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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicMaratha protests

Topic: Maratha protests

Hit by Maratha protests, ruling Mahayuti trailing in 7 out of 8 seats in Marathwada

The Maha Vikas Aghadi is headed for victory in 7 Marathwada seats, including Jalna and Nanded. Only exception is Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where Shiv Sena (Shinde) is in the lead.

Maratha quota stir: 141 cases registered, 168 held so far according to Maharashtra police

Houses of Nationalist Congress Party MLAs Prakash Solanke and Sandeep Kshirsagar were torched by protesters in Beed district over the last two days. 7 people have been arrested for it.

Devendra Fadnavis launches Maratha quota teaser, says prepare for 1 December party

Fadnavis’ announcement came after panel tasked with studying social & economic condition of Marathas presented its report to state govt.

Protesters demanding Maratha quota stall road traffic in Maharashtra

Protesters call for ‘bandh’ in Maharashtra despite assurances from Fadnavis on providing reservation to Marathas.

In Maratha reservations battle, the struggles of a community to define its caste status

The Maratha community, which has been fighting for reservations for over 20 yrs, is demanding ‘Kunbi’ caste certificates so as to be eligible for reservation under OBC category.

No let-up in Maratha anger & violence despite weekend overtures by Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Quota protests turn violent in Pune, stone pelting in Solapur; Maratha leaders accuse CM of making false promises.

Maratha protest shows Maharashtra is no better than casteist Bihar or Uttar Pradesh

Rising unemployment and deepening agricultural crisis have fuelled the Maratha anger, which is threatening Fadnavis in run up to the elections.

CM Fadnavis offers special assembly session on quotas to make peace with angry Marathas

Fadnavis insists government was only ensuring quota law passed legal test, appeals to protesters to not indulge in violence Mumbai: The Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government...

Here is why BJP govt of Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra has faced so many protests

CM and government's relative inexperience, an expectation-reality mismatch and its political machinations are factors seen fuelling protests.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.