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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicINDIA bloc

Topic: INDIA bloc

Why Gandhi family’s age-old ally Lalu has endorsed Mamata Banerjee’s bid to lead INDIA bloc

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has joined SP, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT) in backing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s bid to lead bloc of parties opposed to BJP.

Backing Rahul, Congress MPs slam allies’ support for Mamata as INDIA bloc head. ‘Trying to save Adani’

Only Rahul can challenge Modi, Manickam Tagore says. Other Congress MPs say INDIA partners need to understand the importance of the Adani issue.

INDIA bloc’s notice to remove Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankhar a 1st for Parliament. What happens next

In notice to remove Dhankhar as V-P, INDIA bloc accuses him of ‘unfairly using privilege motions to silence Oppn’ & acting as ‘impassioned spokesperson of Modi govt’s policies,’ it is learnt.

Why Jagan’s YSRCP has joined chorus to endorse Mamata as head of INDIA bloc

After Mamata Banerjee evinced an interest to lead the INDIA bloc last week, Samajwadi Party, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders were quick to endorse her pitch.

Front row seat for Ayodhya star or differences over Adani? Why Akhilesh is giving short shrift to Congress

Samajwadi Party leaders have decided not to speak against Congress, but to distance themselves from it. They are also annoyed with the continued protest on just the Adani issue.

Why Kejriwal has ruled out alliance with Congress in Delhi & how it may affect their poll prospects

The AAP chief's categorical assertion comes at a time when Delhi Congress is carrying out a padyatra in the national capital against the 'misgovernance' of the AAP government.

‘There will be no alliance in Delhi’: Kejriwal rules out tie-up with Congress for assembly elections

AAP and Congress failed to reach a seat-sharing agreement ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls in October despite several rounds of talks.

‘Need to work with believers.’ CPI(M) draft political manifesto recognises growing religiosity in society

To differentiate itself from other non-BJP parties, draft resolution states that it's imperative that CPI(M) go back to emphasising socialism as an ideological goal.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.

Congress not to contest 9 Uttar Pradesh bypolls, will support INDIA ally Samajwadi Party

The by-elections to 9 of the 10 vacant seats will take place on 13 November; results on 23rd.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.