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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicLeft-Congress

Topic: Left-Congress

Seat talks in Jharkhand, Maharashtra & Bengal strain Left-Congress ties. ‘1 party isn’t INDIA bloc’

General secretaries of CPI & CPI(ML) say INDIA bloc's full potential can't be realised unless Congress changes approach. AICC secretary promises that 'all issues will be settled'.

‘Already have a CM’ — Union minister Bhoumik dismisses buzz that she’ll get Tripura top post

Bhaumik is fighting this month's assembly polls from Dhanpur — known as area of former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who had trounced her in 2018, but is not fighting this election.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.