BJP’S “NEXT TARGET” IS TELANGANA
NEW DELHI,8 May 2026: Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament DK Aruna declared that Telangana is the BJP’s “next target” after the conclusion of elections in five states, claiming that the saffron party is preparing aggressively for the next Assembly elections in the state. “The people of Telangana are waiting for PM Modi’s arrival. […]
AIADMK-DMK TIE-UP BUZZ AMID VIJAY SUSPENSE
NEW DELHI,8 May 2026: The stand-off between Tamil Nadu Governor RV Arlekar and superstar actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam – which won 108 seats in last month’s election to finish as the single-largest party, though 10 short of majority – seemed to have opened the doors for an unprecedented Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All India […]
KC VENUGOPAL “WAY AHEAD” IN KERALA CM RACE, SWEARING IN NEXT WEEK
NEW DELHI,8 May 2026 :KC Venugopal is “way ahead” in the race to be named the next chief minister of Kerala, Congress sources said, after observers Ajay Maken and Mukul Wasnik submitted their report to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. Maken and Wasnik said the final decision would be made by the party based on views […]
ADHIKARI FRONTRUNNR FOR BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER, WITH TWO DEPUTIES
NEW DELHI,8 May 2026: The BJP’s giantslayer, Suvendu Adhikari, appears all but certain in the race for the chief minister’s post in West Bengal, waiting to succeed his political mentor Mamata Banerjee after an intense electoral face-off last month. West Bengal blindsided Banerjee’s Trinamool to elect its first BJP government this week. As the focus […]
The Myth of the Monolith: Why the ‘Muslim Appeasement’ Narrative Fails the Test of Data and Democracy
In a recent column for the Print, R. Jagannathan argues that India’s path to progress is stalled by a “sell-by date” version of Muslim politics, suggesting that “secular” parties have long survived on symbolic concessions and “appeasement.” Using the 2026 election results in West Bengal as a focal point, the author posits that a shift […]
Allah, Army, America — And Asim Munir at the Centre of It All
The most prominent Pakistani at the Islamabad International Airport last month, looking dapper in civvies and uniform, brushing his epauletted shoulders with the VVIPs pushing for elusive peace in the Gulf, was Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah. He walked alongside, and not behind, his civilian boss, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Everyone knows that […]
