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TopicINDIA alliance

Topic: INDIA alliance

Karti defends INDIA ally Udhayanidhi — ‘Call to end Sanatana Dharma a call to end caste hierarchy’

Karti Chidambaram, who has been at the forefront of defending DMK leader, says he was ‘erroneously’ interpreted. In interview, pitches INDIA as alternative to BJP’s Hindi-Hindutva agenda.

Opposition can choose to boycott TV anchors but a list paints a target on journalists’ backs

Liberalism is INDIA’s brand proposition as against what it describes as the BJP’s narrow-minded bigotry. This listing of its no-go anchors does not strengthen that claim.

‘Being targeted, not boycotted’ — what 14 blacklisted anchors have to say about INDIA’s ban on them

Anchors include Arnab Goswami of Republic TV and prominent faces from networks like India Today, Aaj Tak and DD News, among others. BJP says this shows INDIA alliance’s 'insecurity'.

‘Switching between shoes’ & ‘quota’ in Kota

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

‘Their hate-filled narrative:’ INDIA bloc to ‘stay away’ from Arnab Goswami, Navika Kumar, Rubika Liyaqat & 11 other TV anchors

The Opposition has had a long-standing grouse against sections of the media, who they allege have only peddled the BJP's narrative.

INDIA parties to blacklist some TV news anchors, not send representatives to their shows

At first meeting of INDIA’s coordination committee, parties also decided to start seat-sharing talks & hold joint public meetings across country, with first slated to be held in Bhopal.

INDIA bloc’s highest body meets for first time, sets ball rolling on seat sharing ahead of state polls, 2024

Twelve parties of the 14-member coordination committee held the meeting at NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s Delhi residence Wednesday evening.

Denounce mahatvakanksha, matbhed & manbhed – AAP’s success formula for INDIA bloc

The 28-party Opposition alliance will hold its highest decision-making body’s meeting in Delhi on Wednesday to talk about seat sharing, rallies etc.

INDIA disunity, TIPRA’s mixed signals — how BJP won 88% vote in Tripura’s Muslim-dominated Boxanagar

Tripura Congress didn't field candidate in Boxanagar & its 2-time MLA defected to BJP in run up to 5 September bypoll. TIPRA chief said CPI(M)'s campaign left much to be desired.

BJP’s ‘flustered’ by Oppn’s INDIA alliance — Urdu press weighs in on ‘India vs Bharat’ row

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?