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TopicPuducherry politics

Topic: Puducherry politics

‘Not BJP B-team’: Lottery heir Charles Martin to dive into Puducherry politics while dad handles business

In an interview to ThePrint, son of lottery baron Santiago Martin says most politicians 'indifferent to people's suffering' and he will give up business interests once he joins politics.

AINRC seals alliance with BJP, AIADMK in Puducherry for assembly polls

According to the agreement reached by the three parties, AINRC, headed by former chief minister N. Rangasamy, will contest on 16 seats.

Power of ‘Petronil’, and how BJP wrested Puducherry from Congress

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

What Puducherry, 9th govt brought down by Modi’s BJP in 7 yrs, tells us about party’s politics

In episode 688 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses how the ruling BJP at the Centre has managed to form governments in states where it lost elections.

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as Puducherry Lt Governor

As the fifth woman to hold the post, Soundararajan takes charge at a time when the ruling Congress-led government has lost its majority after one more MLA quit the party Tuesday.

Congress-led govt in Puducherry falls below halfway mark as MLA quits day before Rahul visit

Kamaraj Nagar MLA John Kumar is the fourth Congress leader to resign in the past few weeks. On Monday, health minister of the union territory, Malladi Krishna Rao, quit the party.

Puducherry L-G Kiran Bedi can’t interfere in govt’s daily affairs, says Madras High Court

In its order, the Madras High Court set aside two central govt communications that elevated the powers of Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi.

On Camera

Farrhana Bhatt on Bigg Boss 19 reopened Kashmir’s representation wound

Farrhana Bhatt’s presence on Bigg Boss 19 can’t redefine Kashmir. But it can remind the Valley that Kashmiris deserve to be seen in their full human range—not squeezed into specific categories.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

India looks to Oman for spare parts to keep its fleet of Jaguars flying

India is now the only country still operating the Jaguar, long retired by its original users, France in 2005 and the UK in 2007, and secondary operators like Oman, Nigeria and Ecuador.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.