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BJP opts for solo fight in Latur civic polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to contest all 70 seats on its own in the January 15, 2026 elections to the Latur Municipal Corporation, bringing an end to talks on a proposed alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party and resetting local political equations in the Marathwada city. Party...
Top court halts release order in Sengar case
Supreme Court intervention has put on hold the release of Kuldeep Singh Sengar after a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stayed a December 23, 2025 order of the Delhi High Court that had directed his release in connection with one of the criminal cases against...
Karnataka chief minister reiterates Kannada primacy
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that he does not oppose Hindi but asserted that it is not the country’s national language, underlining his government’s commitment to protecting Kannada and the rights of Kannadigas. Speaking at a public programme, he framed the issue as one of constitutional clarity...
Congress reverses course before Mumbai civic polls
Mumbai’s principal opposition party has executed a late strategic turn that has unsettled its local cadre, abandoning a pledged solo run in the city’s civic elections and opting instead for an eleventh-hour alliance days before nominations close. The decision has altered the contours of the January 15 vote for...
Bangladesh mourns former premier Khaleda Zia’s death at 80
Bangladesh’s political sphere was shaken on Tuesday as Khaleda Zia, the three-time former prime minister and long-time chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, died at the age of 80 while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. The party confirmed she passed away at 6:00am, surrounded by family and...
Congress backs court push on Aravalli definition
Congress leaders on Monday endorsed a Supreme Court directive seeking clarity on how the Aravalli Hills are defined and protected, and escalated pressure on union environment minister Bhupendra Yadav by demanding his resignation, arguing that prolonged ambiguity has weakened safeguards for one of the subcontinent’s oldest mountain systems. The...
Congress leaders strike lighter note after pointed post
Congress leadership sought to play down internal ripples on its Foundation Day as senior party figures gathered in New Delhi, a day after former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh publicly urged the organisation to study the working relationship between the RSS and the BJP. The brief exchange between...
Dhaka rejects claims over minority violence narrative
Bangladesh has firmly dismissed concerns raised by New Delhi over alleged violence against Hindus, calling the assertions misleading and detached from realities on the ground, as diplomatic exchanges between the two neighbours sharpen over minority safety and communal harmony. Dhaka’s foreign ministry said incidents cited by India amounted to...
Congress legacy questioned amid BJP’s sharp attack
Political sparring between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress escalated on Sunday as the ruling party accused its principal rival of losing its ideological base and functioning as a private preserve of what it described as a “fake” Gandhi family, sharpening rhetoric on the Congress foundation day. The...
Congress closes ranks over Digvijaya Singh remarks
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday moved swiftly to defend party veteran Digvijaya Singh following political controversy triggered by Singh’s remarks that were interpreted by critics as praising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Khurshid described Singh as a “pillar” of the Congress, arguing that the comments were being read...
Masood remarks expose Congress leadership strains
Comments by Congress MP Imran Masood declaring that Priyanka Gandhi should be the country’s Prime Minister have brought into sharp focus the undercurrents shaping the Congress party’s internal politics, laying bare a leadership debate that the organisation has sought to keep contained as it recalibrates its role in Parliament....
Congress rift deepens over remarks on RSS ideology
A sharp exchange over comments likening the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to extremist groups has opened a fresh fault line within the Congress, exposing ideological unease and tactical differences as the party seeks to sharpen its opposition pitch while avoiding internal discord. The controversy gathered pace after senior Congress leader...
Naidu backs three-child call for long-term national strength
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has argued that sustained demographic strength will be central to the country’s economic and strategic influence over the coming centuries, endorsing a call for families to have three children and framing population growth as a long-horizon policy challenge rather than a short-term...
Bhagwat links science and dharma as shared quest
Mohan Bhagwat said there is “no contradiction” between science and dharma, arguing that both pursue the same underlying truth through different methods, while addressing a gathering of scientists, educators and students at the Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan in Tirupati on Friday. Speaking to an audience drawn from academic institutions and...
Congress readies Aravalli outreach push
Congress is preparing to step up its ground-level mobilisation around the “Save Aravalli” campaign, with party leaders weighing a statewide yatra that could feature participation from the central leadership as part of a broader effort to sharpen pressure on the Union government over land use, mining and environmental safeguards...
Professor faces suspension over exam question row
A university professor has been suspended after an examination paper set by him included a question referring to “atrocities against Muslims”, triggering a political storm, student protests and a formal inquiry into academic conduct and freedom on campus. The controversy erupted after postgraduate students flagged the question, which appeared...
UP BJP warns against caste mobilisation amid internal unease
Uttar Pradesh BJP leadership has issued a clear directive cautioning party members against any form of caste-based mobilisation, asserting that such conduct violates the organisation’s constitution and ideological framework. The message, conveyed to legislators and office-bearers on Thursday, follows a private dinner in Lucknow involving a group of BJP...
Bangladesh’s student-backed party struggles for relevance
Bangladesh’s political landscape is heading towards the February 12 general election with an unusual imbalance, as a fledgling party born out of last year’s mass protests finds itself squeezed between entrenched rivals and the realities of electoral politics. The National Citizen Party, formed by student leaders who spearheaded the...
