By: Express News Service New Delhi | August 29, 2025 04:50 AM IST 2 min readUnion Jal Shakti Minister C R PatilAMID THE turbulence caused by US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil has decided to embrace the “swadeshi” principle. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for promoting Indian products, Patil, known for his fondness for luxury watches, has given up his Rolex and switched to Titan. And instead of Mont Blanc pens, Patil now flaunts pens manufactured in India.TMC’s DilemmaALMOST all INDIA bloc allies have either joined or expressed willingness to share stage with Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi during his Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar. The TMC, however, is yet to decide on participating in the yatra which ends Monday in Patna. TMC sources said this isn’t an easy decision as it has shown caution in sharing the stage with the Congress, its rival in next year’s West Bengal polls. But a section of the TMC feels sharing the stage with Gandhi on the “vote chori” claim will signal a united Opposition and put more pressure on the BJP.Special GuestUnion Minister Piyush Goyal’s residence was bustling with VVIP guests on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday. Amid Capital’s who’s who present at the festival, the cynosure of all eyes was RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. The RSS chief is in Delhi for his three-day lecture series titled ‘100 Years of the Sangh’s Journey — New Horizons’.© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd