In Episode 1623 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the super-hit film, Aurangzeb's legacy & Maharashtra politics in backdrop of Nagpur clashes.
Kolhapur-based historian Indrajit Sawant claims he was threatened by one Prashant Koratkar. He shared a recording of the call on Facebook. Koratkar has denied that it was him.
Currently on a hunger strike, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil insists that members of the community be granted reservation within the OBC quota as Kunbis.
Balaji Killarikar & Laxman Hake quit Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission earlier this month, at a time when Maratha reservation issue is gathering steam in the state.
As activist tours Maharashtra, youth attending his rallies say he is unlike other Maratha leaders who have failed them, and that 'if anyone can give us reservation, it is him'.
Shinde govt has asked districts to look at land, birth & death records, among others, to identify Marathas who were once Kunbis & publish details before 2 Jan deadline for quota.
Even as Jarange-Patil said he was resuming his hunger strike, a seemingly helpless CM Shinde & his deputy Fadnavis rushed to Delhi to ‘hold meetings’, it is learnt.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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