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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicDelhi Assembly elections

Topic: Delhi Assembly elections

Kejriwal’s chalisa, Zaira Wasim’s Kashmir blues & Baba Sehgal’s ode to Shakira

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

People want to get rid of corrupt & ‘jhooti’ AAP govt, says minister Harsh Vardhan

On BJP’s CM candidate, Harsh Vardhan said the chief minister's post is not his concern and that he just has to do whatever work is given to him.

Behind Congress’ lifeless Delhi campaign — disinterest, infighting, shortage of funds

In terms of vote-share, Congress finished second behind BJP in last year’s Lok Sabha polls in Delhi. But this time, it doesn’t even seem to be in the fight.

No soft Hindutva, no Left Revolution, Kejriwal establishing a new centre in Indian politics

If Arvind Kejriwal's pragmatic soft-nationalism does well in Delhi election, then it will offer a template for national and regional politics to counter the BJP’s rise.

Why Congress can’t sleep with the enemy to deal with Modi phobia

If the Congress was putting up a fight in Delhi election campaign, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would be worried. But it isn’t, which has left BJP angry.

Delhi’s Muslim voters say the provocation is real but won’t fall for BJP game-plan

Ahead of Delhi assembly elections, capital’s Muslim electorate says this is the most ‘overtly communal elections’ and it doesn’t mind AAP silence on Shaheen Bagh.  

AAP demands campaign ban on Yogi Adityanath in Delhi

While campaigning in Delhi, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said every terrorist was being identified, and fed a bullet instead of biryani.

Unemployment allowance, cashback schemes — Congress releases its Delhi poll manifesto

The manifesto also promises free power up to 300 units per month and is committed to spend 25 per cent budget each year on fighting pollution and improving transport facilities.

60% AAP, 26% BJP candidates declare serious criminal cases in Delhi poll affidavits

According to Association of Democratic Reforms, overall 20% candidates this year have declared criminal cases against them, compared to 17% in 2015.

In last week of Delhi campaign, AAP plays up angst over BJP MP calling Kejriwal a terrorist

AAP hopes to draw mileage from the remarks just as PM Modi had done in 2014 when Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar made a 'chai-wala' barb at him.

On Camera

India uses BRICS to push reforms—not to challenge the US

India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.