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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: Dussehra

Legacy vs Loyalty — Uddhav & Shinde to battle for ‘real’ Shiv Sena at separate Dussehra rallies

With the BMC polls approaching and the tussle between the two factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde intensifying, a show of strength is expected from both sides.

After BMC ‘no’, Team Thackeray gets Bombay High Court nod for Dussehra rally in Shivaji Park

Both warring factions of the Shiv Sena had staked claim on the Shivaji Park function, an annual affair since the party’s inception in 1966.

BMC stops warring Shiv Sena factions from holding iconic Dusshera rally at Shivaji Park

Both groups applied to hold the rally this year, trying to lay claim on the party’s annual show of strength since its inception in 1966; but the civic body fears law and order disruption.

Uddhav’s BMC poll pitch on Dussehra: Forget Marathi vs non-Marathi, BJP ‘endangering Hindutva’

Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray says ‘those who climbed the ladder to power with Hindutva are now using the British policy of divide and rule’.

UP BJP tweets cartoon depicting CM Yogi as Lord Ram, taking aim at ‘Ravana’ of social evils

UP BJP spokesperson says CM Yogi Adityanath has been running drive to eliminate corruption, crime and other social evils, Congress calls the depiction ‘brazen’.

Mohan Bhagwat targets Bitcoin, OTT platforms, drugs in Dussehra speech, calls for regulation

RSS chief also talks about minority killings in J&K, underlines need for NRC and a new population policy in his annual Vijayadashami address.

Mike Pompeo’s ‘mike test’, and a witch-hunt for a witch-hunt

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

Listen to Mohan Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech. You won’t say RSS lacks intellectual bandwidth

Mainstream Indian media used to denigrate and ridicule RSS. But it is now publishing its chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statements as front-page news.

China spread virus, India gave fitting reply — Aaj Tak, News18 looks for Chinese army in Noida

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Modi is the only Indian mass leader after Gandhi who has used religious symbolism so well

Modi’s two Navratri addresses to the nation deserve closer attention. They were a complex amalgam of carefully crafted and thoughtfully arranged messaging, just like Brand Modi.

On Camera

Kerala BJP losing favour with Church. Sangh not on board with Christian outreach

Two bishops in Kerala said that the BJP is running with the hares in the state and hunting with the hounds in Chhattisgarh.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.