No Images? Click here The Maharashtra elections are right around the corner and one of the state's most outspoken politicians, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, has gone missing in action. Huffpost India's Pavan Dahat writes that this has fueled intense rumours and speculation about his political future. As furious floods continue to ravage Bihar, Akshita Jain explains what we know so far about the situation in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, is back in India and travelled to Chennai for an event at IIT-Madras today. Like every time he visits Tamil Nadu, people from the state took to Twitter to protest, making #GoBackModi trend. In happier news, to mark International Translation Day today Harsimran Gill asked eight Indian translators about their favourite works. Also read Ankur Pathak's interview with actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who spoke about not getting his due, breaking-up with Yash Raj Films and #MeToo in Bollywood.The MNS chief’s last public statement came on 22 August when he was grilled by the Enforcement Directorate for over nine hours in a case related to the monetary transaction of a company he was once a part of.“I will not shut my mouth no matter what they do,” Thackeray had thundered after returning home on 22 August after the ED inquiry.He has rarely appeared in public since then, refraining from making any public statement, addressing a press conference, and not appearing at any public function in the past month.The Bihar State Disaster Management Authority said on Monday that 29 people have died in the state due to rainfall. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said his administration is making all possible efforts to help people.“There has been heavy rainfall in some areas since yesterday and water in Ganga river is rising constantly. But there are proper arrangements and administration is at the spot and making all the efforts to help people,” Kumar said.New to this email? You can sign up here.You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard.©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 |
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