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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicCivic elections

Topic: civic elections

BJP brings out the big guns for Bengaluru, appoints Ram Madhav as party’s in charge for civic polls

Neelam Pandey -
The new task assigned to Madhav points to an expanded role for him within the BJP and reflects the importance given by the party to the Greater Bengaluru Municipal polls.

Aiming for ‘Stalin rule’ in Kerala, DMK takes electoral plunge, fields 20+ faces in local body polls

Aneesa PA -
Party has fielded candidates in Kollam and Idukki districts. Both leading alliances in Kerala are members of INDIA bloc, as is the DMK.

Resort politics in MP? BJP shifts councillors to Delhi ahead of Gwalior civic chair poll

Neelam Pandey -
Councillors shifted to resort in Haryana. BJP district chief says councillors called for meeting, party insiders say differences between senior leaders' camps reason behind move.

Before civic polls, Uddhav govt plans Rs 16.5-cr ad blitz ‘to promote 2 years’ achievements’

Manasi Phadke -
Publicity campaign comes ahead 10 civic body polls, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Nashik. Official says govt didn't do much on 2nd anniversary in November, doing it now.

HoaXposed: BJP didn’t have identical margins of victory in four UP civic body polls

Vandana Menon -
NCP leader’s tweet hinting at EVM manipulation by the ruling party is factually incorrect.

BJP’s victory march continues in UP, wins 14 out of 16 mayor posts in civic polls

Kumar Anshuman -
The victory comes at a time when the BJP is aiming to win all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 general election.

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Opinion

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

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

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

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

Bloomberg News -
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,...

Defence

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

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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