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Plain Speak
“I don’t give much importance (to vote jihad rhetoric). Personally speaking, development is my only agenda. Therefore, people appreciate...
Correspondent
Nov 15, 20241 min read


Sharad Pawar puts up a fierce fight
In a departure from his usual ways, Sharad Pawar came down heavily on those who betrayed him and split the NCP that he had founded,...

Aditi Pai
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Plain Speak
“Seven farmers commit suicide daily in Maharashtra. 62 per cent of India’s wealth is concentrated in the lands of 5 per cent of the...
Correspondent
Nov 14, 20241 min read


Those seeking Hindu unity denied reservation to Marathas: Jarange
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar: Sharpening attack on the BJP, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil said those seeking Hindu unity have...
Kumar Rakesh and Sagar Kulkarni
Nov 14, 20242 min read


Plain Speak
“I can tell you with a guarantee that the Prime Minister has never read the Constitution, because had he read it, he would have respected...
Correspondent
Nov 13, 20241 min read


Mumbai’s Saffron Siblings
As the Mumbai BJP president for two terms, groomed by the RSS and a staunch BJP leader, Ashish Shelar would be an unlikely choice for...

Aditi Pai
Nov 13, 20242 min read


Patole’s Pivotal Play
One of the most closely watched contests in western Vidarbha in the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections will be in Sakoli...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 13, 20243 min read


Plain Speak
“While seeking votes for Dhananjay Munde, I feel like I am receiving a send-off party and being freed of a responsibility. I fought the...
Correspondent
Nov 12, 20241 min read


With love for BJP Raj most watched politician
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray is one of the closely watched politicians in this election especially...
Swapnil R Mishra
Nov 12, 20242 min read


The Rauts Riding High
You can admire him or you can hate him but it’s hard to ignore Sanjay Raut. Always in the news for his scathing criticism of the...

Aditi Pai
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Plain Speak
“They changed the Constitution, and they blame us. The Janata Party rectified it. How many times was the Constitution amended during...
Correspondent
Nov 11, 20241 min read


The Quarrelling Siblings
Saoner in Nagpur is seeing a face-off between two brothers. Amol and Ashish, both doctors, are contesting against each, one as an...

Aditi Pai
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Trial By Fire
Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s meteoric rise in the state politics is a mesmerising story of the success of...

Abhijit Mulye
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Dhule’s Dilemma
After years marred by faltering leadership and unmet promises, Dhule, a city steeped in both potential and frustration, finds itself...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 10, 20243 min read


Plain Speak
“In 75 years of India’s history, the Congress never gave priority to the development of the country’s rural side. There were no roads in...
Correspondent
Nov 10, 20241 min read


Test of the Trouble Shooter
Over the past decade Girish Mahajan has come be known as the most trusted aide of Devendra Fadnavis and an ace trouble-shooter for the...

Abhijit Mulye
Nov 10, 20242 min read


Plain Speak
Uddhav Thackeray said in a rally that if you don’t want to permit animal sacrifice during Bakri Eid, then don’t permit lanterns during...
Correspondent
Nov 9, 20241 min read


The Saffron Flag Bearer
Devendra Fadnavis has many achievements to his credit—at 27, he became the youngest mayor of Nagpur and when he took oath as the chief...

Aditi Pai
Nov 9, 20242 min read


An Urban Showdown
In Pune’s well-heeled Kothrud constituency, a triangular contest is brewing ahead of the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections. With...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Dynasty Descendants
Rebels, multi-cornered contests and dynasts – that’s the overriding theme of the Assembly elections that are coming up this month. Of the...

Aditi Pai
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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