Maharashtra is commemorating Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s birth centenary. Saamana highlighted the joint tribute by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray as the “best birthday gift”, calling his legacy timeless and rooted in Marathi identity, dignity and unity
After raising funds for those displaced in the 2025 flash floods, Bhumi Pednekar and her team begin rehabilitation efforts in the towns of Himachal Pradesh. A source shares that Pednekar wanted to throw her might behind the relief work soon after she visited Jammu last October and saw the devastation
23 January,2026 07:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBRBalasaheb Thackeray, the founder of the Shiv Sena was also known as Tiger and Hindu Hriday Samraat (Emperor of Hindu Hearts) among his supporters. Balasaheb was born on January 23,1926 in Pune, Maharashtra. On his birth anniversary here are some lesser known facts about the late Shiv Sena chief. File Photos/mid-day photo team
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23 January,2026 10:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Rumani Gabhare
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