AI generated image Mumbai: The ruling Mahayuti coalition in Maharashtra is witnessing a delicate political balancing act, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis increasingly overriding key decisions of alliance partners, particularly the Shiv Sena, while simultaneously attempting to placate them on other fronts. The tension within the alliance came to the fore on Thursday when Fadnavis stepped in to dilute a controversial mandate enforced by Shiv Sena Transport Minister Prat

On May 1, Maharashtra’s taxi drivers will confront a new occupational hazard in form of a Marathi language test. Under a state-wide inspection drive led by State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, the ability to read a signboard, write a sentence and exchange pleasantries in Marathi may determine whether or not a driver can keep a licence. In a transport system better known for its crumbling road infrastructure and eternally congested roads, this choice of priority is reveali