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Sushil Kumar Shinde unplugged on Sahara Samay’s ‘The RKB show’
“I have to pay a hafta of Rs 6,000 crore (60 billion) per week to Maharashtra’s creditors,” says Sushil Kumar Shinde on The RKB Show. Airing on 24 April at 7:30 PM , the show has Maharashtra's reigning chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in an exclusive hour-long interview.
In this explosive tete-e-tete, Shinde speaks about how he still holds the centre responsible for denying drought relief to the state government. "I met the prime minister along with Balasaheb Thackeray. I asked for Rs 1.99 crore (19.9 million), but Thackeray asked for Rs 2000 crore (20 billion). They have sent Rs 43 crore (430 million). They are not even bothered about their own alliance partners, the NDA have politicized even the issue of famine relief."
"People like Pramod Mahajan and the BJP are so scared of Sonia Gandhi that they see her everywhere. In fact they have already admitted defeat against us." Shinde says.
The chief minister claims that he has given a plus budget for the current financial year. "I agree this is only for the year but give me another couple of years and I shall wipe out the huge deficit we inherited from the Shiv Sena-BJP. I have already stabilsied it, in fact now it has started to come down. I am now having to pay a hafta of Rs 6,000 (60 billion) crore per week and I will pay it”
An obviously passionate and angry chief minister, replying to a question on Dr P S Pasricha’s transfer, says, "I was in intelligence when I was a sub-inspector. I know who is feeding what to whom. If he (Pasricha) wanted to continue only as Commissioner, he should have stated in writing that he did not want to be promoted."
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
