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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicMaharashtra civic polls

Topic: Maharashtra civic polls

Epstein files will follow the same old script—allegations, moral panic, then nothing

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Maharashtra civic bodies to go to polls on 15 January. BJP’s eyes on BMC, alliances still in flux

The first corporation elections after the splits in the Shiv Sena and the NCP, the single-phase Maharashtra civic polls to test state-level alliances. BMC is the big prize.  

‘No local polls till voter list is clean’: At MVA-MNS rally in Mumbai, Oppn heavyweights take aim at EC

Raj, Uddhav, Supriya Sule, Balasaheb Thorat, Jayant Patil & Aaditya Thackeray present. Sharad Pawar says rally reminded him of ‘Samyukta Maharashtra’ movement of 1950s.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

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.