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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicSudhir Mungantiwar

Topic: Sudhir Mungantiwar

Weeks after ‘Vande Mataram’ order, Maharashtra govt staff still answering phones with ‘hello’

Some employees confused about how to embrace the change and break a lifetime habit, others unaware of 1 October govt resolution. Minister Mungantiwar says 'change will come slowly'.

‘Greet each other by saying Jai Baliraja’ — Maharashtra Congress tells leaders, party workers

Congress state president Nana Patole tweeted saying farmers are the pride of the world and going forward all party workers & leaders should greet each other with the new slogan.

BJP govt claimed it planted 50 cr trees for Rs 3,000 cr. Uddhav govt says show the trees

Shiv Sena-led govt has decided to use satellite imagery to probe where the 50 crore trees were planted. Ex-forest minister seeks white paper on probe.

Maharashtra’s opposition MLAs demand probe into budget leaked on minister’s Twitter handle

The opposition objected to the alleged leak of Maharashtra budget provisions on Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar's Twitter handle.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

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.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

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.