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Vandita Mishra writes: Read their lips, government & Opposition repeat their lines in the House. Sameness hurts Opposition more
February 09, 2026 8:02 pm
If the PM’s speech had all the familiar elements, if Parliament also followed a style firmed up in the NDA years, the Congress-led Opposition needs to ask itself: What did it do, did it do anything at all, to break a syndrome that hurts it more, denies it the right to speak and breathe?
Opposition on Budget 2026: Blind to real crises, fails test of economic strategy
February 02, 2026 4:54 am
Lok Sabha LOP Rahul Gandhi said it was a “Budget that refuses course correction, blind to India’s real crises”.
Nitish Kumar's government's decision to allot two bungalows to senior MLAs sparks Opposition fury
January 16, 2026 9:54 pm
Bihar Congress spokesperson Asit Nath Towari alleged that the two-bungalow norm is nothing but a way to mollify senior legislators who could not get ministerial berths.
Vandita Mishra writes: In new year, BJP needs to be called out for its abdications and silences. Opposition needs to find its voice, an imagined community
January 06, 2026 7:53 pm
Separate distortions and transgressions rest on a bed of entangled themes — the vigilante is empowered, governance resists accountability, law is used to bend the rule of law, democracy is undermined using the tool-kit of democracy
Amendment bills to disqualify ministers make us rethink why Union Territories deserve more protection
September 08, 2025 2:36 pm
If UT assemblies are foundational to governance, their corresponding parent statutes must be secured from easy repeal or amendment
Opposition names ex-SC judge Sudershan Reddy against NDA’s CP Radhakrishnan
August 19, 2025 3:35 pm
Sources pointed out that the Opposition’s pick would also counter the NDA’s bid to put the DMK in a dilemma over support to Radhakrishnan. They also cited Justice Sudershan’s roots in undivided AP, the TDP’s home turf.
With more than 80,000 stray dogs, Gurgaon, Faridabad pose ‘big challenge’ for Haryana government
August 13, 2025 10:05 am
The Haryana government is set to outline a strategy to comply with the Supreme Court directive to relocate all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR into shelters.
Uproar in UP Assembly | BJP govt trying to disturb communal peace: Opp on mausoleum vandalism
August 13, 2025 5:07 am
While the Opposition accused local BJP leaders of inciting the crowd in Fatehpur, the government said that action will be taken as per the investigation.
'Fight to protect democracy': Opposition leaders react to detention during 'vote chori' protest
August 11, 2025 3:54 pm
Opposition leaders were stopped on Monday from marching to the Election Commission office against the SIR exercise in Bihar.
Opposition vs Speaker faceoff continues: ‘Silence on letter, who switched mic off’
March 29, 2025 7:26 am
Congress insiders say party will scale up its offensive against what it called the “government’s attempts to silence the Opposition” inside and outside Parliament.
OPPOSITION PHOTOS
Opposition does not respect women: Rahul Gandhi's veiled attack on Modi
February 17, 2014 11:46 am
In a clear sign that the Congress will be targeting the support of women in the polls, vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached out to women voters at an all-women rally in Tumkur.
OPPOSITION VIDEOS
If you want to test your allies, find a better way to do it: Narendra Modi on no-confidence motion
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
The much-awaited speech by PM Narendra Modi packed the usual punches for the Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi. One such was Modi's statement that the no-confidence motion was a test for Opposition unity, not his government's strength.
I’m always available for OROP veterans: Capt. Amarinder
February 25, 2016 9:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) veterans, Punjab Congress President Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said it is his duty to stand with them. He said he was always available for the OROP veterans. He added that this issue has been raised for a long time by the Opposition and they would continue to do so till their demands were accepted.
BJP president Amit Shah meets L.K. Advani
January 25, 2016 4:58 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Re-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah met veteran leader L.K. Advani to seek his blessings. The meeting comes after Advani had openly criticised Shah after the Bihar debacle. However, the Congress Party said that Shah's reappointment is a 'good omen' and would provide an opportunity for the Opposition to make a comeback.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya urges leftists to come together in WB
January 17, 2016 9:45 am
Singur (West Bengal), Jan 17 (ANI): Former chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Sunday urged the leftists to come together and save the state from a hell-like situation. He said people in the state need to think over and again as to which party they should support. He asked them to join hands to destroy the enemy, which is the opposition.
It's not an arrest, its surrender: WB Cong chief
January 17, 2016 7:26 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): West Bengal state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Sunday said Sambia Sohrab’s arrest was not really an arrest, but surrender. He added that efforts were being made to protect Sohrab. He stated that since pressure was being mounted by people and opposition parties, the accused had to be arrested. He further added that the drama surrounding the case was enacted by the police and Trinamool Congress Party (TMC).
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