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Cong leaders in Keralam back Sonia Gandhi amid controversy over memoir

Kerala ministers backed Sonia Gandhi amid controversy over her memoir's India publication, praising her reported refusal to make editorial changes to the manuscript

Cong calls Fadnavis' APTEL bias charge against private firms 'hypocrisy'

Cong's Jairam Ramesh said the Maharashtra CM has apparently protested to the prime minister that the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) is heavily biased in favour of private power companies

LS Secretariat sends notices to 20 rebel TMC MPs over disqualification plea

The Secretariat has asked the MPs to furnish their comments on the petition within seven days of receipt of the notice

'Achche din' keep wrecking common person's budget: Cong slams Modi govt

Kharge said that the BJP wants to dodge accountability for its misdeeds through distracting stunts and nonsensical talk but the Congress and the public would continue to raise questions over inflation

CJP calls for Sep 5 march in Delhi, accuses Centre of reneging on promises

CJP called for a protest march in Delhi on September 5, accusing the Centre of failing to honour the promises made on July 25 to convince the outfit to withdraw its 36-day agitation

Not taking political 'sanyas', won't stop till BJP is in obscurity: Mamata

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that she would not take political 'sanyas' (retirement) and won't stop till she forced the BJP into obscurity.

Number of schools shrinks by over 84,000 in India in eight years

Government schools' share declined from 69.8 per cent in 2018-19 to 68.54 per cent in 2025-26; and government-aided schools fell from 5.46 per cent to 5.4 per cent

School audit campaign spotlights infra, hygiene gaps in govt schools

The GenAlpha population is estimated at around 340 million, and some will be first-time voters in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections

Explained: How southern states are pushing families to have more kids

Why falling fertility rates are making the South incentivise more births

Sugar and the politics over price: Import order fuels ethanol debate

Govt's sugar import order sparks debate over ethanol diversion and exports amid a perceived supply shortage

Posters comparing Rahul Gandhi to Batman put up near Congress headquarters

The posters had Gandhi's picture alongside the picture of Batman. It had the captions 'The Silent Guardian' and 'A Watchful Protector' written on them

Adjourned, not prorogued: Parliament Monsoon Session awaits formal closure

Delay in formal closure of Parliament session fuels speculation over a possible special session to pass the delimitation-linked Women's Reservation Bill

PM Modi meets BJP's new national team, stresses ideas to strengthen party

Those who attended the meeting also included some office-bearers of the outgoing national executive and a few state unit chiefs of the party

DMK announces sweeping overhaul, sets age caps to induct young blood

Under the new blueprint, the DMK will expand its organisational districts from 78 to 110, with each district broadly mapped across two Assembly constituencies to ensure localised administration

'Fight is against BJP': Akhilesh Yadav says SP won't break its alliances

On inflation, the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief said essential commodities have become expensive, particularly with festivals approaching

Nitin Nabin holds first meeting with BJP's newly appointed national team

The meeting focused on preparations for upcoming state assembly elections, grassroots mobilisation and communicating government initiatives to the public

Risks weakening worker safeguards: Cong on SC's industry definition ruling

Jairam Ramesh, claimed that the Modi government's Industrial Relations Code, 2020, "significantly weakens essential safeguards for our workers

Rahul Gandhi on dharna, seeks FIR over pellet gun use at Delhi protest

After the discussions with the DCP failed, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha sat on a dharna at the police station

No end to march of grave ecological folly in Great Nicobar: Cong slams govt

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the Modi government over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project

Southern states seek fair tax devolution, freeze Lok Sabha strength at 543

At the Southern Zonal Council meeting, states sought protection for their fiscal and political interests while discussing infrastructure and economic integration across the region