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Thursday, April 16, 2026
TopicMallikarjun Kharge

Topic: Mallikarjun Kharge

Scripted politics: How netas are borrowing blockbuster dialogues to land punches

Film dialogues, cinema-inspired memes & metaphors are often deployed by politicians & parties to target rivals. Increasingly, political messages are being packaged & delivered as curated content.

After BJP, RSS files police complaint against Kharge for ‘poisonous snake’ remark in poll-bound Assam

RSS wants legal action over allegedly derogatory, provocative, and communally sensitive statements made during a recent election rally in south Assam.

BJP files complaint against Kharge with EC, Assam Police, says he likened BJP-RSS to ‘poisonous snake’

Party and Sangh affiliate VHP come out strongly to criticise Congress president. They accuse Kharge of trying to incite violence.

Modi’s speech on West Asia ‘obfuscation’, what’s being done to restore strategic autonomy, asks Kharge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday reiterated the government's commitment to ensuring the safety of millions of Indians living in the Gulf and promoting peace and dialogue worldwide.

Why didn’t govt preempt LPG shortage, asks Kharge. Nadda says ‘a Congress leader hoarding cylinders’

An LPG crisis has hit India due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade amid the war between the US-Israel and Iran in West Asia.

‘Pre-committed purchase pact & 2-minister ping-pong’: Tharoor’s scathing jibe at India-US trade deal

Thiruvananthapuram MP, who backed the Centre on Op Sindoor, took a swipe at ministers Piyush Goyal & Jaishankar for evading questions on India’s purported pledge to US on Russian oil.

Will he, won’t he? Suspense over fresh RS term for Kharge, & Gandhi siblings add flavour to Hooda lunch

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty, and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Solo in Bengal after 19 years, how Congress finally pulled the chute on its alliance with Left

From the very outset of a meeting with top brass, Pradesh Congress chief Subhankar Sarkar was in favour of the party contesting polls all by itself.

India-US trade deal will see a farm laws-type agitation: Kharge warns Modi govt in Rajya Sabha

The Congress president also said that while the President spoke of women empowerment, women have, in fact, only become a ‘vote bank’ for BJP.

The great pre-poll ‘patch-up’: What happened at Tharoor’s meeting with Rahul & Kharge

Tharoor’s absence from a meeting of Congress high command & its Kerala leadership had deepened concerns within party that its ties with Thiruvananthapuram MP were nearing breaking point.

On Camera

Women are moving from unpaid family work to self-employment. Why that’s not enough

The current transformation is best understood not as a transition to formalisation, but as a transition from invisible labour to visible informality. Women's work is far from secure.

Russia raking in a windfall from Hormuz blockade. Export revenues doubled to $19 bn in March, says IEA

Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.