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Topic: opposition

2 things hurting Indian politics today — BJP exceptionalism, Opposition’s attack on Modi

Good governance isn’t imposed from the top — it grows bottom up. Govt must engage with the masses, have impartial judiciary, and even make voting compulsory.

Opposition can’t junk everything BJP & not all opposition corrupt. Need working relationship

The BJP cannot preach vasudhaiva kutumbakam abroad while the Indian parliament is itself a house divided.

President not inaugurating new Parliament is ‘insult to India’s democracy,’ writes Urdu press

New Delhi: The inauguration of the new Parliament building on 28 May and its boycott by 20 Opposition parties remained on the front pages...

Row over Parliament building shows politics in India never stops, national symbol or not

Few parties such as BJD and JD(S) have backed the PM—indicative of a growing realisation that opposing him on an issue surrounding a national symbol may not work.

Modi right to inaugurate Parliament building. Opposition ignoring precedent set by Nehru

While it would be better for the Modi government to invite President Droupadi Murmu at the inauguration function as a matter of moral practice, it is not a legal requirement.

Opposition’s comeback album: ‘Didi, oh, Didi’. And Where’s Waldo? Certainly not in Punjab

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

‘Standing together, will fight…:’ Rahul, Nitish, Tejashwi meet in Delhi to unify Opposition in 2024

Their three parties are in power in Bihar, with Congress being the junior partner in the state.

After Rahul Gandhi’s conviction, opposition unites to take on PM Modi

On Wednesday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee called for a unified opposition to challenge Modi's BJP in the 2024 elections.

If Rahul’s making false claims about Adani, why isn’t govt rebutting point-by-point: Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions 

On Camera

Why fruity men are winning hearts on dating apps—it’s survival of the softest

An average single girl likes men who care about women’s cricket, skip the ‘harmless sexist jokes’ and listen to them rant without offering solutions. She still might call him a ‘performative male’ for ticking every box.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.