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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicDelhi power tussle

Topic: Delhi power tussle

In AAP’s victory in Supreme Court, a major win for the rule of law

Court ruled that it was the democratically elected government, and not the L-G, who exercises executive power and assumes responsibility in Delhi.

Supreme Court verdict tells Arvind Kejriwal govt to stop passing the buck and work

The Aam Aadmi Party will not be able to convince the people that this verdict is a victory for them.

L-G has no independent decision-making power: Extracts from SC ruling on Delhi’s power tussle

The wrangling between AAP and Centre over L-G’s role in governing Delhi ends, with a victory for Arvind Kejriwal.

SC judgment gives more power to Delhi govt, but has blunt messages for Modi and Kejriwal

The bench makes it clear that in a democracy “there is no room for absolutism” and, more importantly, “there is no space for anarchy”.

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Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.