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Plain Speak
“In Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits got divided and as a result got slashed. If those who think the country should develop themselves...
Correspondent
Nov 17, 20241 min read


Gamble and the Challenge
As Maharashtra eagerly anticipates the election results on November 23, one name dominates political discussions: Chief Minister Eknath...

Abhijit Joshi
Nov 17, 20242 min read


Divisive Rhetoric
In the lead-up to the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly election, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again stirred the political pot...
Correspondent
Nov 16, 20242 min read


Plain Speak
“In Karnataka, the Wakf Board has declared villages, temples, farmers’ lands and people’s houses as wakf properties. We have brought a...
Correspondent
Nov 16, 20241 min read


Shifting Loyalties, Fragmented Alliances
As November 20 draws ever closer, the electoral contests in the 11 Assembly segments in Solapur district promise to be fiercely fought...

Kiran D. Tare
Nov 16, 20242 min read


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


The Celebrity Family
‘Will she or won’t she?’ That was the question on the minds of Congress workers and voters until it was announced that Bandra West will...

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


Mumbai’s Demolished Kingdom
Earlier this year, January sprang a surprise in political circles when Milind Deora, a former Congress Member of Parliament bid adieu to...

Aditi Pai
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


Unguided Missile
Vijay Wadettiwar is the leader of opposition in the outgoing Maharashtra Leagislative Assembly. He is extremely aggressive in the house...

Abhijit Mulye
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


Buldhana’s Bumpy Battleground
Buldhana, known as the gateway of the Vidarbha region, has long been a political stronghold of the undivided Shiv Sena. At the time of...

Kiran D. Tare
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


Kharge counters Yogi’s ‘batenge, katenge’ slogan
Says many Congress leaders died for country’s unity Nagpur: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asserted that several...
Correspondent
Nov 11, 20242 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


Calculated Disrespect?
In the world of Indian politics, it is axiomatic that symbolism often speaks louder than words. Recently, at the opposition Maharashtra...
Correspondent
Nov 9, 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


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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