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Congress gambit to go solo in BMC polls reshapes Oppn contest in Mumbai

How the Congress navigates this terrain in Mumbai could have long-lasting implications for its political fortunes in Maharashtra and beyond

No link between PM's 'global talk, local walk' on environment: Congress

Jairam Ramesh also accused the government of launching a determined assault on ecological balance by weakening environmental protection laws

What split the Thackerays? Inside the feud that broke the Shiv Sena

Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray have reunited ahead of the January 15 BMC polls, ending a long feud over leadership and succession that split the Shiv Sena nearly two decades ago

Thackerays' alliance a survival tactic, no impact on BMC polls: Fadnavis

Addressing a joint press conference in Mumbai along with his cousin Raj Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray said the two parties have come together to stay together

Won't join hands with NCP for Pune civic polls until doubts cleared: Sule

Sule said they are in touch with the NCP, and potential repercussions will also be deliberated upon if both NCP groups decide to join hands

Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS announce alliance ahead of Mumbai civic polls

Uddhav said the parties have finalised their seat sharing for the Nashik Municipal Corporation where elections are due on January 15, along with Mumbai and 27 other municipal corporations in the state

Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP of empowering monopolies, burdening small traders

He pledged his full support to the Vaishya community, calling it a fight against the BJP's "feudal mindset"

Jairam Ramesh accuses Centre of misleading public on Aravalli Hills

"Why is the Modi Govt pushing through a fatally flawed redefinition of the Aravallis?" Ramesh asked in his tweet

BJP has completely disincentivised manufacturing in India: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi said the automobile major was grappling with the shift from internal combustion engines to electric mobility, a transition he said was reshaping industries worldwide

West Bengal SIR: No large-scale impact on Muslim-dominated districts

Largest voter removal in West Bengal in at least a decade

No official proposal for alliance with Ajit Pawar camp yet: Supriya Sule

A meeting of the NCP and NCP (SP) took place here earlier in the day, said Kakade, who belongs to the Sharad Pawar-led party.

Mumbai civic polls: NCP (SP) holds alliance talks with Sena (UBT), MNS

Shinde said discussions were being held to bring on board all parties opposed to the BJP to put up a united fight against the lead partner in the ruling Mahayuti coalition

Union minister asks party leaders to take commissions: 'Take at least 5%'

Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi admitted he had personally given his commission money to the party fund several times

Rahul Gandhi slams BJP, says party proposing elimination of Constitution

Addressing a gathering at the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Centre has ;weaponised' investigating agencies

PM Modi presented distorted version of history during Assam visit: Gogoi

Modi had said that prior to Independence, when the Muslim League and the British were preparing the ground for India's Partition, a conspiracy was hatched to make Assam a part of East Pakistan

Rahul Gandhi, high command to decide on Karnataka CM issue: Siddaramaiah

The CM's statement came a day after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the confusion over the leadership issue in the party's Karnataka unit exists only at the local level

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir to launch new party in West Bengal today

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir will launch a new political party today, aiming to work for the common man and play a key role in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections

Udhayanidhi mocks AIADMK, calls it 'Amit Shah' Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Reiterating that the BJP-led Centre is trying to impose Hindi via the NEP, the DMK youth wing chief said TN will not accept it, even if it means losing Rs 10,000 crore in Union funds

Congress accuses govt of surreptitiously raising rail fares, seeks rollback

The opposition party also demanded that the hike be scrapped immediately to ensure that passengers aren't burdened with higher fare

Modi sounds poll bugle in Bengal, Assam; flags illegal immigration

PM hits out at TMC & Congress over the illegal immigrant issue; Opposition accuses him of neglecting other concerns in both states