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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicCM Uddhav Thackeray

Topic: CM Uddhav Thackeray

‘Mild-mannered’ Shiv Sainik with many firsts – Maharashtra ex-CM Manohar Joshi dies of cardiac arrest

During his lifetime, Joshi, who died Friday morning, did nearly everything a politician aspires to do. As a ‘soft-spoken and demure’ Sainik, he stood out.  

Eknath Shinde should step down on ‘moral grounds,’ Uddhav Thackeray says after SC verdict

At a joint press conference along with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Thackeray said if the current CM and deputy CM have 'any ethics', then they should resign.

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.

On Camera

BCCI has sabotaged India’s approach to Bangladesh

The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe of the Hindu Right. It now has the confidence to force policy changes in accordance with its communal campaigns.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.