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Topic: Aurangabad

Why AIMIM’s only Maharashtra MP is running a ‘secular’ campaign in this sensitive Lok Sabha seat

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, earlier Aurangabad, is seeing motley mix of push and pull factors: demand for Maratha quota, clash between Senas, VBA & overhang of change in city's name.

‘Argument, arson, tear gas’: What happened in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Ram Navami eve

Tension has been building ever since the city's name was changed from Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in February. Violence has triggered fresh political row.

Family in hiding, village tense — how WhatsApp status praising Aurangzeb turned Muslim man’s life upside down

Police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur say Momin’s family left on their own accord & were granted protection. Local court sent 19-year-old to 14-day judicial custody Monday.

50 injured in Bihar’s Aurangabad fire after gas cylinder burst

At least 50 people sustained injuries after a fire at a general store in the Shahganj Teli area of Bihar’s Aurangabad on Saturday, causing a gas cylinder & refrigerator to explode.

Shinde cabinet approves renaming Aurangabad, Osmanabad cities as Sambhajinagar & Dharashiv

The decision was taken in the previous MVA government's last cabinet meeting chaired by then CM Thackeray on 29 June. However, Shinde and Fadnavis said the decision was illegal.

Of kings, caves, and farmer leaders: The significance of MVA govt’s name changes in Maharashtra

The former MVA government agreed to change the names of Aurangabad, Osmanabad, and the Navi Mumbai airport. The decision turned out to be among the last the Uddhav cabinet made. 

‘No problem before’ — Aurangzeb tomb caretaker says tension stoked by Owaisi visit ‘rare blip’

The Ahmeds have taken care of the tomb of Aurangzeb — who ordered execution of Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son Sambhaji & is thus a polarising figure in Maharashtra — for six generations.

Aurangabad or Sambhajinagar? Far from Kashi, communal politics simmers in Aurangzeb’s capital

Ahead of civic body polls, Shiv Sena’s decades-long quest to have Aurangabad renamed to Sambhajinagar has made a comeback in mainstream Maharashtra politics.

Why Shiv Sena won’t back down from renaming Aurangabad despite risk to alliance govt

In 1988, Bal Thackeray said Aurangabad would be called Sambhajinagar after Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son. Now, his son and Maharashtra CM Uddhav is pushing for it again.

Sena-Congress rift widens as Pune, Osmanabad, Ahmednagar are pulled into renaming row

Shiv Sena, MNS & Maratha outfits now want more cities renamed but MVA partner Congress believes 'politics of renaming is inappropriate and has nothing to do with development'.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?