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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicSampark for Samarthan

Topic: Sampark for Samarthan

Congress is ready with its own ‘Sampark for Samarthan’, but there’s a twist

The Congress plan will reach out to the common man, and not the celebrities who BJP leaders are meeting.

Congress makes Amit Shah-inspired changes, prepares for ‘BJP-mukt’ Madhya Pradesh

Kamal Nath-led state party unit effects structural grassroots changes to tackle BJP's organisational strength; Digvijaya Singh gives unity tough talk.

Amit Shah knows BJP’s IT cell propaganda isn’t enough for 2019

Amit Shah’s visits with famous people are a tactic to attract TV cameras and market ‘Brand Modi’ for 2019. It is so much easier than engaging with the media directly.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.