Deora was chosen to contest from high-profile seat because Shinde did not want Thackeray to have a cakewalk, it is learnt. Thackeray's margin has come down drastically from 2019.
Former Congress MP Milind Deora also criticises ‘speed-breaker’ politics, adds that there is an unspoken rule within the MVA to oppose anything that a few business leaders do.
Milind Deora hints at his candidacy for Worli seat, a Shiv Sena stronghold. It sets up a potential clash with Aaditya Thackeray, who debuted and won from the assembly segment in 2019.
Around 200 fishing families in Worli Koliwada are protesting construction of pillars at sea near Cleveland Bunder. They say gap between them should be 200 m, BMC says 60 m enough.
Worli assembly seat, from where Aaditya Thackeray is set to contest, is a mix of high-rises, plush offices and slums. Sena has lost just once here in 30 yrs.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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