Many trace the turning point to Palghar.

The killing of Hindu saints shook countless Shiv Sainiks, and among those most deeply affected was Eknath Shinde. What followed wasn’t an overnight rebellion but years of growing discontent that eventually culminated in one of Maharashtra’s biggest political upheavals.

Four years later, Shinde has made his case. While others inherited Balasaheb’s surname, he chose to carry forward the issues Balasaheb built his politics around.

In Maharashtra today, the battle is no longer over the Shiv Sena name. It is over who truly represents its legacy.

From simplifying complex issues in Pathshala to now taking the conversation to a national audience, @SushantBSinha joins News18 India.

With his sharp analysis and straightforward style, News18 India's prime-time lineup just got stronger.

🚨🇮🇳🇨🇳 India and China to restore direct Delhi–Guangzhou flights

China Southern Airlines is preparing to launch daily direct flights between New Delhi and Guangzhou starting September 2026.

🚨 West Bengal Minister Arjun Singhʼs BIG CLAIM:
— Large-scale corruption in Transport Department
— A World Bank-funded jetty costing ₹20 lakh was billed at ₹1.5 crore & later collapsed
— Irregularities worth thousands of crores may surface
— FIRs to be filed within two days

🚨 Just IN 🚨

CID officials have reached the Kolkata residence of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee.

— This time, notices have reportedly been served to him over alleged PROVOCATIVE speeches.

🚨 The Delhi government has introduced solar-powered cooling huts to protect people from heat.

Is this CJP’s chief Cockroach?🤔

🚨 BIG STATEMENT by West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

“₹635 crore was allotted to an event management company by Mamata Banerjee.”

“This will also be INVESTIGATED.”

Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, please train your spokespersons a little better. 😆

Looks like they need closed doors and an escape route before every debate.

For 15 straight minutes, the discussion was on Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh—expressways, law & order, medical colleges, infrastructure, and development.

Not a single answer. Just dodging questions and looking for exits. 😆

Have a listen yourself 👇

🚨 BULLDOZER ACTION in West Bengal

Kolkata: Authorities launched a fresh anti-encroachment drive at Shalimar Coal Depot, clearing ILLEGAL structures built on Port Trust land.

— BULLDOZERS were used during the operation.

21,000+ startups. 8 unicorns. Nearly 50% women-led.

These aren't just statistics—they are proof of how dramatically Uttar Pradesh has transformed over the last decade.

There was a time when ambitious founders left UP for Bengaluru, Gurugram, or Mumbai to build their dreams. Today, thousands are building those dreams within UP itself.

While PM Modi's Startup India mission sparked a nationwide entrepreneurial movement, the Yogi Adityanath government focused on creating the ecosystem needed to sustain it—better infrastructure, incubation centres, investor confidence, policy support, and ease of doing business.

The result? UP is now India's 4th largest startup ecosystem, and founders can proudly say, "We're building from Noida," "We're scaling from Lucknow," or "We're innovating from Kanpur."

That's the real success story of Double Engine Sarkar: making entrepreneursh...

Peak Tilchatta

Protest in Bangalore and message to Tamil friends

Space X lists on Nasdaq at $135 taking its valuation to more than a trillion and making Musk first Trillionaire.

Elon musk became a...

Millionaire at 27.

Billionaire at 41.

Trillionaire at 54.

Today's Panchang.

Iranian state media confirms deal with the US and says it includes lifting sanctions, withdrawing US military from around Iran, and ending the naval blockade.

First Millionaire: John Astor (~early 1800s)

First Billionaire: John D. Rockefeller (1916)

First Trillionaire: Elon Musk (2026)

BREAKING:

Massive scam in Amravati Municipal Corporation? — over 40,833 birth certificates issued in just 12 months under “data correction” pretext.

SIT probe underway. BJP's Kirti Somaiya claims MIM, Uddhav Sena & Congress tried to block investigation.

BIG BREAKING:

EAM S Jaishankar spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the killing of three Indian sailors in the American attack in the Gulf of Oman.

“Such lethal actions against commercial shipping are not justified"

India has lodged a strong protest in this regard.