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The Konkan Strongmen
The Konkan region of coastal Maharashtra has resonated with one name for the past three decades now—Narayan Rane. Admiration, fear, awe,...
Aditi Pai
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Does third front matter?
Mumbai: As the governing Mahayuti and the challenger Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) prepare for the pivotal state legislative elections,...
Mangesh Kulkarni
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Logjam over Mahayuti seat-sharing continues
Sources indicate that BJP to get 157 seats whereas Shiv Sena to get 78 and NCP 55 Mumbai: Even as the date to state filing nominations...
Correspondent
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Sena promotes Shinde as next CM
Mumbai: With the Assembly elections just around the corner, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is gearing up to promote him as the...
Swapnil R Mishra
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Plain Speak
“MVA cannot contest assembly polls in the state with a single CM face. We doubt if it will remain intact after the elections. As per my...
Correspondent
Oct 18, 20241 min read
Ditching Marathi for Hindutva
Change is an inevitable part of life, and the only constant, according to the Buddha. Failure to adapt to changing needs results in...
Suyash Padate
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Poll Sentinel
As India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Rajiv Kumar faces a daunting political landscape ahead of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand...
Correspondent
Oct 17, 20242 min read
Confident Shinde Gets Ready
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde appears super confident of getting back into the seat after the assembly elections. More importantly, none...
Abhijit Mulye
Oct 17, 20242 min read
Building New Mumbai: Development Dreams vs Destruction Debates
As Maharashtra gears up for an especially critical Assembly election, the battle for Mumbai, a city that accounts for a significant share...
Kiran D. Tare
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Puzzle of Maratha Quota
Around 40 years ago, Mathadi Kamgar Union leader Annasaheb Patil first began the Maratha reservation agitation. The demand has time and...
Suyash Padate
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
Polls to test electoral arithmetic, chemistry among allies
THIS IS THE FIRST ASSEMBLY ELECTION WITH FRAGMENTED POLITICAL PARTIES Mumbai: With half a dozen key players post splits in the Shiv Sena...
Correspondent
Oct 16, 20243 min read
Lawless Maharashtra
The recent murder of veteran politician Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party...
Correspondent
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Confused Maharashtra Voters Amidst Political Chaos
In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the Shiv Sena formed a pre-poll alliance, with Deputy Chief Minister...
Ruddhi Phadke
Oct 13, 20243 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
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
Cash Crunch for Defected Minister’s Election Funds
An old associate of one of the present top ministers in the ruling Maharashtra government is worried. He says the minister is at his...
Mamta Chitnis-Sen
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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