REPORTS, ANALYSES, AND OPINIONS FROM THE STUDENT DESK AT SIMC, PUNE
The longest-serving finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, is expected to make history on Sunday as she presents the ninth consecutive budget. The Union cabinet has approved the Union budget for 2026-2027.…
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport became the epicentre of a smuggling attack this week. The attack was however obstructed by customs officials who arrested two men with 1.5 kilograms…
On the 28th of January 2026 at Baramati, Pune district, a chartered plane carrying Ajit Pawar- the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and all five of his fellow passengers crashed…
Three passengers were charred to death and fifteen were left injured when a private bus heading to Hyderabad from Nellore crashed with a container truck in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh.…
Maharashtra Municipal Corporation election took place on Thursday, 15th January 2026, which was marked by clashes, cash distribution claims, allegations of bogus voting, and technical malfunctions in Electronic Voting Machines.
The "None of the Above" NOTA option has emerged as an indispensable weapon of democratic dissent while Maharashtra just concluded its latest round of municipal corporation elections, moving from a…
Turkey is in advanced talks to join a Saudi Arabia–Pakistan security arrangement that mirrors NATO’s collective defence clause, a move that could reshape strategic alignments across the Middle East and…
As per a statement released by the National Center for Seismology (NCS), there have been several instances of tremors felt due to an earthquake of intensity 4.0 on the Richter…
Citing Mumbai Mirror, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at the Election Commission and said, “Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote…
The 2026 Maharashtra Municipal Corporation election has brought urban politics and election arithmetic into the spotlight, with its key metropolitan bodies such as the BMC(Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation), PMC(Pune municipal corporation)…