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Sushil Modi’s ‘BJP breaking Sena’ remark likely to cause storm in Maharashtra monsoon session

Thackeray-led Sena MLAs and MLCs plan to target on how the BJP is holding the reins to the government despite Shinde becoming the CM and take up the Aarey Metro car shed issue.

It is an ‘ED’ govt in Maharashtra – the Eknath-Devendra govt, says Fadnavis after trust vote

The new alliance of the BJP and the breakaway Shiv Sena faction proved its majority in the assembly on Monday and is set to rule till October 2024.

Sworn in as chief minister, Eknath Shinde receives grand welcome from rebel MLAs in Goa

The MLAs had danced in the lobby of the hotel Thursday the moment they heard Shinde was going to be the next CM.

Maharashtra cabinet approves name change for Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts

The districts have been renamed as Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv. The change comes amid Uddhav Thackeray-led govt battling infighting within the Shiv Sena.

Sinking Sena’s twin strategy — offer to leave MVA, ‘threaten’ to disqualify rebel MLAs

What Thackeray govt appears to be aiming for is to either browbeat rebels into submission to save the govt, or ensure dissolution of assembly. Meanwhile, BJP is on wait-and-watch mode.

Defying all odds: How women in Maharashtra’s Maan spearheaded bid to make taluka drought-free

Coro India NGO & 24 local organisations, with help from state govt & support of 90 local women, were able to make 6 villages in Maan, drought-free & increase water levels by 14-15 feet.

Own a liquor shop? Can’t name it after gods, heroes, ex-PMs or forts, orders Uddhav govt

List of heroes includes Chhatrapati Shivaji, ex-Presidents & PMs, Ambedkar, Savarkar, Bal Thackeray. Doesn't mention Modi or Kovind, but includes 'incumbent PM & President'.

‘Shrewd politician, BJP puppet’: Why Governor Koshyari is at heart of Maharashtra deadlock

Maha Vikas Aghadi’s 28 months in power have witnessed a de facto war between Raj Bhavan & state secretariat. Governor has sat on govt’s list of MLC nominees for over a year.

In Maharashtra’s new normal, CM Thackeray works from home, while ministers skip Mantralaya

Officials say governance largely unaffected under Uddhav Thackeray’s keen eye despite him working from home, but experts say Shiv Sena's political image could take a beating.

In Maharashtra, no. of families given Covid ex gratia exceeds official death toll. Here’s why

Maharashtra relief and rehabilitation department plays down discrepancy, and experts caution against seeing it as an indicator of under-counting in state's Covid deaths. 

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.