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Time of India
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Will Rs 80,000-cr road reshape Maharashtra or divide it?
Will Rs 80,000-cr road reshape Maharashtra or divide it? Alka Dhupkar Jul 21, 2025, 19:28 IST IST Land, faith, and finance collide as Maharashtra pushes a controversial expressway through its most fertile and politically sensitive districts Barely weeks after the final stretch of the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg was inaugurated, the Maharashtra government has set its sights on a new, even more ambitious road project: the Shaktipeeth Expressway . Pegged at a staggering Rs 80,000 crore, the proposed expressway promises to cut travel time between Nagpur and Goa from 18 hours to just eight. But as the plan advances, it has run into strong resistance from opposition parties, farmers, environmentalists, and even some within the ruling alliance.
Time of India
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Would BJP remove secularism, socialism from its own constitution?'
'Would BJP remove secularism, socialism from its own constitution?' Alka Dhupkar Jul 8, 2025, 14:48 IST Two experts weigh in on the RSS-BJP's attempt to alter the Indian Constitution; but one points out that the Constitution was never meant to lock the country into a particular single ideology Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) national general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale recently called for a review of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution , fuelling a fresh debate over the philosophical underpinnings of the country's supreme legal document. Central to his call was the removal of the terms, 'secular' and 'socialist', which were introduced through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment during the Emergency in 1976. 'These words were not part of the original Constitution ,' Hosabale asserted, framing his demand as a return to the document's original spirit.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Why Pakistan's response to Operation Sindoor could depend on China
Why Pakistan's response to Operation Sindoor could depend on China Alka Dhupkar & Arun George TNN Updated: May 7, 2025, 21:47 IST A strategic affairs expert explains what could guide Pakistan's response to India and why China's decisions in the coming days will be an important factor in any potential escalation. India's success in carrying out nine strikes deep in Pakistan as part of ' Operation Sindoor ' is 'significant' in the country's response to terrorism and backers of terrorism, a strategic affairs expert said. Pakistan has said it will strike back at Indian targets of its choosing and Commodore (retd) C Uday Bhaskar says the Pakistan Army's decisions will be based on its need to protect its image at home. In response to the late night strikes by India that killed over 30, Pakistan responded with artillery fire along the border in Jammu and Kashmir killing at least 12 Indians. Despite multiple nations attempting to get both nations to bring down tensions, Commodore Bhaskar said that Pakistan's decision will be decided by China, which is the only nation that can provide meaningful support to the country.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Is the RSS chief serious about eradicating caste system?
Is the RSS chief serious about eradicating caste system? Alka Dhupkar TNN May 1, 2025, 20:18 IST The RSS chief's call for 'one temple, one well, one crematorium' for all Indians is just what the country needs in these fractious times. But is he and his organisation serious about it? In a recent speech in Aligarh, the head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ), Mohan Bhagwat , called on volunteers of the organisation to work towards ending deep-rooted social discrimination and to ensure social harmony. He suggested that one way to achieve this was to have 'one temple, one well, one crematorium' for all Indians. The speech isn't available in the public domain, but source-based news reports suggested that Bhagwat was advocating for the end of caste system and caste-based discrimination.
