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Topic: Bharat Jodo Yatra

Congress top rung’s ‘sagacity’ fixed Rajasthan mess, says Urdu press as Bharat Jodo remains focus

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Speech in rain, ‘half-non-veg samosas’ — Showing now: the new, fun, accessible Rahul Gandhi

From him offering water to an old woman to tying up a girl's shoes, Congress circulates visuals over the course of its nationwide yatra to combat Rahul's image as inaccessible leader.

‘What she means to them’: Women flock to see Sonia as she joins Bharat Jodo, keeps Udaipur pledge

Congress chief had promised at Udaipur in May that she would participate in yatra. She walked about 1.5 km Thursday and interacted with yatris for 2 hours.

Six reasons why Bharat Jodo Yatra isn’t simply a routine political ‘tamasha’

As in football, so in politics: Ball possession matters. So much so that even the troubles in Rajasthan couldn’t derail the positivity of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Sonia Gandhi joins Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, walks alongside Rahul in Karnataka’s Mandya

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said that it was a matter of pride for Sonia Gandhi to also walk on the streets. The march will be in Karnataka for 21 days before moving north.

Finally, this is a Rahul Gandhi that India can relate to

Bharat Jodo Yatra has shown Indians the real Rahul Gandhi, a leader who walks among his people, and not the caricature created by BJP and TV news media.

‘Congress must die’, I said in 2019. What I meant then, and what’s changed now

At this juncture in history, you don't hold on to grudges. Following Paul Samuelson, I ask everyone: 'When the situation changes, I change my assessment. What about you, sir?'

BJP’s barbs at Congress prez polls will get sharper as ‘Bharat Jodo’ goes on, says Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took

Memes, fake photos welcome cheetahs to India. Uttarakhand CM wasn’t welcomed by an elephant

According to a Punjab BJP leader, the only vacancy for new entrant Captain Amarinder Singh in the party organisation is in the Margdarshak Mandal.

If this Bharat Jodo Yatra is successful, we’ll do one from Gujarat to Arunachal, Congress says

The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed Friday after a one-day break. The 3,500-km march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir will be completed in 150 days and cover as many as 12 states.

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The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?