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      Why is Pakistan playing mediator in US-Iran conflict? Expert explains

      PS Vaishnavi
      19 April 2026 4:10 PM IST

      International affairs expert Nayanima Basu highlights how India missed an opportunity to leverage its BRICS leadership for diplomacy

      Nayanima Basu on Pakistan International affairs expert explains why the US and Iran chose Pakistan over other potential mediators like Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
      annamalai addressing rally in tamil nadu

      Annamalai says Vijay’s TVK will get votes but won’t play spoilsport for NDA

      18 April 2026 7:54 PM IST
      Kanimozhi (left), Markandeyan

      2026 elections all about Tamil Nadu vs Delhi, says Kanimozhi | Interview

      18 April 2026 9:32 AM IST
      L Murugan defends delimitation and women’s quota, attacks the DMK’s stand on Centre ties and Tamil Nadu’s growth

      Union minister L Murugan says Tamil Nadu will benefit from delimitation, slams Stalin

      17 April 2026 2:56 PM IST
      IADMK leader S P Velumani claims party will win 210 seats

      AIADMK only alternative to DMK, not Vijay’s TVK: SP Velumani

      16 April 2026 4:40 PM IST
      Iran conflict exposes cracks in Western alliance, says expert

      How Iran conflict exposes deep cracks in Western alliance

      16 April 2026 3:07 PM IST
      DMK govt has been a total, utter failure across the board: Nainar Nagendran | Interview

      DMK govt has been a total, utter failure across the board: Nainar Nagendran | Interview

      16 April 2026 3:02 PM IST
      Parliament representation debate India

      BJP-leaning states to gain from delimitation, says Yogendra Yadav | AI With Sanket

      16 April 2026 6:31 AM IST
      Parliament debates women’s reservation and delimitation together, raising concerns over political balance

      Is BJP electoral juggernaut deciding the shape of women’s quota, delimitation bills?

      15 April 2026 6:24 PM IST
      Anjali Bhardwaj speaks on womens reservation and delimitation

      Women’s reservation a smokescreen for delimitation, warns activist Anjali Bhardwaj

      15 April 2026 4:28 PM IST
      Asha Bhosle and R.D. Burman were an iconic musical collaboration

      Why Asha Bhosle-RD Burman symphony still casts its spell? | Filmmaker interview

      15 April 2026 3:39 PM IST
      Yogendra Yadav on voter roll deletions in West Bengal

      West Bengal voter roll revision: Yogendra Yadav flags ‘targeted deletions’

      15 April 2026 3:24 PM IST
      Political leaders in Bihar amid a major leadership change signaling shifts in caste dynamics, NDA alliances, and opposition strategy

      How will Bihar remember Nitish Kumar’s two-decade reign as CM?

      14 April 2026 8:03 PM IST
      IRAN WAR

      Hormuz blockade could trigger global crisis, warns Vivek Katju

      14 April 2026 6:14 PM IST
      Policy analyst Radha Kumar on women’s reservation bill link to Parliament expansion and delimitation

      Women’s quota linked to massive Parliament expansion, warns Radha Kumar

      14 April 2026 1:00 PM IST
      Ex-IAS officer Balachandran fires salvo at EC over TN transfers

      EC transfers in TN will ‘paralyse governance’ | Ex-IAS G Balachandran interview

      14 April 2026 11:43 AM IST
      Former envoy Sharat Sabarwal discusses Pakistan’s mediator role and its implications for India amid US-Iran tensions

      Could Pakistan’s ‘peace broker’ role pose new risks for India? | Ai With Sanket

      14 April 2026 9:55 AM IST
      Trump’s Hormuz blockade: A complicated war is getting more complicated

      Trump’s Hormuz blockade: 'A complicated war is getting more complicated'

      13 April 2026 10:05 PM IST
      Cyber law expert says Jana Nayagan movie leak must be insider work

      Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ leak: Hacked or insider job?

      13 April 2026 7:34 PM IST
      TN minister TRB Rajaa interview: Real anti-incumbency is against NDA, not DMK

      TN minister TRB Rajaa interview: 'Real anti-incumbency is against NDA, not DMK'

      13 April 2026 2:39 PM IST
      Vijay is not MGR

      ‘Vijay is not MGR’: VCK leader D Ravikumar calls TVK politics ‘dangerous’

      11 April 2026 8:10 AM IST
      Prashant Bhushan interview: SIR exercise is illegal, targets Muslims

      Prashant Bhushan interview: 'SIR exercise is illegal, targets Muslims'

      11 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Leaders campaigning in West Bengal polls

      Mamata attacks BJP with 'snake' jibe as Bengal poll battle hots up | Capital Beat

      10 April 2026 7:14 PM IST
      Bustard chick in protected habitat

      Great Indian Bustard chick cheers experts, but habitat crisis far from over

      10 April 2026 5:45 PM IST
      Somnath Bharti speaking on AAP internal conflict and Raghav Chadha controversy

      Somnath Bharti on Raghav Chadha row: 'If your blood doesn't boil, it's not courage'

      10 April 2026 12:58 PM IST
      Law on marital rape

      Marital rape: Why law in India doesn’t criminalise it despite constitutional guarantees

      9 April 2026 8:58 PM IST
      People check names on electoral rolls

      91 lakh voter deletions in Bengal: 'EC needs to get its act together' | AI With Sanket

      9 April 2026 8:58 PM IST
      Veteran leader Sengottaiyan addressing supporters

      ‘No one can stop Vijay’: Sengottaiyan backs TVK chief, predicts sweeping victory

      9 April 2026 8:30 PM IST
      israel conflict

      Iran war: 'There are clear red flags in ceasefire deal'

      9 April 2026 5:04 PM IST
      VD Satheesan speaks on Kerala elections

      Kerala elections: Huge wave for UDF, will cross 100 seats, says VD Satheesan

      9 April 2026 4:20 PM IST
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