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Two days before polls, BJP and MVA battle it out in front-page ads

Two days before elections, residents of Maharashtra woke up to provocative political ads splashed on the front pages of prominent newspapers.

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Who owns Shivaji’s legacy? The battle over Maharashtra's icon

Shivaji’'s legacy continues to dominate Maharashtra’s political and cultural landscape even 400 years after his death. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna explores the multi-faceted interpretations of the Maratha king’s legacy, from his portrayal as a Hindu king by right-wing groups to a secular, anti-caste hero by…

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Two descendants of Chhatrapati Shivaji gear up for electoral battle in third phase in western Maharashtra

Descendants of Maratha warrior king Shivaji, Shahu Chhatrapati and Udayanraje Bhosale, contest Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra.

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Man held while smuggling ganja from Odisha to Zaheerabad

Rajendranagar police seize 124kg marijuana, arrest man smuggling drugs from Odisha to Zaheerabad via Hyderabad.

The Hindu

Mysuru is all dolled up for Dasara

Bombe Habba is an integral part of the Dasara tradition in the Old Mysore region. A new attraction in the City of Palaces this season is a museum of dolls.

The Hindu

Six persons arrested in two murder cases

Two absconding in one case

The Hindu

Why Mumbai’s Shivaji Park matters for Shiv Sena

This is where Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray spelled out the party's agenda, like the issue of Marathi manoos, Hindutva, and the party's position on various issues, says veteran Sena leader Gajanan Kirtikar

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Textbook row | Team of ministers claims previous Cong govt made revisions to ‘appease minorities’

A team of four Cabinet ministers says the previous revision ‘insulted’ Hindu gods and rulers

The Hindu

ASI bars visit to Aurangzeb’s tomb in Aurangabad after MNS’ vandalism threats

Tomb shut for five days after MNS spokesperson Gajanan Kale called for its destruction

The Hindu

Bodhan bandh today after Shivaji statue row

The Nizamabad district unit of BJP has given a call for bandh in Bodhan on Monday in protest against lathicharge and use of teargas by police against party cadre when they resisted the attempts of TRS and MIM activists to remove the statue of Shivaji in the town.

The Hindu

Section 144 imposed in Bodhan after clashes over Shivaji statue installation

Two groups pick up heated argument and indulge in stone pelting against each other

The Hindu

How the Hindu man’s crisis of masculinity fuels Hindutva

As I browse my Twitter timeline, surfing through replies by people clearly identifying themselves as staunch Hindus and, more importantly, as Narendra Modi’s supporters, a common theme emerges: among other religious and political iconography, they use as their display pictures the image of an angry Hanuman’s face, bathed in half…

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