The Revanth Reddy government has the Bharat Rashtra Samiti cornered over at least four cases, not giving the party led by K Chandrasekhar Rao, or KCR, a breather to plan, regroup, or organise itself after successive electoral losses. This has led the Opposition party on the backfoot, keeping it always on the defensive and unable…
From a tale of two speeches at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in Swiss Alps to the decks being cleared for “mother of all deals” back home – the coverage of the Urdu dailies over the week was dominated by geopolitics and international trade, which have a crucial bearing on India’s roadmap ahead….
Amid protests over the recently notified “equity regulations” for higher education institutes by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Tuesday that no one would be allowed to misuse the provisions and that “discrimination will not be allowed against anybody”. “… Oppression will not be allowed against anybody… there won’t be…
Actor-politician Vijay is likely to contest the 2026 Assembly election from Velachery, the fast-growing, tech-heavy Chennai constituency barely a few kilometres from his Panayur residence, according to multiple senior leaders in Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), marking what they describe as a calculated urban launchpad rather than a symbolic rural debut. For months, the question inside…
(As Assam gears up for the Assembly polls, every Wednesday, Special Correspondent Sukrita Baruah decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) A Special Revision (SR) exercise that the Election Commission (EC) has repeatedly emphasised “would not affect those whose names are already in voter lists” has descended into politically charged…
Nearly a fortnight after pulling off a historic win in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, among several other corporations, in alliance with its key Mahayuti ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, across Maharashtra, the BJP is now intensifying its bid to resolve their differences over power-sharing to run these civic bodies. As part of…
Ajit Pawar’s political career unfolded in the towering presence of his uncle, Sharad Pawar, but was driven by a constant desire to establish his own identity. The son of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder’s elder brother Anantrao, the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, who died in an air crash in his home turf of Baramati, rose…
Following the sudden death of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in an air crash on Wednesday, political equations in the Mahayuti are likely to be in flux. Though the NCP was ideologically different from the BJP, Pawar shared a good rapport with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and that personal chemistry often worked to keep in…
With the sudden demise of NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, senior BJP leader and CM Devendra Fadnavis has lost a close friend and a key ally. The stunning development is set to have a crucial bearing on both the ruling Mahayuti coalition as well as the two factions of the NCP….
With the NCP built around Ajit Pawar’s personal authority and control over legislators, his sudden death leaves the party without a clear leader. This comes at a time when talks had begun on bringing together the two rival NCP factions led by the Deputy CM and his uncle, Sharad Pawar. In the weeks before his…