🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane Before 2014, Maharashtra faced severe power shortages, with farmers enduring up to 10 hours of load-shedding daily. When Devendra Fadnavis became Chief Minister, he gave the energy sector a new direction. Between 2015 and 2020, the state became load-shedding free and expanded generation capacity. Under his leadership, Maharashtra launched Asia’s largest decentralized solar program, targeting 16 GW by 2026.The “Solar Agri Pump” scheme set a G

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane The fall of the Shah in 1979 gave Iranians a chance to embrace freedom, but Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise turned that hope into a rigid theocracy. By enforcing Sharia law and challenging Saudi Arabia, Iran ignited sectarian rivalry. In response, Riyadh empowered Wahhabi clerics, fueling Sunni extremism. This rivalry spread across the Middle East, destabilizing Lebanon through Hezbollah and strengthening Pakistan’s madrasa network with Saudi fund

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane A major shake‑up has hit the Nationalist Congress Party following the death of senior leader Ajit Pawar on January 28. Three key resignations—earlier rejected by Ajitdada—have now been abruptly accepted without consultation. Manoj Vyavhare (Unorganized Workers), Subhash Malpani (Industry), and Sachin Jadhav (Motor Transport) had stepped down in protest against state president Sunil Tatkare’s style of functioning. Ajit Pawar had kept their re

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane Pakistan’s Fragile Balancing Act In just seventy-two hours, Pakistan has witnessed a string of unsettling incidents: Dawood’s mall engulfed in flames, U.S.-Israeli supplied equipment for Iranian protests mysteriously lost in Balochistan, a vital Karachi port container destroyed, and a naval ship consumed by fire. These shocks expose the fragility of Pakistan’s internal and external positioning. Army chief Asim Munir’s pursuit of financial ga

🖋️ अभिजीत राणे लिहितात केरळमधील राजकीय हिंसाचाराचा इतिहास अनेकांना ठाऊक नाही, आणि सदानंद मास्तरांची कथा त्याचे सर्वात तीव्र प्रतीक मानली जाते. काही निरीक्षकांच्या मते, १९९० च्या दशकात संघ स्वयंसेवकांवर झालेले हल्ले आणि त्यातील क्रूरता ही त्या काळातील राजकीय असहिष्णुतेची गंभीर उदाहरणे होती. मास्तरांनी दोन्ही पाय गमावूनही सार्वजनिक जीवनात सक्रिय राहणे, सामाजिक कार्यात योगदान देणे आणि नंतर राजकारणात प्रवेश करणे—हे अनेकांना प्रेरणादायी वाटते. काही विश्लेषकांचे मत आहे की अशा स्वय

🖋️ अभिजीत राणे लिहितात तामिळनाडूच्या शालेय अभ्यासक्रमात पैगंबर मोहम्मदांच्या उपदेशांचा समावेश करण्याचा निर्णय समोर आला आहे. सनातनावर...