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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicMaharashtra Legislative Assembly

Topic: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

A day in Maharashtra assembly, baby in tow — how MLA Saroj Ahire is blazing a trail postpartum

Saroj Ahire, a Nationalist Congress Party MLA from Deolali, traveled about 650 kilometres to Nagpur to attend the winter session of the assembly, despite being postpartum & breastfeeding her baby.

How winter session of legislature, political weddings turned Covid ‘superspreaders’ in Mumbai

ThePrint independently confirmed 6 cases among Maharashtra’s ministers and 9 among the state’s MLAs, with some of them testing positive just in the last two days.

Why Uddhav govt wants assembly Speaker election with open vote not secret ballot

The speaker's post in Maharashtra has been vacant ever since Nana Patole resigned in February. Congress wants to fill it soon but NCP & Shiv Sena wish to wait for stable moment.

Mumbai to stay open 24×7: More cities should follow or fix creaking infrastructure first?

Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray said the cabinet proposal allowing shops, malls and eateries in Mumbai to stay open 24x7 will boost the city’s nightlife.

Talk Point: Can the Shiv Sena be in the opposition and government at the same time?

The Shiv Sena passed a resolution that it will contest all elections independently, including the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Experts weigh in.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.