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Deccan Herald
3 days ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Cong gives adjournment notice; seeks discussion on Pahalgam, Op Sindoor
Hello readers! With the monsoon session commencing today, the Parliament is set to witness a stormy session with the I.N.D.I.A. bloc gearing up to raise a host of important issues including PM Modi's statements on Pahalgam, US President Donald Trump's contentious claims on ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. Earlier, the BJP held a meet with its top brass to form a strategy regarding the monsoon session. Stay tuned to track the latest updates.
Deccan Herald
3 days ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Ahead of Monsoon Session, AAP raises Bihar electoral roll revision issue
Responding to a question, AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh said I.N.D.I.A. bloc is only for Lok Sabha polls and AAP is contesting assembly polls on its own.
Deccan Herald
5 days ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
AAP no longer part of I.N.D.I.A., says party MP Sanjay Singh ahead of bloc's big huddle on July 19
The remarks made by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh came ahead of an online meeting of the leaders of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties scheduled to be held on Saturday evening to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country.
Deccan Herald
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
CM 'nataka', Bihar ballots, and Trump's trump card for BRICS
Hello Readers,Welcome to another edition of DH's weekly Political Theatre, where we bring you the political highlights of the week, from India and week, buzz about a leadership tussle in the Karnataka Congress dominated the political sphere, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, D K Shivakumar, supposedly at loggerheads over the top post in the this week also saw the estranged Thackeray cousins—Uddhav and Raj—reunite after two decades, hinting at a broader alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming civic body which is headed to polls later this year, also saw considerable political drama, with I.N.D.I.A. bloc members strongly opposing the electoral roll revision currently under way in the poll-bound Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, continued his international outreach, with visits to Africa and South America, where he highlighted the 'double standards' that the Global South has had to borders, mercurial billionaire Elon Musk announced the formation of his 'America Party' amid an ongoing spat with US President Donald us, as we take you through this week's developments..O captain, (not) my captain?.Buzz about a leadership change in the Congress government in Karnataka has been going on for several weeks now, but picked up this week in particular, with party troubleshooter Randeep Singh Surjewala flying down to Bengaluru to calm week also saw CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DKS seeking separate meetings with senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, only to get turned however, Siddaramaiah announced that he would complete his full term in office, a statement which drew a slew of loyalists to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge—something that is being seen as a show of support for the current ballotsPolitical drama erupted in Bihar amid the ongoing electoral roll revision exercise in the poll-bound initial fury over the exercise, which the Opposition dubbed as an effort by the BJP to manipulate electoral outcomes, parties across ideological lines appeared to have a mood swing, with both the I.N.D.I.A. bloc and the NDA expressing satisfaction over the decision of the Supreme Court, which allowed the EC to carry on the exercise while asking the poll body to consider Aadhaar, PAN, and ration cards as ID proofs for the together, right witnessed high political drama this week, not for one, but several much-anticipated coming together of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray left loyalists thrilled, as the estranged cousins not only shared a stage, but also hinted at a broader alliance in the a victory celebration to mark the rescinding of government orders on a three-language policy, the estranged cousins joined hands to uphold the dignity of 'Marathi-manoos', and unequivocally declared, "One thing is clear, we have removed the distance between us…We have come together to stay together.".Tango and cashSeparately, a massive row erupted in the state after minister Sanjay Shirsat, following the receipt of an Income Tax notice, was allegedly caught on camera with a bag of cash. "Helplessness has another name: Fadnavis!," declared Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut sharing the video, and lamented how NDA leaders were tarnishing the reputation of the Chief dog in the video, however, was spared of political lambasting, and appears to be a good boy, to the best of our knowledge..M(ad)NSWhile Raj Thackeray was in the news for his much-touted reunion, his party members made the headlines for all the wrong the ongoing language row in the state, MNS workers assaulted a shopkeeper in Thane for not speaking in Marathi, triggering angry reactions from shopkeepers and a bandh in the MNS workers then proceeded to attack the office of investor and economist Sushil Kedia, who had challenged Raj on the Marathi later, Raj issued an order to party members: none should interact with the media sans his approval. The reasons behind the same remain a mystery for of a feather (don't always) flock togetherCongress MP Shashi Tharoor's comments on the Emergency, which he described as a dark chapter from which lessons are to be learnt, brought out the latent ornithologists in members of the grand old party, who threw a slew of avian metaphors to slam the Thiruvananthapuram red over yellow (line)Bengaluru this week saw heated scenes as both the Congress and the BJP saw red over the delay in the operationalisation of the Namma Metro Yellow parties took out parallel protests in Bengaluru this week, with the Congress accusing the BJP government at the Centre over the delay, and the BJP accusing the Congress government at the state level for the impasse, perhaps predictably, remains a rather fresh twist to Indian politics, which generally involves verbal mudslinging, the country could soon be witness to a duel between feuding week, AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel called out Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad for attacking a hostel canteen worker, but the Maharashtra politician was having none of he threatened to thrash Jaleel as well, to which the AIMIM leader responded in a way reminiscent of high school brawls—name the time and place, Jaleel dared, and we're eagerly waiting for an update to what could eclipse Trump's plan to host a UFC night on the White House BRICS and a hard of India assuming presidency of BRICS next year, PM Modi asserted in this year's summit that New Delhi would adopt a 'humanity first' approach when it takes however, did not find much joy in his dear friend meeting other members of the grouping, and promptly announced, "Anybody that's in BRICS is getting a 10 per cent charge pretty soon."In addition to attending the BRICS Summit, Modi also visited multiple nations, and, unsurprisingly, extended his tally of racking up their respective highest civilian States, divided growing political fissures in the US, the brief camaraderie between Elon Musk and Donald Trump gave away this week, with the mercurial billionaire announcing the formation of his 'America Party'.Describing his party as tech-centric, budget-conscious, pro-energy, and centrist, Musk put on quite the social media reality, however, the billionaire has a long way to go if he truly wishes to challenge the two-party system's grip on US about wraps up the major political updates from this week. With much political drama anticipated, catch us next week as we help you navigate these murky Stage Left,DH Newsletters Team
Deccan Herald
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Siddaramaiah, DKS to meet Rahul in Delhi today
Hello readers, the power play in Karnataka has just got shifted to Delhi with CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar waiting to meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today separately. Amid the protest by the I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties against EC's Special Intensive Revision of the Electoral Rolls in Bihar, Akhilesh Yadav questioned the impartiality of the EC and alleged that the BJP had 'rigged' the 2022 UP Assembly polls to win the election. Track all the latest political updates here, only with DH!
