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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicRam nath kovind

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‘One Nation, One Election’ was the past, can be the future. Kovind panel shows the benefits

While holding simultaneous elections may be economically viable, the opposition may have a point that the Modi government could be ignoring the citizens’ right to remove non-performing governments’.

‘One nation-no election, dictatorship & death of federalism’ — oppn parties decry simultaneous polls

Criticism comes in wake of Ram Nath Kovind-led panel advocating for ‘one nation, one election’ in its report submitted to President Droupadi Murmu Thursday.

Amit Shah, Adhir, Ghulam Nabi part of Kovind-led panel to study ‘One Nation, One Election’ feasibility

Part of BJP’s poll promise of electoral reforms, theory aims for simultaneous LS & assembly elections. Panel to submit recommendations at the earliest, no time frame given.

Elections to choose India’s next President will be on 18 July, results 21 July

The ruling NDA is confident of victory, with a little help from Parliament friends like Jagan Mohan Reddy and Naveen Patnaik.

Thanks to reduced UP majority, July’s Presidential election just got a little tougher for BJP

BJP-led NDA is now 1.2% away from the majority mark, compared to just 0.05% in July 2021. But sometimes-friendly parties like Jagan's YSRCP & Naveen Patnaik's BJD could fill gap.

Bangladesh invites President Kovind for 50th anniversary of liberation from Pakistan

The invitation comes amid tensions between Delhi and Dhaka over the communal violence in Bangladesh during Durga Puja this month. India hasn’t confirmed the visit.

‘India is a close partner of Denmark’, says Danish PM on a three-day visit to India

PM Narendra Modi received Mette Frederiksen and Bo Tengberg, her husband, at Rashtrapati Bhavan Saturday. Frederiksen is scheduled to interact with think-tanks, students and members of civil society.

Rashtrapati Bhavan on high alert after staff’s family member tests positive for Covid-19

The sanitation worker’s house in the Presidential Estate has been disinfected and sealed, and 25 families living in close contact have been quarantined.

Modi wants ‘closer partnership’ with China, says Covid-19 reminder of interconnected world

Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi and Jaishankar write to their Chinese counterparts on completion of seven decades of diplomatic ties between India and China.

In pictures — Gotabaya Rajapaksa all smiles at Modi, Kovind’s Rashtrapati Bhavan welcome

PM Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind received Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Friday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

In Pinarayi’s pre-poll Kerala budget, gig hubs, global school and a welfare bonanza

Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announced the 2026-27 Kerala Budget Thursday.

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.