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Monday, August 18, 2025
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Topic: Presidential Election

‘There should’ve been a consensus candidate’ — Yashwant Sinha after Mamata ‘softens’ on Murmu

The Opposition presidential nominee added that his candidature was not ‘symbolic’ and that politics around NDA pick Droupadi Murmu’s tribal identity would ‘not cut ice’.

Why is Mamata batting for NDA presidential pick Murmu? Bengal CM says her ‘chances are higher’

A day after the Trinamool chief’s remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that the NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu could become a ‘unifying factor’ for parties.

Up against central powers, a test of Uddhav’s acumen — Urdu press on Maharashtra crisis

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

Choice is ‘bulldozer raj’ or Constitution, says opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha

BJP under PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is following 'undemocratic & dangerous' path, says former Union minister, who is confident all non-BJP parties will vote for him.

Yashwant Sinha — opposition presidential candidate is Vajpayee protege, staunch Modi critic

Sinha was announced Tuesday as opposition's pick for presidential polls. IAS-officer-turned politician, who was finance minister in Vajpayee govt, left BJP in 2018 and joined TMC last year.

Yashwant Sinha ‘steps aside’ from TMC ahead of opposition meet on presidential pick

Sinha, a former Union minister and BJP leader, had joined the TMC last year. The opposition is expected to hold a second meeting Tuesday to decide on a Presidential name.

Congress gets a taste of 56-inch bulldozer & how ‘real Agnipath’ will start after 4 yrs

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

Opposition parties play game of chairs, fail to reach consensus on presidential candidate

ThePrint's Praveen Jain brings moments from an opposition meeting at Delhi's Constitution Club Wednesday, to decide on a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections.

Congress in, what about AAP? Here’s who’ll attend Mamata opposition meet today on President polls

Sharad Pawar has reportedly declined the offer to be the joint presidential candidate of opposition parties ahead of the Wednesday meet in New Delhi called by the West Bengal CM.

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India’s strategic pillars are crumbling. Complacency is not an option

Within the modern-day Samudra Manthan lies the opportunity for India to redefine its role on the world stage by building a robust, adaptive security architecture.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?