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TopicINDIA bloc

Topic: INDIA bloc

Will minorities have to give certificate of religion now? United Oppn’s attack on Centre over Waqf Bill

Leading the Oppn charge in waqf debate, Congress's Gaurav Gogoi accused Modi govt of using the Waqf bill to dilute the Constitution, divide and disenfranchise minority communities.

INDIA bloc’s ideological differences won’t stop it from fighting BJP, RSS on education—Rahul Gandhi

Congress MP turns up at student protest against NEP, UGC & paper leaks at Jantar Mantar, says education system will be ruined if it goes into hands of RSS & people will not get jobs.

TMC says ready to fight 2026 Bengal polls alone if Congress not open to a seat-sharing deal

To tie up with TMC, Congress will have to break ranks with the Left. This comes after a split in anti-BJP votes was seen as the reason for AAP's defeat in Delhi.

Cat-and-mouse game on pay-per-view & will the real MAGA fountainhead please stand up

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

Watch CutTheClutter: Why Congress in the lead will be crucial for INDIA bloc’s survival through 2029

In Episode 1605 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Political Editor D.K. Singh discuss the future of a fraught INDIA bloc in the aftermath of the Delhi elections.

With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc

While Congress’s high command initially intervened to get its Delhi leaders to tone down their attacks on AAP, by the end, even Rahul Gandhi ran an aggressive campaign against Kejriwal.

Message to fans at Kotla watching Ranji match: Come for Kohli, stay for the game

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Cracks widen in INDIA bloc as allies isolate Congress, back AAP for Delhi polls & question coalition

Non-Congress parties of national-level alliance have been cornering the principal opposition party, most have also announced support for Team Kejriwal & flagged lack of cohesion in bloc.

Gloves off ahead of Delhi elections, why AAP is on the warpath against Congress

AAP has called on Congress leadership to take action against party leader Ajay Maken for calling Delhi ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal ‘anti-national’.

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Bengal recruitment scam is a monumental mess for TMC. Mamata’s whataboutery tars everyone

Why is Mamata Banerjee invoking Vyapam now? Perhaps to take a swipe at the history of corruption in a BJP-ruled state, and to highlight how no BJP chief minister resigned then.

Why Trump’s tariffs are unlikely to severely impact the Indian economy

The jitters in Indian markets are likely ‘short-term’. Experts say this could serve as a key growth opportunity & that India must accelerate FTA talks with major countries, including US.

Meet Sardar Swaran Singh, 82-yr-old tailor who stitched uniforms for Sam Manekshaw, SRK in Fauji

Sardar Swaran Singh stitched uniforms for Army chiefs, supplied to UN missions, and catered to Shah Rukh Khan during Fauji. He has been stitching uniforms since he was 15.

Thank you Trump for putting tariff gun to India’s head. That’s the only way we’d be forced to reform

Trump threatening to pull the trigger might be just what is needed to wake up India’s self-congratulatory establishment from its headline-managing fantasies.