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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicMaharashtra Politics

Topic: Maharashtra Politics

Different time zones, same Opposition story & free grain-high taxes tradeoff

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

Prakash Ambedkar snubs MVA’s invite for seat-sharing talks, wants Congress high command to reach out

The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief wrote to Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole saying Congress had not given Patole any right to take decisions on alliances.

Six friends & an amorphous group of Marathas — the backbone of Manoj Jarange-Patil’s quota stir

As Jarange-Patil grows into the role of a pan-Maharashtra Maratha leader with his state-wide tours and rallies, organisational and financial help is pouring in from all quarters.

Why Jarange-Patil’s touring Maharashtra — quest to establish himself as statewide leader, counsel youth

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil will start tour from 15 November, primarily covering Thane, Raigad and Western Maharashtra in third phase of agitation.

Ahead of 2024 polls, biopic on Gadkari talks up the ‘highway minister’s’ PM potential

Titled 'Gadkari', Marathi biopic by debutant director Anurag Ranjan Bhusari comes at a time when road transport & highways minister is perceived to be losing capital in Modi govt.

Grassroots workers or ‘proxies’? How Maharashtra women leaders have fared with quota in local bodies

While women's reservation bill has been introduced only now, Maharashtra's had local governance quota for women for 3 decades. It produced firebrand leaders, but gender bias still exists.

‘Cannot go on indefinitely:’ SC raps Maharashtra Speaker over disqualification of Sena MLAs

The top court asked Speaker Rahul Narwekar to list the matter within a week and set down the time schedule to decide on the petitions.

Potential allies to rivals? Why BJP & MNS have been sparring post NCP split

Analysts say BJP is secure in alliance with Shinde-led Sena & Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction, it doesn't need another ally. The MNS voter, though, is anti-NCP, so it can't ally with MVA.

Our take on Yamuna floods, West Bengal polls, Project Cheetah—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

‘Carrot and stick’ theory in Maharashtra & memorising ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’

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

On Camera

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.