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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicChief Minister

Topic: Chief Minister

BJP set for victories in Maharashtra & Haryana but something has changed for Modi voters

PM Modi seldom talks about his ‘achhe din’ promise, but people still remember it. These voices from the ground are likely to be drowned in victory celebrations soon.

In Fadnavis constituency, ‘Main bhi Devendra’ campaign is making up for his absence

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has addressed only three rallies in Nagpur (South West), but a campaign modelled on PM Modi is filling in for him.

Crybaby or Kashmir saviour: Farooq Abdullah can’t make up his mind

Even when absent from the Valley for four years during its lowest phase, Farooq Abdullah has always claimed to be thinking of ‘my people’.

Sheila Dikshit was a powerful chief minister who knew the importance of having fun

Sheila Dikshit is the reason Delhi is the city it is. Every time she saw a broken street light or damaged bus, she would ask for it to be fixed.

Why Indians care more about their PM than their MP

From Nehru to Modi, the ‘presidential style’ campaign has been the default in Indian elections.

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar’s health condition stable after he was admitted to hospital

The chief minister's office said that Parrikar's health was under observation. Parrikar has been suffering from a pancreatic ailment since the last one year.

Remember Arvind Kejriwal? Here’s how AAP lost the national plot

It seems like a long time ago when the AAP occupied the national political mindspace.

The colour that makes Mamata Banerjee see red

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Real reason why Rahul Gandhi doesn’t want to declare CM candidates for state elections

The CM face is the critical X-factor in winning elections. Why doesn’t Rahul Gandhi get it?

Kumaraswamy’s religious dash ahead of trust vote: 11 temples, 4 mutts, a church & a mosque

Besides the customary trip to Vokkaliga mutts, chief minister Kumaraswamy also visited mutts belonging to the Lingayats, the other major community in Karnataka.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, and trained animals to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?