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Topic: Rahul Narwekar

‘Not a game of numbers’ — Why SC is looking at Speaker’s declaration of Shinde faction as ‘real Sena’

Apoorva Mandhani -
Speaker Narwekar declared Shinde-led faction 'real Shiv Sena' by relying on 'legislative majority'. SC wondered Thursday if decision went against its 2023 judgment in the case.

Maharashtra Speaker calls for SIT probe into Jarange-Patil’s allegations against Fadnavis

Purva Chitnis -
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil alleged that Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis was ‘conspiring to eliminate him by poisoning him through saline’.

‘On expected lines’ — Uddhav Thackeray to go to ‘people’s court’ on Speaker’s ruling on ‘real’ Shiv Sena

Purva Chitnis -
Shiv Sena (UBT) terms Rahul Narwekar’s verdict in favour of Eknath Shinde-led faction as ‘political fixed-game’, plans to appeal in SC, & ride on sympathy wave before polls.

Shinde faction is the real Shiv Sena, rules Maharashtra speaker, refuses to disqualify its MLAs

ThePrint Team -
The Supreme Court last month extended the deadline to January for the speaker to decide on the cross-petitions filed by Sena rival factions, seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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