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

Politics

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.

After first spell of power in J&K, BJP now ready to fight local body polls across state

BJP's state general secretary says cadre is being mobilised for polls not held since 2010; security fears cast cloud over process.

Judiciary, Election Commission and RBI being ‘torn apart’ by Modi govt: Rahul Gandhi in UK

Gandhi says Narendra Modi insults every Indian, not just the Congress, when he says no development happened before 2014.

DMK working president M.K. Stalin files nomination papers for election as president

Party workers are expecting a unanimous win for Stalin at the General Council meet.

Can’t disclose security expenditure of Amit Shah under RTI, says central information commission

Petitioner had sought information saying Shah had Z+ security cover since July 2014 even though he didn’t hold constitutional or statutory office.

Formidable opposition alliance can be stitched to defeat BJP in 2019: Chidambaram

The former finance minister said the most important issue on which all opposition parties agree to is that the saffron party should be defeated.

Arvind Kejriwal not the reason I quit Aam Aadmi Party: Ashish Khetan

Khetan says that for the last year-and-a-half he was full of self doubt on whether he wanted to continue in party politics.

On Camera

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

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.