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Brics Summit 2026 ticks all boxes on practical, actionable outcomes

BRICS Summit: India pushes practical cooperation as China, Russia pitch their priorities

We will introduce UCC by 2029 in all BJP-NDA ruled states: Amit Shah

Shah said the BJP and its allies and people across the country will organise the campaign from September 17, Modi's birthday, to October 17

Harish Rawat quits all party posts after ED recovers cash from PA's house

The former Uttarakhand chief minister's personal assistant Chandan Singh Jeena was among those searched by the ED, with cash and luxury watches recovered from his premises

BJP and Congress at loggerheads over hosting of Brics 2026 summit

India is hosting the 18th Brics Summit on September 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

Mayawati 'frees' nephew Akash Anand from BSP after father-in-law's exit

The BSP chief said Anand's family interests appeared to outweigh his political career and the party's interests

Govts changed, liberalisation consensus endured, at varying pace

Governments both at the Centre and in states have occasionally been voted out for their inability to sell the reforms to the electorate

Uproar in Tamil Nadu Assembly over CM's allegations, DMK MLAs evicted

DMK MLAs demanded that Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's references to ED allegations and the Sarkaria Commission be expunged from records, triggering slogans and their eviction from the Assembly

Migration drives 70% of SIR deletions, northern states hit hardest

Exclusions also disproportionately affect women in 11 states. Jayant Pankaj analyses the findings of the exercise

An avoidable tragedy: Congress slams Modi govt over Delhi building collapse

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the building collapse is deeply distressing and "an avoidable tragedy"

Rahul Gandhi will lead INDIA bloc in 2029 elections, says Venugopal

Venugopal said Gandhi's political campaigns on issues concerning students, farmers and the youth had received wide attention across the country

Lavasa terms SIR legal but unfair, urges civil servants to have empathy

Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa flags personalisation of the state, threats to federalism and a 'might is right' approach as challenges to democracy

TMC, Shiv Sena breakaway put focus back on anti-defection law, mergers

Recent political shifts have revived the question of how the Tenth Schedule's two-thirds merger exception operates, and whether numerical strength alone can shield legislators from disqualification

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's religious harmony pitch: A paradigm shift?

The RSS chief's engagements with diaspora in the US draw sharp reactions back home. Archis Mohan writes

Rahul Gandhi's new Gen Z playbook: Less script, more spontaneity

The Congress leader's communication team is experimenting with informal interactions, youth-driven content and post-hoc virality analysis. Anushka Bhardwaj explains

India-Uzbekistan trade, defence ties hit high spots with 16 key outcomes

The two nations elevate relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership and announce pact for the supply of uranium, reports Archis Mohan

Sonia Gandhi electoral roll case: Delhi court defers plea order to Sept 21

Earlier, Sonia Gandhi's counsel had submitted a reply, saying that the complaint was politically motivated and filed for an extraneous reason

Chidambaram calls exam law 'useless', alleges bills passed without debate

Although a list was released claiming that 12 bills were passed, not a single one was passed following discussion, he alleged

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