It’s been another extremely interest week in India.
The fallout of the US presidential election continues with Donald Trump announcing additional tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada – thus worrying some in India.
The suspense over who will be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra continues. This, after the Mahayuti, which roared back into power last week, has still not announced its chief ministerial face.
Violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal with protesters and police clashing after a court-ordered survey of a mosque. Already, the political blame game has begun with the opposition accusing the BJP of playing the ‘politics of hatred.’
The story of an Air India pilot who committed suicide has gripped the nation. Srishti Tuli, 25, was found dead in her Mumbai apartment. The development has shone the spotlight on her boyfriend Aditya Pandit who has now come under the scanner of the authorities.
This week also witnessed the 16th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. We take a look back at the horrific attacks in which 175 were killed and over 300 injured as well as how Ratan Tata, an Indian icon and the then chairman of the Tata Group, displayed incredible grit and courage outside the Taj Hotel.
All this and much more in our roundup of the week’s top stories:
1. Who will be Maharashtra chief minister? That’s what political observers in Maharashtra are asking themselves.
The results may have been out for days, but the game of chairs is on. While the BJP cadre is backing Devendra Fadnavis to take the top job, the Shinde Sena seems insistent that their man return as chief minister.
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