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Topic: Balasaheb Thackeray

If Emergency was brought in the interest of the nation, I am with Indira ji—Bal Thackeray in 2007

Today marks the 99th birth anniversary of the Shiv Sena founder. In his 2007 Walk The Talk interview, he discussed the film Sarkar, controversies over his leadership, and the Emergency.

PM Modi Pays tribute to Subhas Chandra Bose, Balasaheb Thackeray

In a series of posts on X, the prime minister highlighted Netaji's courage, grit, and vision for India's freedom.

2 factions, 2 functions — it’s Shiv Sena foundation day. Uddhav, Shinde to speak at separate events

This will be first time foundation day will be celebrated after the party split last year. Both sides expected to deliver fiery speeches to claim Bal Thackeray's legacy.

BJP’s baggage of expectation in poll-bound Karnataka & Sachin ‘pilots’ another turbulence

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Thackerays’ voice, Saamana’s wit, staunch BJP critic — how Sanjay Raut rose to Sena top rung

The former Marathi journalist came to be associated with Sena in 1980s, and was once close to Raj Thackeray. Owing to his meteoric rise, he made many enemies, even within the party.

The unusual friendship between Mithun Chakraborty and Balasaheb Thackeray

In 'Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood' journalist Ram Kamal Mukherjee traces the personal, professional and political story of the actor.

New book traces Uddhav Thackeray’s political journey, Shiv Sena’s ‘saffron to secular’ shift

'Trail of the Tiger’ by Radheshyam Jadhav, published by Bloomsbury, will be released on 10 February on ThePrint's ‘SoftCover’.

Thackeray the film is as confused as Shiv Sena today

Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Thackeray is a propaganda film trying to rationalise the Shiv Sena leader's ideology.

To keep Thackeray alive, Shiv Sena must go beyond Balasaheb’s legacy

Balasaheb Thackeray’s ability to win friends and influence adversaries made him a national figure, feared and revered at the same time.

I asked Balasaheb Thackeray, “Are you a mafioso?” — and lived to tell the tale

Bal Thackeray was India’s only purely parochial leader. He was also his own brand manager and a man deeply in love with himself.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?