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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicMahayuti

Topic: Mahayuti

Who is Sena’s Sanjay Shirsat, once an aspiring minister now fuming at ‘finance dept’s Shakuni’

Maharashtra minister Shirsat slams fund cuts for his social justice dept as tensions among Mahayuti allies over budgets, schemes spills out into public glare.

Self-censorship on demand & botched experiments in the history lab

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Top ministers but bottom scorers: Fadnavis, Shinde & Ajit Pawar’s depts flop in Mahayuti report card

Quality Council of India conducted final evaluation of each of Maharashtra's 48 departments as part of the CM's 100-day transformation programme for the state.

Mahayuti minister Lodha promotes private jobs portal. Except, it’s exclusively for Hindus

The platform, called ‘Call Hindu,’ has been developed by BJYM ex-functionary Vishal Durafe who says the idea is to reduce gap between Hindu consumers and service providers.

Uddhav Sena draws Mahayuti flak for skipping Pahalgam all-party meet, slams Amit Shah

In Saamana, the party asked what a govt 'that clamps down on Oppn' will achieve with the meeting. MP Arvind Sawant said, he & MP Sanjay Raut were traveling for parliamentary work.

Photo ops to ‘personal’ outreach, Mahayuti’s top 3 in credit war over Pahalgam rescue op

As Maharashtra flies back stranded tourists from J&K, Fadnavis, Shinde & Pawar share spotlight—and selfies—amid a charged contest for visibility and public gratitude.

A lesson in power play by Rekha Gupta & BJP’s game plan to save itself from another waqf embarrassment

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Some on the podium are more equal than others & when basic economics fights back

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Maharashtra govt to build Chhatrapati Shivaji memorials outside state too. Why its 1st choice is Agra

Separately, the Centre also plans to launch a special Chhatrapati Shivaji-themed railway tour that will start in Delhi and cover places that prominently feature in Maratha history.

Stuck for two decades, plans for Pune’s Purandar airport once again gain momentum

The Congress-NCP govt in Maharashtra had conceived the plan for a 2nd airport in 2004. After protests at original site, the govt of BJP & undivided Shiv Sena picked Purandar in 2015.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.