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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicPeople's Democratic Party

Topic: People's Democratic Party

How Nilambur bypoll in Kerala has turned into a secularism showdown between LDF & UDF

The ruling LDF and Oppn UDF have accused each other of embracing 'communal forces’, building on tensions simmering since the general elections, where Left Front lost ground.

Demanding quota ‘rationalisation’, NC MP Ruhullah leads a protest against J&K govt over reservation policy

J&K's Lt. Governor-led administration introduced new policy in 2024, amending J&K reservation rules. It is now under judicial review & a state-constituted subcommittee is looking at it.

Iltija Mufti’s poll debut, Engineer Rashid’s bustling campaign—glimpses of election fever in J&K

1st phase of J&K polls Wednesday. PDP’s Iltija Mufti is contesting from Bijbehara, Afzal Guru’s brother Aijaz from Sopore, and Engineer Rashid’s brother Sheikh Khursheed from Langate.

Parties misleading people of J&K, govt says on criticism of move to notify ‘strategic areas’

Regional parties, including NC & PDP, have called administration's move to notify areas for construction of armed forces facilities an attempt to turn J&K into a 'military establishment'.

Modi & Amit Shah’s new Kashmir policy will make dynasties irrelevant & build local leadership

Abdullah, Mufti and Nehru-Gandhi dynasties aren’t the solution, but part of the Kashmir problem.

Baramulla poll result will reveal just how much alliance with BJP cost Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP

PDP had won the Baramulla seat, which encompasses north Kashmir, for the first time in 2014. This time, Mehbooba Mufti’s party isn’t even sure of third place.

Out of power in J&K, Mehbooba Mufti is fast losing grip on her party too

Amid rising discontent, Mehbooba's party is threatening to unravel as it loses senior leaders to rivals.

Pro-India party in Bhutan gets knocked out of polls as Doklam jitters abound

The elimination of outgoing PM Tshering Tobgay’s party is a signal that Bhutan doesn’t want to be seen as either pro-India or pro-China.

BJP pulls out of alliance with PDP in Jammu & Kashmir

Coalition untenable, says Ram Madhav.  Adds that PDP failed to restore peace, ensure development.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.