Prasanna D Zore discovered an electrifying atmosphere as the Yatra passed through Balapur in Maharashtra's Akola district.
When a trial for a murder is going on -- with no end in sight -- more than ten years after the crime took place, it will not feel like the murder happened yesterday.
'For the last few years you are only hearing about Hindus, Muslims and casteism.'
Rahul Mukerjea's two-day cross examination in early November left many questions unanswered even as new ones came to the fore in the Sheena Bora Murder Trial, reports Prasanna D Zore.
'I defended them -- Amit Shah and Narendra Modi -- in over 10,000 national debates, but I never asked for any favour.'
'I don't think the Bharatiya Janata Party can claim any USP which was it is a party with a difference.'
'To essay Chhatrapati Shivaji is a huge responsibility. I can't tell you how great and proud I feel.'
'Raj saheb and I are trying to fill the backlog of the last ten years.'
Did Sheena Bora board a Jet Airways flight on July 22, 2012, a full three months after her death in April 2012?
'Rishi is brought up with Indian values -- Indian qualities like respect our parents, respect our uncles -- but he is more British.'
'Why should Khargeji work against the Gandhis for the sake of proving his independence?'
'Our fight is against his political masters, the BJP and Devendra Fadnavis.'
Do you know the differences between the cheetah and the leopard?
'The margin of victory or loss would make both camps rethink their strategies for the 2024 assembly election in Maharashtra.'
Rahul knew this was coming. That 'dirt' would be dug up.
Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reports from Shivaji Park and the MMRDA ground to sense the mood of Shiv Sena workers -- from the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde camps.
Indrani laughed loudly. She looked like the cat that got the cream, smiling gaily. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
Keeping in mind the bitter backdrop in which the two Sena factions are likely to come face-to-face with each other on October 5, the Mumbai police, along with the Maharashtra administration, are leaving nothing to chance.
'Putra-moh Congress ko nasht kar raha hai (Sonia Gandhi's love for Rahul Gandhi is destroying the Congress).'
'Why are the people who stood with the Congress through thick and thin, why are they leaving?'
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