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Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), PMC, Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Kamble, Uddhav Kamble, civic body elections, Dhankawadi-Sahakarnagar ward, Pune news, Pune, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairs
Filed, torn, swallowed: Sena leader in Pune polished off party rival’s candidature form, say police; book him
Madhya Pradesh’s Urban Administration Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya
‘Complained for days, but no one listened’: Kailash Vijayvargiya confronted at ground zero of Indore water contamination

As Abhishek Banerjee begins Bengal yatra, why TMC sees it as a poll 'game changer'

abhishek banerjee
While Abhishek's "Abar Jitbe Bangla" yatra will showcase Mamata govt's “achievements” and keep the heat on BJP, TMC has drawn a parallel with his 2023 “Nabo Joar Yatra” which shaped its subsequent wins
Ghosh, whose role in the party started to shrink after he was dropped as state party chief in 2021 following the party’s failed attempt to unseat TMC from power, is likely to hold a rally in Barrackpore on January 6.
After Amit Shah ropes him in, how BJP is planning to deploy Dilip Ghosh in Bengal election build-up
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a programme at Bankura on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. (Express photo) | Tiruppur: Chief Minister MK Stalin being felicitated by members of women's wing during the 'Vellum Tamilpengal' Western Zone Women's Conference, in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (PTI Photo)
2026 political calendar: Key Assembly poll battles, One Nation One Election, Census — what's in store in the year ahead
In Depth
north

In eye of Unnao rape case storm, ex-BJP leader’s jail term suspended: Who is Kuldeep Singh Sengar?

Ratle project row: J&K Dy CM asks BJP leader to name ‘the big name’ involved

east

What Amit Shah told Bengal BJP in Assembly poll strategy meeting, and the ‘return’ of a key leader

Salary increase from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3.45 lakh: In face of backlash, BJP MLAs tell Odisha govt to reconsider proposal

west

MVA at a crossroads: As Thackerays get back together, NCP unity appears a possibility, what happens to the Opposition alliance?

How Congress lost Mumbai: Inside the party’s collapse in Maximum CitySubscriber Only

south

Why Congress is again in a bulldozer row in Karnataka — and why BJP is calling K C Venugopal a ‘super CM’

V D Satheesan interview: ‘Congress will give 50% tickets in Kerala Assembly polls to youth, women … mark a generational shift’

Columns
Derek O’Brien
Derek O’Brien writes: Notes from a very short Parliament sessionSubscriber Only
Notes from a very short Parliament session
Neerja Chowdhury
Deciphering BJP signals behind Nitin Nabin’s rise: next-gen shift, consolidation to long gameSubscriber Only
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Neerja Chowdhury
In the glow of Putin’s visit, why no banquet invite to Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge cast a shadowSubscriber Only
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In the news

Indore water contamination crisis adds to Kailash Vijayvargiya’s long list of controversies

As VB-G RAM G turns into a Punjab flashpoint, why BJP may have a cause for concern

West Bengal get its first woman Chief Secretary: Who is Mamata’s pick Nandini Chakravorty, who superseded 8 IAS officers?

Supriya Sule interview: ‘We have never hidden Pawar family’s ties with Adani… NCP(SP)-NCP alliance in place for civic polls’

Indira name in the air, Nehru on successor five days before demise: ‘My life is not ending so very soon’

PMC polls: Shinde Sena says alliance with BJP intact after seat allocation causes uproar in local unit

Newsmakers
Manikrao Kokate

Stripped of portfolios, NCP minister Manikrao Kokate no stranger to row: Rummy trouble to housing scam Subscriber Only

Aroop Biswas
West Bengal Sports Minister resigns over Messi event chaos: Who is Aroop Biswas? Subscriber Only
Lucknow Mayor
Lucknow Mayor stirs row over inspecting slums in search of ‘illegal immigrants’, ‘Rohingya’: Who is Sushma Kharakwal? Subscriber Only
Renuka Chowdhury
At centre of Parliament ‘dogfight’, Renuka Chowdhury’s stormy journey: NTR protégé to Congress firebrand Subscriber Only
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Interviews
He accused the Centre and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav of misleading people and warned that large-scale mining in Aravalli could devastate the environment and push the desert towards Delhi.

Ashok Gehlot on Aravalli row: ‘Mines were allotted during BJP’s time, during our tenure … How is it linked to what’s happening now?’

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Digvijaya Singh: ‘I am one of bitterest critics of RSS, Modi… but no doubt their organisation stands much better than Congress’

Shashi Tharoor interview, Shashi Tharoor, Shashi Tharoor on Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh violence, Bangladesh protests, Osman Hadi, Sheikh Hasina, Indian express news, current affairs

Shashi Tharoor: ‘Unruly elements running amok in Bangladesh … Md Yunus can’t just wring his hands … needs to take decisive steps’

Photo of the day
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and LoP in the Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during the launch of 'Ati Pichda Nyay Sankalp', in Patna. (PTI)
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and LoP in the Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during the launch of 'Ati Pichda Nyay Sankalp', in Patna. (PTI)
Congress legislators stage a protest at the Speaker's podium over women's safety during the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Assembly, on Wednesday. (PTI)
Congress legislators stage a protest at the Speaker's podium over women's safety during the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Assembly, on Wednesday. (PTI)
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during an interaction with businessmen regarding 'GST Bachat Utsav', after the implementation of the next-gen GST reforms, in Lucknow. (PTI)
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during an interaction with businessmen regarding 'GST Bachat Utsav', after the implementation of the next-gen GST reforms, in Lucknow. (PTI)

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