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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicNitin Gadkari

Topic: Nitin Gadkari

The Economist sees ‘maverick’ Gadkari as Modi’s successor, and India’s top-down approach to education

International media also examines how India can achieve its industrialisation dreams, only if it would just get out of its own way.

Fack Check: Gadkari didn’t attack Modi in his speech. He was talking about caste politics

At a recent rally, Nitin Gadkari said he would kick anyone who talks about caste to gain votes. He did not name PM Modi or any other individual.

‘Becoming PM not my aim,’ Gadkari told political leader who offered to support his candidacy

Addressing the media in Nagpur, the Union minister said he is loyal to his conviction and organisation, and won't compromise with that.

Gadkari urges automakers to invest in scrapping centres, says it will boost new vehicle sales

Scrapping & recycling will help reduce component costs by 30-40%, says Union minister. This, he adds, will help reduce steel imports by 65 lakh tonnes & create 35,000 more jobs.

Free will, dissent, defiance – signs of democracy returning to BJP

Those pushed aside during the Modi-Shah regime are beginning to find their feet and voice. And these are early days yet. The BJP must welcome these developments.

‘Highways’ man Nitin Gadkari sworn in as minister in Modi Cabinet for 3rd time

Ex-BJP chief Gadkari was stripped of MSME portfolio in 2021 & dropped from parliamentary board in 2022. But with drubbing in Maharashtra this LS election, his stock may rise.

People joining from other parties will strengthen BJP but our ideology will never change, says Gadkari

Union minister for road transport & highways says road infra in India will be equivalent to US's by 2024-end and he doesn't need to campaign because people 'experiencing his work'.

‘Neither rightist nor leftist, but opportunist’ – Nitin Gadkari flags decline in ideology among today’s politicians

Gadkari was speaking at the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards in Delhi, where he urged parliamentarians to do qualitative work, which would add to the pride of the institution.

Uttarkashi rescue work: 2nd pipe installed to deliver food & medicines, ‘6 plans in progress’

Union minister Nitin Gadkari & Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visit site Sunday to assess situation. Gadkari expresses hope of rescuing workers within two to two-and-a-half days.

Ahead of 2024 polls, biopic on Gadkari talks up the ‘highway minister’s’ PM potential

Titled 'Gadkari', Marathi biopic by debutant director Anurag Ranjan Bhusari comes at a time when road transport & highways minister is perceived to be losing capital in Modi govt.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

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.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.