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Topic: Vice President

United against terrorism: Modi pays tributes to fallen heroes of Parliament attack; Sonia, Rahul join him

5 LeT- & JeM-linked terrorists stormed Parliament complex 13 December 2001 & opened indiscriminate fire, killing 9 people. They were neutralised before they could enter the House.

V-P Radhakrishnan joined RSS despite pressure from family that called it ‘anti-national’, says Nadda

In welcome address for Radhakrishnan, Nadda adds that Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge had said the new V-P belonged to 'Congress gharana', and he should keep that in mind.

ThePrint photos of the week: Farmers’ protest, Modi-Rabuka meet & anti-Trump protest in Sadar Bazar

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

CP Radhakrishnan, BJP’s new ‘Jat’ face & what makes Raj Thackeray go all warm & fuzzy

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Moral standards, hand-washed only & tailor-made talks

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

Congress labelled him ‘yes man’, BJP pinned hopes on him—the many shades of Oppn’s V-P pick Justice Reddy

Justice Reddy, who served as SC judge until his retirement in 2011, has come under harsh BJP criticism even before he & NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan formally launch their campaign.

In INDIA bloc’s choice for V-P candidate, a bid to wage ‘ideological battle’, put NDA allies in a spot

Former SC judge B Sudershan Reddy will contest against NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan. He served as Chief Justice of Gauhati HC, Assam, before reaching the SC.

PM Modi’s GST reforms by Diwali announcement is like leaking the examination paper

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Tamil Nadu’s Ajatshatru, risen from RSS—the many faces of CP Radhakrishnan & why BJP’s banking on him

Radhakrishnan, an RSS product, has been named NDA candidate for Vice President’s post and is seen as key to BJP’s southern strategy.

18 August, 2025: IED blast in Chattisgarh’s Bijapur kills one DRG guard & other news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.