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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Topic: I.N.D.I.A

Jolt to INDIA bloc as Mamata says no tie-up with Congress in Bengal for Lok Sabha polls

Bengal CM says she'll take call on her party’s stand at national level after polls, day after Rahul claimed seat-sharing talks on track with TMC. Congress says this will only benefit BJP.

Delhi undergoes monumental makeover for G20 Summit, receives $120 million facelift

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

BJP faces bypoll upset in UP’s Ghosi, Bengal’s Dhupguri, gets its first ever Muslim MLA in Tripura

BJP held 3 of the 7 seats where bypolls were held on 5 September, lost Ghosi despite fielding former SP leader Dara Singh Chauhan, who had won by margin of over 22,000 votes in 2022.

‘We are ready:’ INDIA bloc leaders reach Mumbai for 3rd alliance meeting, logo expected

INDIA’s first meeting was held in Patna in June, and the second took place in Bengaluru mid-July.

Relaunching Rahul Gandhi failed miserably. Modi, Shah tore opposition apart easily

No-confidence motion gave a new opportunity to the BJP to attack the opposition and blow the 2024 Lok Sabha election bugle.

‘Squeezing tax’ & ‘Quiet India Movement’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘East I.N.D.I.A Company’ & back and forth ‘jibes’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Opposition parties discussed no-trust vote against Centre over Manipur, say ANI sources

Decision taken by all floor leaders in a meeting held in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.

‘Must strive to free from colonial legacies’ — Assam CM replaces ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ on Twitter bio

This move came after Congress-led UPA rebranded its identity as 'INDIA' — an acronym for ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’ — during a meeting of 26 opposition parties.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.