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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicMaharashtra elections

Topic: Maharashtra elections

Damdami Taksal backs BJP-led Mahayuti, Akalis say ‘shocking’ from keeper of Bhindranwale’s legacy

While announcing decision in Mumbai, Takshal head Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma said Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra has announced schemes & implemented policies for Sikh community's welfare.

In ‘bellwether’ Vidarbha, BJP banks on RSS to turn the tide, Congress builds on Lok Sabha momentum

It is often said in political circles that the road to Mumbai’s Mantralaya goes through Vidarbha. Congress, BJP locked in a direct contest in 36 of 62 assembly seats in the region.

Fact Check: ‘Jai Shri Ram’ video isn’t linked to Maharashtra polls. It’s from 2022, shot in UP

A two-year-old video of people chanting "Jai Shri Ram" in a Kanpur housing society is being shared with the false claim that it is a recent recording from Maharashtra.

Once written off as ‘BJP’s puppet’, CM Shinde now more self assured than ever. What makes him tick

With a better strike rate that his Mahayuti allies as well as Uddhav Sena in LS election, the Maharashtra CM, who'll now face his biggest test in state polls, says his govt runs '24/7'.

‘Jobs, Marathi manoos, Mumbai’: Aaditya Thackeray revives Sena’s nativist roots, with a moderate touch

In an interview with ThePrint, the Thackeray scion refutes allegations that party had gone 'too soft, too moderate'. Aggression, moderation, all depend on what the issue is, he says.

In Pawar bastion Baramati, Yugendra up against his own Goliath. Uncle Ajit has never lost an election

Second nephew versus uncle tussle in Pawar family, with Sharad & Ajit Pawar at loggerheads following latter’s rebellion. Yugendra is son of Ajit’s elder brother Shrinivas.

Seat talks in Jharkhand, Maharashtra & Bengal strain Left-Congress ties. ‘1 party isn’t INDIA bloc’

General secretaries of CPI & CPI(ML) say INDIA bloc's full potential can't be realised unless Congress changes approach. AICC secretary promises that 'all issues will be settled'.

SC-OBC outreach to pay hike for madrasa teachers, Shinde cabinet has taken 146 decisions in 1 month

The decisions include populist moves, declaring the cow as ‘Rajya Mata’, infra projects, land parcels for Adani group & corporations for non-dominant groups. Oppn has questioned the timing.

Ajit Pawar seeks to retain NCP’s ‘original’ vote bank, tells voters he hasn’t given up ‘secular’ ideology

After having won just 1 seat in this year’s LS polls, the Maharashtra Deputy CM, in his speeches at ongoing Jan Sanman Yatra, has been invoking the 'Shiv-Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar' ideology.

Warm-up match ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls: Mahayuti & MVA lock horns over 4 MLC seats

Voting underway for Mumbai Graduates, Mumbai Teachers, Nashik Teachers and Konkan Graduates constituencies. A total of 4.29 lakh people will determine the fate of 55 candidates.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

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.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

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.