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TopicBal Thackeray

Topic: Bal Thackeray

In Aaditya Thackeray’s tour of Maharashtra, there’s a message for ally BJP

Long seen as an urban leader, Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray has been touring Maharashtra hinterlands to shed that tag while his party plays up his CM prospects.

Like in all bad marriages, Shiv Sena and BJP keep giving alliance a ‘last’ shot

Vajpayee and Advani would visit Bal Thackeray to discuss thorns in alliance. Modi and Shah have no such respect for Uddhav.

Eager to woo Shiv Sena, Maharashtra govt rushes to get Thackeray memorial off the ground

The Devendra Fadnavis govt has invited bids for the Bal Thackeray memorial, just 3 weeks after plan received cabinet approval.

Modi & Manmohan are no Bal Thackeray, says Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut on biopic race

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, the producer of the upcoming Bal Thackeray biopic, said the party founder's life was rich in Bollywood-esque masala.

Bal Thackeray, the cartoonist who could stop Mumbai at will

On his 93rd birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the life of former Shiv Sena chief who changed the course of Maharashtra politics forever.

BJP’s latest olive branch for Shiv Sena — Rs 100 cr memorial for Bal Thackeray

A day before Bal Thackeray’s birthday, Maharashtra cabinet approves construction of the memorial at a heritage seafront bungalow near Shivaji Park.

Remembering Bal Thackeray, political cartoonist who metamorphosed into a political fanatic

Thackeray rode on his anti-outsider rhetoric, pandering to a sense of alienation among Maharashtrians, changing Mumbai’s landscape forever.

We haven’t forgotten Hindutva, Nawazuddin best choice to play Bal Thackeray: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader denies the decision to snap ties with BJP is a new one, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the best pick to play Bal Thackeray in his biopic. 

Thackeray scion Aaditya may get bigger role as Shiv Sena rejigs core team

Uddhav Thackeray to be re-elected as party president even as Sena is preparing to guard its home turf against BJP’s aggressive expansion plans in Maharashtra.

The ‘guru’ blamed for Bhima-Koregaon violence called Hindus useless, incapable & servile

In his past speeches, the man accused of inciting the Bhima-Koregaon violence has hurled choice abuses at Hindus, apart from censuring Muslims, China & Pak.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.