line of USD 3 per day...
PTI
Jun 10, 20252 min read
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