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Congress to launch ‘MGNREGA Bachao Andolan’ on 5 January against Modi govt’s VB-G RAM G law

Mallikarjun Kharge says scrapping MGNREGA was one-sided decision taken by govt without consulting stakeholders including  state governments, people and panchayats.

Congress’s Digvijaya Singh stirs up row with X post on Modi & BJP-RSS, praising ‘power of organisation’

Putting up an old photo of PM Modi, Digvijaya wrote that it shows how a grassroots worker of RSS and Jana Sangh seated at the feet of leaders went on to become a CM and then PM.

BJP-Sena deadlock ahead of BMC polls as Shinde back at the table with Thackeray trump card

Elections to BMC and 28 other municipal corporations across the state are scheduled for 15 January 2026.

Kerala mayoral polls: Infighting clouds Congress-led UDF’s wins, Thrissur hopeful claims posts ‘sold’

Congress-led UDF emerged dominant by securing mayoral positions in 4 corporations. Run-up to polls saw series of last-minute decisions, internal party fights, abstentions, allegations of bribes.

AAP’s Bharti calls out NDA ally Manjhi’s ‘MP-MLAs take cut’ remark, seeks HAM(S) leaders’ audits

The former Delhi minister’s letters to PM Narendra Modi & Bihar CM Nitish Kumar came after Manjhi's controversial comments at a HAM(S) public event in Gaya.

At Christmas event, Vijay’s TVK signalled to Christian voters—faith & secularism can co-exist

TVK’s Christmas celebrations in Mamallapuram were more than festive gathering, as party chief Vijay reiterated faith in God as a unifying force, reinforcing a broader pattern of Christian outreach.

‘Shah company’ on target, Thackerays want Mumbai civic poll to play out like Samyukta Maharashtra 2.0

Shiv Sena and MNS have invoked memories of Samyukta Maharashtra, the 1950s movement that led to the creation of Maharashtra, with Mumbai at its core.

A ‘warning sign’? In Congress-ruled Karnataka, BJP marks big wins in crucial urban local body polls

Led by BY Vijayendra, the BJP has seized all 4 Town Panchayats that went to polls earlier this year. The ruling Congress previously held two of the four.

Anatomy of Thackeray reunion: Family vibes, advantage Shinde & a Putin-Zelenskyy quip from Fadnavis

The coming together of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray ahead of the BMC polls draws sharp reactions, with CM Fadnavis saying its more optics than political consequence.

Thackeray cousins reunite: The clan that shaped Maharashtra politics—from Prabodhankar to Aaditya

As Uddhav & Raj Thackeray forge electoral pact for BMC polls, a look at the family that dominated Mumbai politics for decades but now faces existential crisis.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.