scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, April 24, 2026
HomePolitics

Politics

Nine days after split from BJP, three AIADMK MLAs meet Nirmala Sitharaman in Coimbatore

AIADMK MLA V Jayaraman said the meeting did not have any political connection and the stand of the party on alliance is to be decided by Edappadi K Palaniswami.

‘KCR wanted to join NDA, I said no’ — Modi says snubbed Telangana CM for his ‘deeds’

At BJP rally in poll-bound Telangana Tuesday, Modi asks voters to give party one chance in the state. Also says his ‘snub’ was the reason KCR ‘stopped greeting’ him.

Caste census data on expected lines — why it changes little in Bihar politics

Political observers say report — which pegs 63% population to be OBC & EBC, with upper castes comprising just 15.5% — validates commonly-held ideas about Bihar's caste demographics.

Bihar caste survey puts Siddaramaiah in fix — why releasing 2015 ‘caste census’ worries Karnataka CM

Congress has been among the supporters of a nationwide caste census and had Monday welcomed the Bihar government’s move to release the results of its caste survey.

Continue on Hindutva path or give in to Mandal politics — BJP’s 2024 dilemma after Bihar caste survey

Often tagged a 'party of upper-castes', the ruling BJP is already facing demands from the Opposition for a national caste census ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

PM Modi promises National Turmeric Board on Telangana visit — what it means for poll-bound state

Demand for National Turmeric Board has been a popular movement in north Telangana districts for the last two decades, especially in the Nizamabad-Nirmal belt.

Assam decides to map indigenous Muslims days after CM says, ‘don’t need Miya votes’

Himanta Biswa Sarma said Sunday the BJP did not need ‘Miya (Muslim)’ votes for the next 10 years unless they 'reformed themselves by abandoning practices such as child marriage'.

Congress calls NewsClick raids a ‘distraction from explosive findings’ of Bihar caste survey

Delhi Police’s Special Cell Tuesday conducted raids at 30 premises connected with the online portal as well as its journalists’ houses, triggering outrage among scribes.

Caste census will be INDIA’s rallying point in run up to 2024, but why BJP may not be overly anxious yet

Ruling party has learnt to counter conventional identity-based social justice politics as seen in its move to boost OBC representation & focus on delivering welfare schemes.

What Bihar caste survey means for INDIA bloc: Congress, AAP, SP welcome move, TMC silent

Within Congress, the release of the Bihar caste data will mean that high command in Delhi is likely to push the party-run Karnataka government to release data from its 2015 caste census.

On Camera

Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.