scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicOpposition unity

Topic: opposition unity

Ally vs ally in 3 states — INDIA bloc hits bypoll bumps on road to Mumbai

Candidates of opposition bloc are fighting not just BJP but also among themselves on Dhupguri, Bageshwar & Puthuppally.

INDIA 2024 fault line goes via five states. But Mamata Banerjee is showing the way

In West Bengal, Kerala, Tripura, Delhi, and Punjab, the strains within INDIA are likely to be the most stressful.

INDIA is a group of ‘Modi-mukt Parliament’ dreamers. It’s just another UPA

The best that the Congress can do is prepare to go it alone in 2029, if it manages to survive until then

PM Modi was once a CM too. He should care for federalism, withdraw Delhi ordinance

Between AAP-controlled MCD, centre-nominated NDMC, home ministry-appointed LG, 7 BJP MPs & municipal councillors from other parties, there is a mess of power centres in Delhi.

‘Parties need common narrative to see electoral gains’: Prashant Kishor on Bengaluru opposition meet

Former poll strategist, currently on padyatra in Bihar, says parties & leaders sitting together won’t make a difference without 'unity in thought' and a narrative they can take to public.

Oppn unity rooted in ‘anti-Hindu’ attitude passed off as secularism, says Hindu Right press

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

How Manipur victims ‘reach out’ to PM Modi, a coup to ‘spice’ things up & ‘Uniform Cricket Code’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Debate over ‘APPosition’ & a ‘thankful Obama’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

BJP won 224 seats with 50% vote share in 2019 — 88 more than 2014. But Opposition finds silver lining

BJP boosted seats with over 50% vote share and expanded its reach in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. But united opposition & diverse voter expectations might be a challenge in 2024, say experts.

On Camera

Sudha Chandran’s viral trance is a cry for help. Stop calling it divine

What we see in the video is not a passing spiritual fancy; it is psychologically ambiguous, warrants a closer look, especially if someone so influential partakes in it.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

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.