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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
TopicBMC election

Topic: BMC election

Mumbai: Of white (fault)lines & identity politics

A seemingly innocuous road marking exposes the city’s enduring fault lines of identity, power and belonging.

Rs 10 meals to AI pursuit of infiltrators, what parties have promised Mumbai in race to win BMC polls

In a city without elected corporators since 2022, all competing parties have attempted to solidify their core bases through their manifestos, with infra promises & unmistakable signals.

‘Shah company’ on target, Thackerays want Mumbai civic poll to play out like Samyukta Maharashtra 2.0

Shiv Sena and MNS have invoked memories of Samyukta Maharashtra, the 1950s movement that led to the creation of Maharashtra, with Mumbai at its core.

Congress or Uddhav Sena? MVA architect Sharad Pawar caught in allies’ tug-of-war ahead of BMC polls

Six years after he created the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the alliance's architect finds himself in a tough spot, caught between an old ally and a newer one.

Eye on BMC polls, Sena’s Shinde faction builds cadre strength in Thackeray bastion Mumbai

After split in Shiv Sena, party’s cadre continue to be committed to Thackerays. In expansion bid, Shinde faction has laid down organisational structure in Mumbai, opened shakhas.

On Camera

Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

NATO’s show of might ahead of Ankara summit: An ambitious arms deal amid Trump’s criticism

‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.