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Pune’s Dissent Test for the BJP
Pune’s Dissent Test for the BJP
From the fight over DJ noise to questions over a midnight arrest, two controversies have exposed an uncomfortable gap between the BJP’s rhetoric on citizens’ rights and the conduct of... Read More
Rajesh Kshirsagar walks into a political trap
Rajesh Kshirsagar walks into a political trap
The Shiv Sena MLA has chosen confrontation over the Shaktipeeth Expressway risking political isolation Kolhapur: Shiv Sena MLA Rajesh Kshirsagar’s aggressive support to the proposed Shaktipeeth Expressway has brought him... Read More
Congress Shakes Off Its Lethargy
Congress Shakes Off Its Lethargy
Rahul Gandhi’s student outreach is giving the Congress a boost in western Maharashtra but converting street energy into electoral momentum will be the harder task. Pune: For a party that... Read More
New Political Fault Lines
New Political Fault Lines
Student unrest, NCP realignments and electoral manoeuvres are reshaping the city’s political conversation Pune: The city’s political landscape last week was defined by two contrasting forces: the energy of student... Read More
Congress bets on dual leadership in Pune
Congress bets on dual leadership in Pune
Party’s unprecedented East-West division aims to curb factionalism and revive its fortunes ahead of 2029 polls Dipti Chaudhari Prashant Jagtap Pune: The Congress party has appointed two city presidents for... Read More
Faultlines in the Sugar Belt
Faultlines in the Sugar Belt
Tensions within the ruling Mahayuti portend a significant upheaval in the political landscape of Western Maharashtra. CM Fadnavis with DCM Sunetra Pawar during the inauguration and unveiling of the foundation... Read More
The engineer nobody touched
The engineer nobody touched
An inquiry into Pune’s civic works lifts the veil on a sprawling nexus and a familiar political silence Pune: The Supreme Court’s directive to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate... Read More