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‘Muslims who stayed in India during Partition placed faith in Congress’: Mehbooba urges Rahul to raise ‘targeting’ of Muslims in Parliament
July 22, 2025 4:44 am
The PDP chief refers to the Congress leader as a “rare source of hope for the forgotten and voiceless”, says it is his responsibility to defend the community.
MNS-Sena (UBT) hit streets on Marathi issue, BJP, Sena try to firefight
July 09, 2025 10:32 am
Fadnavis denies claim that permission denied for MNS-Sena (UBT) rally; his minister and Sena leader tries to join protest, calling support to Marathi people “my duty”.
How Thackerays' reunion has put Congress in a double bind, deepened MVA faultlines
July 08, 2025 6:46 am
Trying hard for its revival in Hindi heartland, including poll-bound Bihar, Congress is wary of Raj's stances against Hindi and north Indians, even as it does not want to antagonise ally Uddhav
When Rajesh Khanna attacked Vinod Khanna for 'not honouring his words' as Gurdaspur MP, called Navjot Singh Sidhu a 'comedian'
July 06, 2025 10:09 pm
Rajesh Khanna, who was a Congress MP in the 1990s, had campaigned for the party in the 2012 Punjab Assembly Elections. He'd then attacked fellow actor Vinod Khanna and former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu.
BJP MPs object to Medha Patkar, Prakash Raj at parliamentary panel meeting, walk out
July 02, 2025 3:39 am
Ruling party MPs allege “kept in the dark about who was coming”, committee chairman Saptagiri Ulaka of Congress says list approved after informing Speaker’s office
Majithia doing cheap politics over personal photos; latter dares him for CBI probe
June 19, 2025 11:48 am
Ravjot slams Majithia for sharing personal photos , calls it unethical in the the political arena .
Census 1931: In sex ratio, ‘lower castes’ and tribals outperformed ‘upper castes’
June 11, 2025 12:34 pm
While number stood at 878 per 1,000 among 'advanced castes', among 'depressed classes', it was 982. Again, while sex ratio fell across all communities after the age of one, tribals showed the smallest decline
INDIA bloc writes to PM Modi seeking special Parliament session: ‘Serious questions facing the nation’
June 04, 2025 2:17 am
AAP skips Opposition alliance’s meeting to discuss the demand, sends a separate letter to Modi; NCP (SP) has also not yet signed the letter
Why Anupriya Patel’s party has placed a little-known Dalit leader at the helm in UP
June 01, 2025 3:53 pm
The Apna Dal (S), which draws its support from the OBC Kurmi and EBC communities, has chosen R P Gautam who currently leads its cooperative wing
This Word Means: Machiavellian
May 03, 2025 5:29 pm
Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express
POLITICS VIDEOS
Thackeray presents all facets of Bal Thackeray: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
June 22, 2020 6:04 pm
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Amrita Rao talk about their upcoming film Thackeray. The biopic on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray will hit screens on January 25.
Donald Trump’s evolving rhetoric on the wall
June 22, 2020 6:06 pm
The core of US President Donald Trump’s argument for the southern border wall has remained largely the same. But as the fight wears on, his justification has expanded and details like cost and construction materials have evolved.
Elizabeth Warren vs Donald Trump: A blow-by-blow account of a turbulent history
June 22, 2020 6:06 pm
The Massachusetts senator is the most prominent Democrat to have announced a run against President Trump in 2020. The two already have a long history of trading barbs, and it’s likely to get even nastier.
Congress picks Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot is deputy CM
June 22, 2020 6:08 pm
After deliberations, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has picked Ashok Gehlot for the post of Rajasthan Chief Minister. Sachin Pilot, who fought for the position, will be made deputy Chief Minister of the state.
These are the generals who have left Donald Trump's White House
June 22, 2020 6:08 pm
US President Donald Trump appointed more generals to senior positions than any other modern president. But with John Kelly’s resignation, only one general remains. Here’s what happened.
How Congress sealed the deal in Rajasthan and MP | DECISION 2018
June 22, 2020 6:08 pm
It was a close contest in both Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh between the Congress and BJP. But the grand old party did get a few things right which helped it get ahead of the bump in both the states. Manoj CG breaks it down.
Why a leader is aligning with someone is more important that who aligns with who; Mamata Banerjee has a major role: Amit Mitra, Bengal Finance Minister
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
Bengal FM Amit Mitra talks about demonetisation, the problems with GST, failing Centre-state relations, the need for protecting and building institutions such as the RBI and CBI, investments in the state, and what the BJP “doesn’t get about Bengal".
J&K political drama: Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti find themselves in a strange situation
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
National Conference chief Omar Abdullah said that PDP and NC coming together is not the best idea for mainstream politics in J&K. But today, both he and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti find themselves in a strange situation.
Tall claims, empty boasts, falsification of facts not for him: Sonia Gandhi on Manmohan Singh
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
Presenting former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, disarmament & development, UPA Chairperson appeared to take a dig at the current dispensation through her praise for Dr Singh.
UNBOXING with Prashant Kishor | How to plan, execute and win an election
June 22, 2020 6:11 pm
Poll strategist and National Vice President of JD(U) Prashant Kishor talks about what it takes to plan, execute and win an election in this month's Unboxing.
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