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    Politically vocal but electorally outfoxed — what 2025 has been like for India's Opposition parties

    Puneet Nicholas Yadav
    27 Dec 2025 12:07 PM IST

    The challenges it must confront as it enters 2026 are complex, layered and existential. The BJP would, of course, want to go beyond its avowed dream of making India Congress-mukt to a country that is...

    Politically vocal but electorally outfoxed — what 2025 has been like for Indias Opposition parties
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    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi
    India

    MGNREGA row: At CWC meet, Kharge calls for 'nationwide movement' against Modi govt

    27 Dec 2025 1:11 PM IST
    Delhi Police pre-New Year crackdown
    Delhi

    Delhi Police arrest 285 in Operation Aaghat 3.0 New Year crackdown

    27 Dec 2025 12:25 PM IST
    Bangladesh protest
    World

    Bangladeshi singer's concert cancelled as bricks, stones hurled at crowd

    27 Dec 2025 10:51 AM IST
    Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire

    Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ends weeks of border clashes

    27 Dec 2025 12:39 PM IST
    Salman Khan 60th birthday

    Salman Khan celebrates 60th birthday with family and friends

    27 Dec 2025 12:31 PM IST
    Parasakthi movie poster

    Story theft claim against Parasakthi: Madras HC orders probe

    27 Dec 2025 11:52 AM IST
    N Subarahmanian, Political Affairs Committee member of Kerala Congress

    Sabarimala gold theft case: Congress leader held for sharing AI photo of CM with accused

    27 Dec 2025 11:44 AM IST
    AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal

    AAP to make civic poll debut in Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai; plans to contest most seats

    27 Dec 2025 11:37 AM IST
    Helium gas cylinder blast in Karnataka

    Mysuru helium cylinder blast death toll rises to 3

    27 Dec 2025 10:10 AM IST
    Delhi fog

    Delhi records 'very poor' air quality, AQI at 355

    27 Dec 2025 9:57 AM IST
    Supreme Court

    Unnao rape case: CBI challenges suspension of Sengar's life term in SC

    27 Dec 2025 9:32 AM IST
    Liquor scam, chhattisgarh

    Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': ED names 59 more, number of accused rises to 81

    27 Dec 2025 9:19 AM IST
    Texas student arrest

    Indian-origin student arrested in US on arson, terror threat charges

    27 Dec 2025 8:25 AM IST
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    Japan factory stabbing: 8 hospitalised in Shizuoka attack

    Agencies
    27 Dec 2025 8:24 AM IST

    A man stabbed eight people and injured seven with bleach at a tire factory in Shizuoka, Japan. The suspect, a former employee, has been arrested

    Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport Terminal 2

    Customs issues high alert as fraudsters pose as officials at Bengaluru airport

    27 Dec 2025 7:05 AM IST
    Will Tariq Rahman’s return reshape India-Bangladesh ties after Sheikh Hasina’s exit?

    Will Tariq Rahman’s return reshape India-Bangladesh ties after Sheikh Hasina’s exit?

    27 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Tamil cinema

    Tamil cinema yearender 2025: A year of debutant directors, diversity of voices

    27 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Indias Russian crude imports fell in December, but are likely to rise in January

    Three reasons why India's Russian crude import is set to rise in 2026

    27 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

    Amit Shah launches NIA databases to tackle organised crime, weapons

    26 Dec 2025 8:37 PM IST
    Xmas outreach, silence on attacks: PM’s maiden service ahead of Kerala polls

    Xmas outreach, silence on attacks: PM’s maiden service ahead of Kerala polls

    26 Dec 2025 7:54 PM IST
    Morphed photos of Shilpa Shetty extremely disturbing, shocking: Bombay High Court

    Morphed photos of Shilpa Shetty 'extremely disturbing, shocking': Bombay High Court

    26 Dec 2025 7:45 PM IST
    Blast in Syria mosque

    Eight killed in Syria as blast rips through an Alawite mosque in Homs

    26 Dec 2025 7:42 PM IST
    Delhi air pollution

    Delhi govt mulls resuming shared cab rides to curb air pollution

    26 Dec 2025 7:25 PM IST
    Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

    Kerala CM slams demolition of Muslim homes in Bengaluru, calls it ‘bulldozer justice’

    26 Dec 2025 7:06 PM IST
    Aravalli in gujarat - protestors are not convinced about government assurance

    Save Aravallis: Why Gujarat activists are wary despite govt assurances

    26 Dec 2025 6:46 PM IST
    Khuda Baksh Chowdhury

    Bangladesh unrest: Law and order failure led to Home Affairs adviser’s exit

    26 Dec 2025 6:33 PM IST
    Sengar sentence suspension: There must be accountability for such orders, says activist

    Sengar sentence suspension: There must be accountability for such orders, says activist

    26 Dec 2025 6:00 PM IST
    External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal

    India raises H-1B visa appointment delays with US, says families facing hardships

    26 Dec 2025 5:45 PM IST
    What appointment of Nitin Nabin says about control of Modi and Shah over BJP

    How Nitin Nabin’s elevation lays bare the hollowing of BJP by Modi-Shah

    26 Dec 2025 5:29 PM IST
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