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Saturday, January 10, 2026
TopicINDIA bloc

Topic: INDIA bloc

Questioned by ED, Soren files FIR against its officers for ‘harassing tribal community’

The case pertained to 29 January raid at Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's Delhi residence during which ED seized Rs 36 lakh in cash and a BMW X7, which cost over Rs 1 crore.

Neither arithmetic nor chemistry working for INDIA bloc: Nadda after BJP’s Chandigarh mayoral polls win

BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar defeated AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar, who was fielded as part of an alliance with the Congress, and won the post of mayor in Chandigarh.

BJP’s Manoj Sonkar trounces AAP-Congress joint candidate in Chandigarh mayoral polls

Councillors of INDIA bloc parties AAP and Congress protested as soon as the results were announced. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of 'cheating.'

Modi, BJP CMs undermined secularism: Urdu press on states declaring public holidays for consecration

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

Mamata rules out reconciliation with Congress — ‘brought big yatra to Bengal but gave me no info’ 

Bengal CM says she got messages from Sonia & Priyanka enquiring about her health after car accident, but adds that 'no one' from Congress reached out to her on decision to go solo.

‘AAP holding talks on Lok Sabha seat from Goa as part of INDIA alliance,’ says Arvind Kejriwal

Goa has two Lok Sabha constituencies – North Goa and South Goa. However, Kejriwal did not specify which of the two seats the AAP was eyeing to contest.

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee mocks Congress, compares Bengal seats-sharing aspirations to ‘aiming for stars’

Abhishek's comment comes after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, along with Akhilesh Yadav and Uddhav Thackeray, skipped the virtual meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc Saturday.

Kharge to be ‘INDIA chairperson’, Nitish ‘withdraws’ from convener race citing ‘lack of consensus’

Bihar CM & JD (U) president Nitish Kumar is learnt to have said he would only consider convener’s post when there’s consensus. He also insisted that a Congress leader be alliance chair. 

BJP using Ram temple event to manipulate Hindu sentiments, unnerve Opposition, says Urdu press

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

‘Govt must gauge delicacy of situation, foster trust in Kashmir’ — Urdu press on Poonch civilian deaths

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

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.