🖋️ *From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane* A year after trial runs began on Thane’s Metro 4 and 4A corridors, the delay in actual passenger operations has triggered protests by the NCP (SP), with the opposition questioning shifting timelines. This raises a larger issue about infrastructure politics. Governments understandably celebrate groundbreaking ceremonies, trial runs and impressive visuals, but commuters cannot travel on announcements. A Metro project begins delivering public

🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane: As Raj Thackeray weighs whether to align with his cousin Uddhav’s Shiv Sena or remain in the...