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Once called MVA’s ‘blue-eyed officer,’ former Mumbai top cop Sanjay Pandey joins Congress

Retired IPS officer Sanjay Pandey served as acting DGP of Maharashtra and later Mumbai Police commissioner during the tenure of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA govt.

Sanjay Raut pitches Uddhav as CM face for Maharashtra polls, MVA partners say will decide later

Former CM Uddhav Thackeray has said MVA will declare CM face ‘at the right time’ and that ‘Maharashtra is face of our alliance’.

Often in crosshairs of factional politics, how Sangli took Congress LS tally to triple digits

Vishal Patil who won Sangli Lok Sabha seat as Independent has extended support to Congress as associate member of party. He is the grandson of Maharashtra ex-CM Vasantdada Patil.

With Sharad Pawar as master strategist, how MVA dealt blow to BJP in crucial western Maharashtra

Out of the 10 LS seats in western Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi has won 5 while the Mahayuti won 4. In key seat Baramati, Supriya Sule defeated Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra.

Why Fadnavis has offered to resign as deputy CM after BJP’s slide in Maharashtra

BJP’s presence has plummeted in Maharashtra from 23 MPs in 2019 to just 9 now. The Mahayuti won 17 seats as compared to Maha Vikas Aghadi, which scored 30 of Maharashtra’s 48 LS seats.

Uddhav Thackeray is writing a new story for Maharashtra in 2024. He has found his voice

Uddhav Thackeray has turned into a spirited politician, crowd puller, and a firebrand driving the momentum for the MVA alliance.

Ajit Pawar’s NCP on BJP’s side, but here’s what makes western Maharashtra tough to breach

Close contest on most of 10 seats in western Maharashtra as Sharad Pawar brings together NCP's Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil & Congress's Sushilkumar Shinde to build bulwark against BJP.

MVA clinches seat-sharing deal in Maharashtra, Congress caves on coveted seats

Sena (UBT) to contest 21 seats, Congress 17 and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) 10. Announcing deal at joint press conference, leaders say there were no differences over any seat.

‘Don’t want Vanchit to be used for dynasty politics’ — why Prakash Ambedkar is exiting MVA, INDIA bloc

In Maharashtra, Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi leader announced candidates on 9 seats. This could mean repeat of 2019 polls when his party split opposition votes, hurting Congress-NCP alliance.

As Uddhav Sena includes contentious seats in 1st list, Congress leaders ask high command to step in

Sena (UBT) announces candidates for 17 seats including Sangli and Mumbai South Central, which Congress wanted. That’s how alliances are, says Sanjay Raut as Congress leaders object.

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.