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Jains and the big bang theory

Once known for quiet diplomacy, Mumbai’s Jain community has taken to the streets, staging massive protests over faith-linked issues. With deep ties...

16.08.2025 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

Who cares about Mumbaikars!

Who cares about Mumbaikars!

Be it hawkers, slum dwellers, plaster of Paris idols, or feeding pigeons, vote bank politics has always trumped citizens’ well-being, forcing one to...

10.08.2025 9

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We need unity against all terror

We need unity against all terror

Political parties are increasingly giving terrorism a communal face, and exploiting the issue during elections, while ignoring the problem they need...

03.08.2025 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

Will it be Shat Pratishat BJP?

MVA’s relentless targeting of errant ministers and MLAs belonging to Shinde Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP seems to be fuelling BJP’s goal of...

27.07.2025 4

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Desecration of the temple

Politicians at the state legislature seem to have plumbed a new low in recent times, where a few decades ago, Maharashtra produced leaders who...

19.07.2025 5

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Mind your language

With figures showing that there are less than 40 per cent Marathi speakers in Mumbai, the BJP finds itself appealing to one side, while the Thackeray...

13.07.2025 10

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Hype or hope: The Sena-MNS joint rally

With the feverish build-up ahead of the Thackeray cousins’ victory rally today, the real question is will this show of unity just be a photo-op for...

05.07.2025 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

Does Eknath Shinde need to start worrying?

If the Thackeray cousins come together, even in a ‘show’ of unity over the state’s linguistic identity, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena stands...

29.06.2025 20

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Shinde’s studied silence on Hindi

If deputy CM speaks up against three-language policy introduced by his own government, it will cause the Mahayuti alliance to crack; but if he stays...

21.06.2025 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

Everyone wants a piece of Raj

Despite weak poll showings, Raj Thackeray’s MNS continues to hover as a possible game-changer, with both Mahayuti and the Sena (UBT) eager to get...

14.06.2025 10

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Will freebies cost Mahayuti dear?

It is becoming increasingly clear that the state exchequer and the tripartite alliance could buckle under the strain of fulfilling Mahayuti’s...

07.06.2025 20

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Who will clean up the BMC?

The first rain brought with it the blame game and allegations of corruption by political parties, yet when each one of them was in power, none...

01.06.2025 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

The battle of the Mundes

Political circles are keenly watching whether BJP’s Pankaja Munde will be able to wrest significance from disgraced cousin and NCP leader Dhananjay...

24.05.2025 20

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

’Tis the season for ‘reunions’

Murmurs of a patch-up between Sharad Pawar and nephew Ajit, and cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray seem more political optimism than possibility given...

17.05.2025 10

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Local body polls: The enemy within?

For Mahayuti, the real threat is not MVA or Uddhav Thackeray, but its own alliance partners, as egos and ambition threaten to widen cracks ahead of...

11.05.2025 9

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

Battle for credit in a crisis

The Pahalgam attack served as a litmus test for the Mahayuti alliance, with one of its leaders coming across as a publicity seeker and another being...

04.05.2025 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar