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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicINDIA bloc

Topic: INDIA bloc

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’.

After Omar, TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee trashes INDIA bloc ally Congress’s charge of EVM hacking

Abhishek Banerjee's remarks mark departure from TMC’s stand on the issue. After 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Mamata had voiced support for return to paper ballots to ‘save democracy’.

On Camera

Venezuelan economy did not collapse overnight. 4 decades of stagnation is the cause

In 1980, South American countries exhibited similar income levels, with Venezuela ranking among the more affluent economies. By 2023, this landscape had significantly altered.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

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.