Politics

Cult figure, but cautious ruler: Vijay completes 6 months as TN Chief Minister

Srivatsal V
10 Nov 2026 8:52 AM IST

Half-yearly appraisal: As Vijay's TVK govt moves beyond honeymoon period, we examine its main political, governance, economic and federal approaches so far

Cult figure, but cautious ruler: Vijay completes 6 months as TN Chief Minister
Tamil Nadu
Azam Khan. Photo: PTI
Uttar Pradesh

How Azam Khan became the ultimate symbol of UP’s political realignment

8 Nov 2026 6:30 AM IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
Elections 2027

Akhilesh Yadav’s Hindu pivot and search for a coalition beyond Muslims, Yadavs

7 Nov 2026 6:30 AM IST
Watch | Punjab 2027: Will Congress gain ground as AAP grapples with a crisis?
Punjab

Watch | Punjab 2027: Will Congress gain ground as AAP grapples with a crisis?

6 Nov 2026 3:56 PM IST
Three people arrested in Tamil Nadu

Former Madurai deputy Mayor arrested over bid to topple TVK government

6 Nov 2026 2:45 PM IST
Amit Shah

SIR row: Why is BJP out on the streets to ‘save democracy’?

5 Nov 2026 8:24 PM IST
Explained | Congress vs AAP: Why Kharge, Rahul are hitting out at Kejriwal

Explained | Congress vs AAP: Why Kharge, Rahul are hitting out at Kejriwal

5 Nov 2026 6:32 PM IST
MODI AND RG

Watch | By daring Modi to debate, has Rahul put BJP on the defensive?

5 Nov 2026 3:42 PM IST
Watch | Whats behind strained Congress-SP ties in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh?

Watch | What's behind strained Congress-SP ties in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh?

5 Nov 2026 3:23 PM IST
Yogi’s ‘tripled’ economy comes up short of 3x: What the data shows

Yogi’s ‘tripled’ economy comes up short of 3x: What the data shows

5 Nov 2026 6:30 AM IST
Pawar family

Pawar Game of Thrones: A family, a party and the fight to retain control

4 Nov 2026 6:00 PM IST
Ramlila maidan

Crowd optics overshadow INDIA bloc's protest against SIR

2 Nov 2026 7:49 PM IST
RSS RALLY

Watch | RSS Indore meet: Will Sangh back Modi or consider a change of guard?

2 Nov 2026 5:48 PM IST
Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal

Punjab elections 2027: AAP announces first list of 40 candidates, fields Mann from Dhuri

31 Oct 2026 2:18 PM IST
MLC result in 4 states

MLC polls: 'BJP’s Varanasi setback, Congress’s dismal show come with hard lessons'

Siddharth Tiwari
30 Oct 2026 9:46 AM IST

As MLC poll results expose vulnerabilities for BJP in key strongholds, and organisational crisis for Congress, Puneet Nicholas Yadav unpacks key...

INDIA bloc eyes momentum for Ramlila rally with ‘public impeachment’ of CEC Kumar

INDIA bloc eyes momentum for Ramlila rally with ‘public impeachment’ of CEC Kumar

29 Oct 2026 8:46 PM IST
The BJP has launched the “Modi Kahin Nahi Jayega” social media campaign, along with a rap song.

‘Modi Kahin Nahin Jaayega’: Show of confidence or signs of BJP anxiety?

29 Oct 2026 7:38 PM IST
YSRCP

Why Andhra Pradesh's local body elections have turned into a street war

29 Oct 2026 4:12 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge

How Kharge’s slip of the tongue handed fresh ammo to a defensive BJP

27 Oct 2026 1:11 PM IST
Yelahanka Palace: How Bengaluru property became centre of Jagan-Sharmila feud

Yelahanka Palace: How Bengaluru property became centre of Jagan-Sharmila feud

26 Oct 2026 4:31 PM IST
TN political buzz: Is Dhanush AIADMK’s answer to Vijay?

TN political buzz: Is Dhanush AIADMK’s answer to Vijay?

25 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
DK Shivakumar

Karnataka MLC polls: Voting concluded; Cong, BJP-JD(S) alliance vie for 4 seats

24 Oct 2026 7:13 AM IST
Raihan Vadra exhibition row - is Modi govt curbing dissent?

Raihan Vadra photo exhibition row: Artistic freedom vs curb on dissent

22 Oct 2026 6:12 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh

Vote magnet to political liability: BJP’s Ram Mandir dilemma in UP

19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
Aishe Ghosh

Student leader Aishe Ghosh on protest politics, Left unity and Umar Khalid

18 Oct 2026 5:42 PM IST
West Bengal assembly elections

Gyanesh Kumar row puts EC’s credibility to test in five state Assembly elections

18 Oct 2026 2:06 PM IST
One Nation, One Protest: Anti-EC stir could be turning point for Rahul

One Nation, One Protest: 'Anti-EC stir could be turning point for Rahul'

15 Oct 2026 1:56 PM IST
From NEET to SIR, Modi is facing a tough, united street protest test

From NEET to SIR: Modi faces his toughest street test yet

14 Oct 2026 5:06 PM IST
Delhi roars, Lucknow whispers: Opposition’s SIR paradox in Uttar Pradesh

Delhi roars, Lucknow whispers: Opposition’s SIR paradox in Uttar Pradesh

14 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Congress and DMK

DMK-Congress feud: SIR becomes flashpoint in Tamil Nadu’s new political equation

13 Oct 2026 4:51 PM IST