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TopicBal Thackeray

Topic: Bal Thackeray

Raj, Bhujbal, Narayan Rane: How many times has Shiv Sena split & what happened to those rebels

Bal Thackeray's party has suffered multiple rebellions, most damaging of which came in 2022 when Eknath Shinde led a revolt, triggering fall of Uddhav govt & becoming CM himself.

Kalyan’s Durgadi—16th-century fort central to Sena politics, venue of ‘Ghanta Naad’ protest on Eid

Built by Mughals, seized by Marathas, and site of simmering communal tensions since 1960s, Durgadi fort is now a flashpoint every Eid as litigation drags on.

As Senas squabble over Bal Thackeray, a group of cartoonists is quietly preserving his other legacy

Cartoonists’ Combine, founded by Bal Thackeray in 1983, held annual ‘Cartoon Mahotsav’ in Mumbai last week, putting on display 100 cartoons on burning issues of the day.

Senas battle it out over Bal Thackeray memorial. Team Shinde wants Uddhav ousted from chairman post

Proposal to remove former chief minister from the chairperson’s post of the Bal Thackeray memorial will be sent to Maharashtra CM by 24 January, ThePrint has learnt

Will the other Dighe roar in Thane? Uphill battle for late Sena leader’s nephew against Eknath Shinde

As Shinde eyes a fifth assembly term, his rival Kedar Dighe is giving it his all to take on the chief minister on his own turf. Experts believe it’s a one-sided fight.

Bal Thackeray’s divided legacy — one Sena lost in MVA, other full of ‘Modi’s men’

There are two claimants to his legacy—Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde. But the leaders, cadres, followers, and power are all divided.

In Sharad Pawar resignation drama, a Bal Thackeray shadow from the ’90s

Like with Bal Thackeray’s 1992 resignation, Pawar’s resignation too brought out the raw loyalty that party workers have towards him.

Special videos & trains, grand welcome — Sena gears up for Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s Ayodhya visit  

Shinde is expected to reach Ayodhya on Sunday. It’s also seemingly an attempt to project him as a Hindutva leader and also stake claim on Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray’s legacy.

Shiv Sena factions clamour for party legacy on founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s 97th birthday

Son Uddhav, unseated in an inter-party rebellion last year, called rival and Chief Minister Eknath Sindhe’s faction a “fake”.

On Bal Thackeray’s 10th death anniversary, Savarkar sparks a Sena-Sena spat

After Rahul Gandhi says Savarkar was fearful of British & sent mercy petitions from jail, Eknath Shinde camp of Shiv Sena & BJP target Uddhav Thackeray, son Aaditya, for ties with Congress.

On Camera

Lock Upp and Alliance are a much-needed jolt to Indian reality TV. Bigg Boss became boring

Even Roadies and Splitsvilla have lost their loyal audience. The new shows try out bold themes, include debates on current topics, and devise clever challenges for contestants.

5 months after launch, Bharat Taxi has onboarded 7 lakh drivers. But rides are few & the road ahead long

Drivers say steady bookings, better incentives & higher earnings continue to outweigh Bharat Taxi's appeal of low-cost cooperative model. 

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Satluj risks rekindling anger & distrust in Punjab. It’s not about the film, but the votes

Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.