4 min readThiruvananthapuramMar 9, 2026 08:41 AM IST First published on: Mar 9, 2026 at 07:07 AM IST Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) has found itself in a bind, with Malayalam film superstar Mammootty, who is the chairman of party-backed channel Kairali TV, being targeted on social media by its supporters over a video of an interaction…
(Each week, Deputy Editor Liz Mathew maps the changing political landscape from New Delhi, focusing on power equations, policy moves, and shifts in alliances.) While Nitish Kumar’s bid to shift to the Rajya Sabha, clearing the decks for ally BJP having its first-ever CM in Bihar, may lead to state politics, anchored in socialist and…
Launching his political innings, Nishant Kumar, the son of JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, joined the party fold Sunday, saying he was committed to take the message of his father’s work to every citizen and that he would try to win people’s hearts. Days after Nitish filed his nomination for the March…
The second leg of the Budget session of Parliament is set to begin Monday on a turbulent note, with the Lok Sabha likely to take up an Opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, the first such attempt against a presiding officer of the House in nearly four decades. The move is largely…
With Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar now shifting to a Rajya Sabha role, the last active member of the triumvirate of Jayaprakash Narayan-B P Mandal movement is exiting the rough and tumble of state politics. RJD chief Lalu Prasad has largely been incapacitated by ill health and legal battles in recent years….
If the high-stakes battle for four seats in the March 16 Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha is anything to go by, the political equations appear to have shifted in the state, with the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress joining hands for a “common candidate”. In an unprecedented move, the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD…
4 min readPatnaMar 7, 2026 09:28 PM IST A day after JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha made the announcement about party chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar joining the party fold, Nishant attended at least two meetings with the party leaders and legislators in Patna Saturday, even as a…
At a recent internal meeting of the Congress, Rahul Gandhi suddenly caught the wrist of a leader sitting next to him. As the leader was caught by surprise, Gandhi nonchalantly explained to him a martial arts concept, linking it with politics. The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha then also told his party…
3 min readShimlaMar 7, 2026 09:54 AM IST First published on: Mar 7, 2026 at 04:26 AM IST Congress’ Rajya Sabha candidate from Himachal Pradesh Anurag Sharma was awarded construction contracts worth nearly Rs 16 crore in the past two years. The Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (HPPWD) in Kangra gave him contracts worth Rs…
2 min readNew DelhiMar 7, 2026 12:23 PM IST First published on: Mar 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM IST Weeks after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs refused to sign the notice for the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the party’s MPs in both Houses will support the motion when it is taken up…