On December 16th, the 54th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to commemorate India’s victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan. However, his post, which did not explicitly mention Bangladesh, has sparked controversy and criticism from the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Modi’s tweet read, “On Vijay … Read more
The Maharashtra government has awarded the contract for constructing a new statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort to the firm of renowned sculptor Ram V. Sutar, who is also known for creating the ‘Statue of Unity’. This decision comes four months after the collapse of a 35-foot statue of the Maratha warrior in … Read more
Mumbai’s Azad Maidan transformed into a stage for a grand political spectacle. The swearing-in ceremony of Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, along with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Ministers, was a lavish affair attended by a galaxy of stars from the political, business, and entertainment worlds. The event, reminiscent … Read more