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Friday, January 2, 2026
TopicJagdeep Dhankhar

Topic: Jagdeep Dhankhar

Dhankhar’s 1st public address since resignation—praise for RSS, ‘Hindu spirit’ & a Pranab Da anecdote

The former Vice-President of India was speaking at the launch of a book by Sangh joint general secretary Manmohan Vaidya in Bhopal.

Former V-P Dhankhar moves into INLD chief Abhay Chautala’s Chhatarpur farmhouse in South Delhi

Gurugram: Former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has moved out of his official bungalow at Vice-President's Enclave in Church Road and moved into a farmhouse in...

‘Rahul tore ordinance, is it not double standard,’ asks Shah; praises Dhankhar for ‘good work’

Union Home Minister also rejects Opposition's charge that NDA's choice of vice-presidential nominee was done keeping in mind the Tamil Nadu elections in 2026.

‘Dhankhar resigned for health reasons, no need to make fuss’—Amit Shah hits back at skeptics

Home Minister says the vice-president resigned due to health issues & dismissed the Opposition's claims that he was under 'house arrest'.

NDA names Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate

Radhakrishnan, was elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore twice & previously served as the Tamil Nadu BJP State President. He has also served as the Governor of Jharkhand & Telangana.

Politics marked by paradoxes: Anatomy of BJP’s ‘Jat dilemma’

New Delhi: Days after Satya Pal Malik, the former governor of Jammu and Kashmir passed away, a Sarva Khap Panchayat was held at Charkhi...

EC announces Vice President poll on 9 September, nominations by 21 August

The announcement comes days after Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation on 21 July. Nominations to be scrutinised on 22 August, electoral college finalised.

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Jat khaps rally behind Dhankhar, but ‘mentor’ Devi Lal’s clan divided over shock resignation

Abhay Singh, Ajay Singh & Dushyant Chautala among those who come out in support of former vice-president. It was Devi Lal who initiated Dhankhar into politics.

‘Very, very big news…massive, massive development’—How TV covered Jagdeep Dhankhar resignation

Television news anchors were caught smack in the middle of their 9 pm debates when Dhankhar publicly announced his resignation, so they didn't have time to call their 'sources'.

On Camera

Dalit dating in India is a choice between dignity and loneliness

Dating apps promised to disrupt the casteist marriage market. Instead, they’ve merely translated social biases into digital language.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

2025 was Indian Army’s year. New battalions & platoons, embracing next-gen warfare

Amidst a doctrinal shift towards joint theaterisation and greater synergy between the various wings of the forces, the Indian Army in 2025 moved further on its path to Vision@2047.

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.