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Delhi Confidential: Capital ContestSign In to read

May 12, 2026 04:20 IST

Venugopal, who is currently general secretary (organisation), is the closest leader to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress will have a tough time replacing him.

Delhi Confidential: Rahul’s ‘Dhandapani’ quip on political view versus investment returnSign In to read

May 11, 2026 08:53 IST

Dhandapani, who has been handling Gandhi’s investments since 2013, said he has been a “strong supporter” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi “from 2014 to 2024” but that has not affected their working relationship.

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Delhi Confidential: Display Nudge

May 9, 2026 05:47 IST

BJP leaders across the country have been directed to replace their display pictures on their social media handles with the Operation Sindoor logo to commemorate the first anniversary of the counter-terrorism operation.

Delhi Confidential: Elections Over, Party Time Now

May 8, 2026 02:33 IST

Almost four months since his appointment as the national president of the BJP, Nitin Nabin is all set to lead his maiden organisat-ional team.

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Delhi Confidential: Picking Pace

May 7, 2026 01:57 IST

The work of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills on simultaneous elections, known as the One Nation One Election Bills, is expected to gather speed in the coming months.

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Delhi Confidential: New Recipe for Success

May 6, 2026 04:19 IST

CABINET briefings by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw are often loaded with regional flavours, including street food, from different states. Tuesday was no surprise after the BJP’s thumping victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls a day before.

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Delhi Confidential: Post-poll Plan

May 5, 2026 04:50 IST

AS THE early trends indicated the Congress-led UDF would emerge victorious in the Kerala Assembly polls, the party announced a press conference at its Akbar Road office at 5 pm, to be addressed by Congress’s communication department head Jairam Ramesh.

Delhi Confidential: First ShowSign In to read

May 4, 2026 05:00 IST

Communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh is learnt to have held a briefing, where party leader Pawan Khera made an appearance for the first time since securing anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court in a case lodged in Assam.

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Delhi Confidential: Panel Picks

May 2, 2026 05:01 IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday made several key appointments related to Parliamentary Standing Committees for a yearlong tenure beginning May 1.

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Delhi Confidential: Bhagwant’s Recall Push

May 1, 2026 03:06 IST

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced that he would meet President Droupadi Murmu next week to seek the recall of seven Rajya Sabha MPs who had left AAP to “merge” with the BJP.

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Delhi Confidential: Nicobari SouvenirSign In to read

April 30, 2026 04:00 IST

Senior members of the Great Nicobarese tribal community gifted Gandhi a wooden replica of the traditional Nicobari Hodi (canoe), during his interaction with them, it is learnt.

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Delhi Confidential: Conciliatory VisitSign In to read

April 29, 2026 05:07 IST

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday dropped by Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon to check on BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal, who had suffered burn injuries while setting fire to his effigy during a protest in Bahraich.

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Delhi Confidential: First Day, First LessonSign In to read

April 28, 2026 04:00 IST

On the day he met BJP national president Nitin Nabin last week, Chadha addressed him as “Nitin Nabin ji”.

Delhi Confidential: Lying LowSign In to read

April 27, 2026 05:00 IST

Mayawati is even missing from campaigning in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, where the party has fielded candidates.

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Delhi Confidential: Meal, Mellow

April 25, 2026 06:03 IST

Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay, training guns on the ECI represented by Senior Advocate D S Naidu who too hit back, it was left to CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to cool tempers.

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Delhi Confidential: Prized Photo

April 24, 2026 04:08 IST

Indian Youth Congress activists who were arrested in connection with the protest at the AI Summit in February met Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi the other day.

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Delhi Confidential: No Respite

April 23, 2026 04:33 IST

THERE WILL be no respite from campaigning for the BJP’s top brass following the conclusion of polling in Tamil Nadu and on 152 of the 294 Assembly seats in West Bengal on Thursday.

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Delhi Confidential: Slogan song before campaign silence

April 22, 2026 10:49 IST

BJP Lok Sabha member Manoj Tiwari drew the curtain on his campaign schedule in West Bengal on Tuesday with an impromptu jam session beside local party workers in Jangipur.

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Delhi Confidential: Gratitude for putting in extra hours despite BirthdaySign In to read

April 21, 2026 11:05 IST

Well past 7:30 pm, when Justice Sharma concluded her verdict, someone in the courtroom thanked her for putting in the gruelling hours for delivering the verdict, especially since it was her birthday.

Delhi Confidential: Bitter, SweetSign In to read

April 20, 2026 05:20 IST

Brittas thanked Kharge but gently reminded him that he is “nice” to his party in Delhi, but was “nasty” in Kerala — an indirect reference to the acrimony between the two parties during the recent elections.

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Delhi Confidential: The Bandage

April 18, 2026 05:47 IST

THERE WAS a lot of curiosity about a bandage on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s right hand, which was visible when he gave a speech in Parliament during the special discussion on the three Bills linked to delimitation and women’s reservation.

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Delhi Confidential: Verse, Speaker

April 17, 2026 04:37 IST

While many members quote well-known Hindi and Urdu couplets, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal chose to share his own verse while piloting the Delimitation and Constitution Amendment Bills in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

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Delhi Confidential: South Poll Sojourn

April 16, 2026 04:31 IST

Union Food Minister and senior BJP leader Pralhad Joshi during his Tamil Nadu tour for election campaigning took a break from his busy schedule on Tuesday to visit the Bharat Mata Temple in Kanniyakumari.

Delhi Confidential: Break from campaignSign In to read

April 14, 2026 05:00 IST

The ceremony is likely to be held later this week after incumbent Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar draws the curtain on his long political innings in Bihar after chairing his last cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

Delhi Confidential: Raisen WarmthSign In to read

April 13, 2026 05:00 IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s parliamentary constituency of Vidisha, senior BJP leaders displayed a warm camaraderie as they exchanged pleasantries during their speeches on Saturday.