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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicCongress-NCP

Topic: Congress-NCP

Is Shiv Sena taking a huge political risk by separating from BJP in Maharashtra?

More than two weeks after Maharashtra election results, there is no clarity on who will form the government.

Shiv Sena, at loggerheads with BJP, can’t align with NCP, Congress. It will be self-harming

Maharashtra’s politics has become nothing short of a suspense thriller as all major players are keeping their friends and foes on their toes.

Sharad Pawar’s piggyback ride to the opposition & Congress still has a pulse

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

How NCP and Congress have stormed back into western Maharashtra

Congress and NCP are leading in 31 assembly constituencies of western Maharashtra, with NCP ahead in 21 seats and Congress in 10.

5 key constituencies in Maharashtra and their neck-and-neck battles to watch out for

From BJP-Sena rivalry to estranged cousins, these 5 Maharashtra seats show why the assembly elections here are just a bit more interesting.

Modi-Shah mock Congress for dynastic politics but fielded 28 dynasts in Maharashtra

Nearly 20% of the candidates fielded by BJP in Maharashtra assembly elections are from political families, including CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Maharashtra polls become bitter for Congress, NCP as sugar barons have switched to BJP

Most of the rich and powerful sugar cooperative owners of Maharashtra have abandoned their decades-old patrons in droves to join BJP, leaving Congress-NCP jittery.

Raj Thackeray wants a Modi-mukt Bharat, and is shooting from Congress-NCP shoulder

Without a candidate or political stake, MNS chief Raj Thackeray has turned against BJP but finds leaders unwilling to take him seriously.

Mumbai moves to get past its creaky, colonial local train network with new metro lines

State approves plans for two Metro lines — one links Andheri East to airport and the other connects satellite town of Mira Bhayander to Mumbai business district.

Year before polls, Fadnavis govt looks to get Dharavi redevelopment project off the ground

After 15 years of flip-flop, Maharashtra has devised a plan to change the face of Dharavi — have a special purpose vehicle redevelop the 240-hectare slum.

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India’s ancient wisdom could save the future of AI. Build with wisdom, not just engineering

Each billion dollars we spend on GPUs and AI hardware is akin to planting more neurons in the simulated brain we are building. And this brain is expanding — quickly.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.