scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Sunday, April 12, 2026
HomePolitics

Politics

Nara Lokesh star of AP FM’s budget speech, Oppn calls it the Naidu family ‘praise parade’

The speech reflected growing trend in TDP to position Nara Lokesh as successor to his father & CM Chandrababu Naidu. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan got lone mention.

In Modi’s appearance at Jahan-e-Khusrau, a telling message of unity ahead of Bihar polls

This outreach is not new. As chief minister of Gujarat, Modi engaged with Sufi leaders, and since 2015 his government has actively courted Sufi communities.

Amit Shah chairs meeting to review Delhi law & order situation, coordination between new govt & police

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta & Home Minister Ashish Sood, Union Home Secretary, IB chief, & officers from Union Home Ministry were present at the meeting.

Watch CutTheClutter: Why delimitation hangs like a ‘sword of Damocles’ & not just over southern states

In episode 1614, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why southern states TN, Karnataka see BJP agenda in the timing of the impending delimitation & what's in store for other states.

What’s holding BJP back from electing new president as Nadda’s extended term continues

Election of new BJP president is delayed due to number of factors, among them lack of consensus at state, district & mandal levels. Sources say process will be completed in March.

Why BJP in Jharkhand, like Congress in Haryana, can’t pick its leader in Assembly despite SC rap

BJP is recalibrating its caste strategy after two Assembly losses in Jharkhand, weighing tribal outreach versus focus on its traditional vote bank—OBCs and ‘upper castes’.

How Nitish Kumar used cabinet expansion to indulge ally BJP ahead of Bihar polls

The BJP now has 21 ministers in the Bihar cabinet, up from the previous 14, surpassing the JD(U)'s representation of 13 ministers.

Historian’s criticism of Chhava reignites Brahmin-Maratha row, says he was ‘abused, threatened’

Kolhapur-based historian Indrajit Sawant claims he was threatened by one Prashant Koratkar. He shared a recording of the call on Facebook. Koratkar has denied that it was him.

Amid Mahayuti discord, praise for Fadnavis from unlikely quarter: Sena (UBT) mouthpiece

Editorial in Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana credits Maharashtra CM Fadnavis for cutting out ‘fixers and brokers’ from govt, slams Shinde for supposed graft and rot that had set in.

Thackerays have a plan to whip up support before civic polls. It starts on Shinde’s home turf

Focus will be on building party at grassroots-level, say leaders. Exercise to cover Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Beed, among others, followed by stock-taking.

On Camera

Sapiosexuals are just snobs who are bad at small talk

This bold I-only-go-out-with-smart-people crowd opens Hinge chats by asking you what you're reading these days. They name-drop Kafka and Nietzsche and use the word 'nuance' a lot.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.