scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, April 18, 2026
HomePolitics

Politics

The challenge for Stalin will be to win elections, not his ‘lonely’ brother

Five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi's death three weeks ago brought elder son Alagiri out in open revolt against his younger brother.

DMK leader MK Stalin elevated to party president, secretary Durai Murugan becomes treasurer

Stalin's elevation comes about three weeks after the death of his father and party president M. Karunanidhi on 7 August. 

AAP makes MP nominee Atishi drop Marlena from her name because it ‘sounds Christian’

The party doesn't want to give the BJP a handle to queer the pitch for it in East Delhi, from where Atishi, who is actually a Punjabi Rajput, will contest in 2019.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh names four Congress leaders who took part in 1984 riots

CM says he heard the names of H.K.L. Bhagat, Sajjan Kumar, Arjun Das and Dharam Das Shastri from scores of riot victims when he had rushed to Delhi.

During 1984 riots, even Manmohan Singh’s family home was about to be burnt down

Former PM’s daughter Daman Singh recalls in her book how the house in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar was saved by her brother-in-law, because he was ‘not a Sikh’.

EC can’t dictate how to increase women’s representation in politics: Samajwadi Party

In 2010, the SP and RJD opposed the UPA govt’s move to turn the women’s reservation bill into law.

Radical Goa Hindu outfit denies link with arrested terror suspects, threatens legal action

Sanatan Sanstha is suspected to have links with those being probed for the murders of Dabholkar, Pansare and Kalburgi and Lankesh.

Mehbooba Mufti revamps PDP after rebellion, drops brother and uncles

Former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister calls reorganisation ‘routine’, says it’s as per ‘seniority and availability’.

Opposition parties stand with Congress, demand a return to ballot paper at EC meet

The Congress also wants a list of all old and new EVMs in use. The demand was made at an all-party meet called by the poll panel on electoral reforms. 

Punjab opposition joins hands to take on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘clean chit’ to party on 1984 riots

The Akali Dal has asked the Congress president to apologise for the party's role in the riots, while the AAP has challenged him to a debate.

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.