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Chatter Box
“We are really really concerned about urban apathy. We want to appeal to all voters in urban areas to come and vote. It is not a healthy...
Correspondent
Oct 16, 20243 min read


The Saffron Warriors
When Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the 18th chief minister of Maharashtra on November 28, 2019, he proclaimed that he had fulfilled his...

Aditi Pai
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Raj’s Solo Gambit
Raj Thackeray, the maverick leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), has long been the political enfant terrible of Maharashtra....
Correspondent
Oct 15, 20242 min read


Inside story on Shinde’s delayed toll tax waiver
Mumbai: While terming the decision to exempt light motor vehicles from toll tax at Mumbai Entry Points (MEP) Chief Minister Eknath Shinde...

Abhijit Mulye
Oct 15, 20242 min read


Grandiose Gambits
As Maharashtra gears up for its Assembly elections, a familiar ritual unfolds: grand proclamations aimed at wooing key voter blocs. The...
Correspondent
Oct 12, 20242 min read


Overworked, Overstretched
Maharashtra’s Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, has long been known for his relentless work ethic, but this dedication has come at a cost....
Correspondent
Oct 10, 20242 min read


Eroding Edge
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), once a seemingly unassailable political force in Mumbai, is facing troubling signs of waning influence...
Correspondent
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Remarkable Reinvention
Few politicians in India have faced the kind of scepticism that Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has encountered. Once an...
Correspondent
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Hunger Games
As the Maharashtra Assembly election looms large, Manoj Jarange-Patil, the face of the Maratha quota movement, has once again thrust...
Correspondent
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Marathwada’s Soybean Squeeze
For the Shinde-led Mahayuti government, the soybean crisis in Marathwada should serve as a wake-up call as campaigning intensifies ahead...

Ramesh Patil
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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