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‘So much hate for Nehru that you’d embrace Jinnah?’—Jairam attacks BJP amid Vande Mataram debate in RS

Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the Congress leader calls the Vande Mataram debate part of a project to defame Nehru. Vande Mataram is sung at every Congress session, he says.

Left out of Ram temple event, movement leader & ex-MP Katiyar slams ‘self-appointed general secretary’

In an interaction with ThePrint, Katiyar said a 'small group' has taken control of key decision-making and arrangements at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

‘In census, all should write their religion as Hindu’—VHP president’s appeal

Alok Kumar claimed there was a campaign asking certain sections like Lingayats, SCs and STs to not identify themselves as Hindus. In 2011, 82 faiths identified themselves as 'Other'.

After Karur stampede, TVK’s Vijay on Puducherry stage in limited edition—only for those with QR code

Instead of roadshow, event in open space, attendance capped at 5,000. No pregnant women, kids or elderly allowed. Ambulances, fire engines, drinking water, toilets, emergency exits at venue.

In LS, Rahul alleges EC’s ‘institutional capture’, warns poll chiefs over ‘vote chori’—’we’ll find you’

During a debate on electoral reforms, the Congress MP vowed to change the law granting immunity to election commissioners ‘retroactively’.

Shah doubles down— ‘Congress’s truncation of Vande Mataram, appeasement politics led to Partition’

In Rajya Sabha, home minister rejects charge that govt came up with idea of holding debate on Vande Mataram with WB polls in mind. ‘Vande Mataram is not limited to Bengal, country.’

INDIA bloc MPs move impeachment motion against Madras HC judge GR Swaminathan amid ‘deepam’ row

MPs, led by DMK's Kanimozhi, allege Justice Swaminathan delivered judgments driven by 'particular political ideology', in a manner inconsistent with secular principles of Constitution.

‘Stop linking every issue to Ladki Bahin’: Fadnavis snaps at MLAs in assembly, ‘scheme will continue’

Mumbai: With several legislators raising questions and making comments about the Mahayuti government’s flagship Ladki Bahin scheme during the ongoing Winter Session of the...

Modi asks NDA MPs to share citizens’ ‘real problems’ as India enters ‘Reform Express’ phase

At the alliance's parliamentary party meet, PM says removing ‘everyday hurdles’, including unnecessary paperwork, will help people realise their ‘full potential’, it is learnt.

TMC tears into Modi’s Vande Mataram speech. ‘Bankim da’ is ‘disrespectful & culturally insensitive’

The Modi government held a House discussion on ‘Vande Mataram’ to reap some dividends for the BJP before the 2026 Bengal polls, say TMC leaders.

On Camera

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

‘Reform to deform' is a better description of the Modi government’s approach to election procedures. This is not hyperbole. Consider the record.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.