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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
TopicNitin Gadkari

Topic: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari’s Goa surprise leaves ministry juniors high and dry

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Plugged-In: TN protesters killed ‘sniper-style’, and the new ‘BFFs’ of Indian politics

A video purportedly showing a plainclothes police officer picking and choosing his targets from among those protesting against the Sterlite copper plant expansion has gone viral.

Zojila tunnel will be a boon for the armed forces and for tourists too

The bidirectional, all-weather tunnel is expected to not only keep a check on incursions, but also keep Ladakh accessible throughout the year.

It may be back to school, driving that is, for habitual rash, negligent drivers

Union Road ministry scheme wants offenders to spend five days in proposed govt-authorised driving centres to re-obtain license, apart from fine.

Congress didn’t stake claim in Goa because promised support just evaporated: Digvijaya

The then state in-charge drew flak after the BJP swooped in and formed the govt, but has blamed the ruling party for making MLAs ‘untraceable’ soon after poll results.

On national highways alone, UP has 226 distressed bridges that need attention

The UP government wants a regional version of IBMS system to take stock of all the bridges in the state, and then figure out what to do with them.

Why do all roads lead to Mumbai and Nagpur for highways minister Nitin Gadkari?

RTI reply shows about 80% of all his official visits are to his home state, specifically to state capital Mumbai and Nagpur, his constituency and RSS HQ.

If only Modi had more Gadkaris, Goyals & Prabhus in his government

There is merit in defining clear mandates & appointing people with ability & energy. The Modi govt would’ve had a better record if it had stuck to this formula.

After Majithia, Arvind Kejriwal apologises to Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Sibal’s son

Kejriwal has drawn flak from within the party and outside for his step, but AAP leaders say it is a strategy by the legal team to shed court cases.

BJP picks Biplab Kumar Deb to be the next chief minister of Tripura

Tripura will get a non-Left Chief Minister after 20 years.

On Camera

Farrhana Bhatt on Bigg Boss 19 reopened Kashmir’s representation wound

Farrhana Bhatt’s presence on Bigg Boss 19 can’t redefine Kashmir. But it can remind the Valley that Kashmiris deserve to be seen in their full human range—not squeezed into specific categories.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

India looks to Oman for spare parts to keep its fleet of Jaguars flying

India is now the only country still operating the Jaguar, long retired by its original users, France in 2005 and the UK in 2007, and secondary operators like Oman, Nigeria and Ecuador.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.