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CM says invaders can’t be heroes, slams comparison of Tipu and Shivaji Maharaj

February 26, 2026 9:42 pm

Says presence at Davos necessary for relevance at economic forum

Row over Shivaji-Tipu Sultan comment: FIRs name BJP, Cong city chiefs, youth leaders of both parties for stone pelting

February 16, 2026 11:06 pm

Three Congress and two BJP workers, two women constables and two journalists were injured in the stone pelting. Both sides subsequently registered FIRs against each other at Shivajinagar police station.

Tension and FIR in Pune over Sapkal’s Tipu remarks, Fadnavis seeks apology

February 15, 2026 10:40 pm

Congress chief says remarks were twisted to ‘engineer controversy’, CM says Maharashtra will not tolerate insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

'My statement was twisted to incite unrest’: Harshwardhan Sapkal slams BJP amid row over Tipu Sultan remark

February 15, 2026 5:32 pm

Harshvardhan Sapkal said the Congress do not need lessons from the BJP on Shivaji Maharaj.

Stone pelting in Pune as BJP and Congress workers spar over Harshwardhan Sapkal's Tipu-Shivaji comment

February 15, 2026 7:24 pm

The incident came hours after an FIR was registered in Pune against Sapkal for his comment that allegedly compared Tipu Sultan to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Maharashtra Congress chief Sapkal booked over comment about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan

February 15, 2026 5:03 pm

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condemned Sapkal’s statement that allegedly compared Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan, and sought an apology from him.

Why Tipu Sultan keeps triggering political flashpoints in Maharashtra

February 15, 2026 2:06 pm

From Malegaon’s portrait row to wider debates over history and identity, the 18th century Mysore ruler remains a recurring flashpoint in the state’s politics.

New Class 8 book chapter on colonial period skips Tipu Sultan, Anglo-Mysore wars

New NCERT social science chapter on colonial rule skips Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, Anglo-Mysore wars

July 18, 2025 10:19 am

Part 1 of the textbook — ‘Exploring Society: Indian and Beyond’ — was released this week for use in the ongoing academic session. A second part is expected this year.

History of Sulthan Bathery, which Kerala BJP chief wants renamed as Ganapathyvattam

April 12, 2024 12:13 pm

Sulthan Bathery, a municipal town in Wayanad, the Lok Sabha constituency of Rahul Gandhi, is home to a temple that was partly destroyed by Tipu Sultan and used as a store for arms.

Gem-set, enamelled Tipu Sultan sword sells for GBP 100,800 at auction in the UK

October 27, 2023 9:24 pm

The set of swords, previously unrecorded, come from the collection of Charles, the 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, a central figure in the consolidation of British authority in India after the death of Tipu Sultan at the fall of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) in 1799.