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The Barons of Solapur
When the Mohite-Patil father-son duo, Vijaysinh and Ranjitsinh and quit the BJP to return to the NCP (SP) this year, it worried the...

Aditi Pai
Nov 1, 20242 min read


Sisters Carry On Their Father’s Legacy
Hopeful of getting a nomination for the upcoming assembly elections, Jyoti Girigosavi reverted to her maiden name Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad,...

Aditi Pai
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Divergent loyalties
Once lording over the BJP in North Maharashtra, the Khadse family has witnessed flip-flops, corruption cases and embarrassing situations...

Aditi Pai
Oct 29, 20242 min read


The Education Barons
Vishwajeet Kadam’s first election to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha came under tragic conditions; he contested the by-polls in 2018 which...

Aditi Pai
Oct 28, 20242 min read


The Influential Clan of Sangamner
Saturday morning began with an angry campaign by Congress workers against BJP in Sangamner as BJP candidate Sujay Vikhe Patil’s party...

Aditi Pai
Oct 27, 20242 min read


A Sugar Pill from Sugar Belt
In politics, they say, there are no permanent friends or enemies and this saying is best defined by harshavardhan patil, the former...

Aditi Pai
Oct 26, 20242 min read


Reigning in Kolhapur
Kolhapur has, for long, been a hub for education, culture, agriculture, temples and business. But the city has been equally renowned for...

Aditi Pai
Oct 25, 20242 min read


The Sultans of Solapur
Sushilkumar Shinde’s recently released memoir reveals lesser-known and interesting facets of India’s political history and politicians as...
Correspondent
Oct 24, 20242 min read


Making records in Nanded
For the devout and travel buffs, Nanded is the site of a beautiful Gurudwara and several sufi shrines but for political watchers, it’s...

Aditi Pai
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Leading the Co-operative Movement
For the Vikhe-Patil family, whose interests go beyond politics, party doesn’t really matter. In the past seven decades, various members...
Aditi Pai
Oct 22, 20242 min read


The Arm Strong of Nashik
The story of Chhagan Bhujbal is a stellar example of how hard work can get one to the top but a few wrong moves can make the entire...
Aditi Pai
Oct 21, 20242 min read


The Konkan Strongmen
The Konkan region of coastal Maharashtra has resonated with one name for the past three decades now—Narayan Rane. Admiration, fear, awe,...
Aditi Pai
Oct 20, 20242 min read


The Cousins of Beed
When Pankaja Munde and Dhananjay Munde shared the stage on Dussehra this year, the reunion resulted in great surprise. For years, they...
Aditi Pai
Oct 19, 20242 min read


The Lads of Latur
In October 2019, actor Riteish Deshmukh posted on X, “We did it papa”. The jubilatory post was in recognition of the electoral victories...
Aditi Pai
Oct 18, 20242 min read


The Power-packed Pawars
November may see a repeat of April 2024—where two close relatives of the powerful Pawar family may battle it out against each other at...
Aditi Pai
Oct 17, 20242 min read


The Saffron Warriors
When Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the 18th chief minister of Maharashtra on November 28, 2019, he proclaimed that he had fulfilled his...
Aditi Pai
Oct 16, 20242 min read
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