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Topic: Ahmednagar

A dargah & a ‘boycott’—how village in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar became a communal tinderbox

In Guha, Muslims allege ‘social & economic boycott’, while Hindus deny claims. The communal flare-up has seemingly had ripple effects in neighbouring villages & talukas.

Ahmednagar will now be called ‘Ahilyanagar’ in honour of Maratha queen, says Maharashtra CM Shinde

Demand first raised by BJP leader Gopichand Padalkar, who wrote to then CM Uddhav Thackeray last June. This is 3rd city to be renamed under Shinde govt after Aurangabad & Osmanabad.

After Aurangabad name change, Shinde govt wants Ahmednagar renamed in honour of Maratha warrior queen

New name is in memory of Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar. Maharashtra minister & BJP leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil confirms proposal is under serious consideration.

This Maharashtra village has found the answer to farm distress. It’s not a loan waiver

In Maharashtra's Hiware Bazar, farmers compare loan waivers to the IPL, saying they are a short-term hack with no real potential to resolve farm distress.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.