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1978 toy gun hijack to 2026 AI summit protest: Evolution of Youth Congress, from Sanjay’s era to Rahul’s

During Indira’s time, Youth Congress was a ‘safety valve’ against growing popular dissent. Sanjay then turned it into feeder cadre for Congress. It’s now struggling to rebrand itself.

BJP will fight 2027 Punjab poll on its own, Shah tells state ‘you gave all a chance, give us one too’

Home Minister fires election salvo at Moga rally, attacks AAP on drugs, law and order; Badal says SAD prioritises Punjab interests over all; Mann hits back at Shah.

‘Maa Durga is with BJP,’ PM Modi says countdown has been for end of TMC’s ‘jungle raj’ in Bengal

Addressing a public meeting at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, the PM also said that projects of over Rs 18,600 crore will give a new momentum to the state and eastern India.

Only BJP can rid Punjab of drug menace, will form govt in 2027, says Amit Shah

The Home Minister addressed party workers and supporters during the BJP's Badlav Rally in Moga.

‘Mediator’ for school, ‘Captain’ for Kerala, ‘Mundu Modi’ for critics—Pinarayi Vijayan, the powerful CM

Briefly a beedi roller, Vijayan, 80, has won Kerala two consecutive times for the Left—and now leads what the party calls a survival battle ahead of assembly elections.

Sasikala launches new party with a ‘coconut farm’ strategy. What it could mean for AIADMK & DMK

Nearly a decade after Jayalalithaa’s death, her aide Sasikala’s AIPTMMK enters the fray, with analysts predicting it could fragment AIADMK’s traditional support.

Expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala announces name of new political party

The new party, called All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, has as its symbol the ‘coconut grove’ symbolising unity, the party supremo said.

Closure of over 200 hotels & eateries in Chennai fuels DMK attacks on BJP for ‘cylinder shortage’

Chief Minister M K Stalin says he already wrote to PM & Union ministers, urging immediate action to restore LPG, petrol & diesel supplies. BJP going extra mile to dispel 'narrative'.

End of Vellappally era? Why Kerala HC disqualified SNDP Yogam chief, son Thushar & 2 others

Kerala HC’s Justice TR Ravi said disqualification of Natesan and three others, including his son Thushar Vellappally, was necessary because they violated rules under Companies Act.

Left veteran Sudhakaran finally cuts the cord, plans Independent run in Kerala polls

Sudhakaran’s rift with the party began after the 2021 polls in which he did not participate. During the next year’s organisational reshuffle, he was dropped from state committee.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.