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    Puneet Nicholas Yadav
    About the AuthorPuneet Nicholas Yadav
    Puneet Nicholas Yadav is the Political Editor of The Federal.
      Sonia Gandhi Belonging book Penguin India
      India

      Did Modi, RSS references sink Sonia Gandhi's book deal with Penguin?

      28 Aug 2026 8:53 PM IST
      Opposition MPs protest on Parliament premises
      Politics

      INDIA bloc drifts into inertia after monsoon session but BJP begins to regroup

      26 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      New crisis or tactical move?: Behind Soren govts axing of recruitment exams
      Jharkhand

      New crisis or tactical move?: Behind Soren govt's axing of recruitment exams

      20 Aug 2026 12:28 PM IST
      Why Nitin Nabin’s rejig of BJP national team is a fascinating exercise in chicanery
      Politics

      Why Nitin Nabin’s rejig of BJP national team is a fascinating exercise in chicanery

      18 Aug 2026 8:05 AM IST
      Lok Sabha
      Analysis

      Oppn's best Monsoon Session yet; and what really cost PM Modi?

      16 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Prime Minister Narendra Modi
      Analysis

      PM running out of words and ideas? Modi's shortest, least consequential I-Day speech yet

      15 Aug 2026 5:41 PM IST
      FCRA with JPC: Why Modis legislative strategy has Opposition fuming
      Analysis

      FCRA with JPC: Why Modi's legislative strategy has Opposition fuming

      14 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Centre’s ‘divide-and-rule’ bid on parliament debate backfires as Oppn calls its bluff
      Politics

      Centre’s ‘divide-and-rule’ bid on parliament debate backfires as Oppn calls its bluff

      10 Aug 2026 9:57 PM IST
      DMK and Alliance
      Explainers

      Explained: DMK's 3 conditions that could make or break Delimitation Bill

      10 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Opposition protest
      India

      Amid Opposition pressure, Amit Shah likely to attend Parliament next week

      8 Aug 2026 7:24 AM IST
      Prashant Kishor
      Analysis

      Beyond the bypoll results: Why Bankipur and Datia setbacks should worry BJP

      4 Aug 2026 8:00 AM IST
      Opposition pushback forces Centre to rethink Lok Sabha expansion, delimitation Bills
      Analysis

      Opposition pushback forces Centre to rethink Lok Sabha expansion, delimitation Bills

      2 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      protest in Mumbai
      Analysis

      How Pradhan’s resignation reshaped politics for Modi, Opposition and India’s youth

      28 July 2026 7:44 AM IST
      Protesters gather amid tear gas smoke during the demonstration
      India

      A warning shot for 2029? Why Delhi protests hold key for Opposition too

      21 July 2026 8:35 AM IST
      Delimitation Bill: Why Stalin and Akhilesh hold the key to BJP’s gameplan
      India

      Delimitation Bill: Why Stalin and Akhilesh hold the key to BJP’s gameplan

      17 July 2026 9:25 PM IST
      Why Congress has avoided CJP protest despite focus veering to Wangchuk’s survival
      Politics

      Why Congress has avoided CJP protest despite focus veering to Wangchuk’s survival

      15 July 2026 7:38 AM IST
      Satluj screening
      Analysis

      'Satluj' OTT takedown sparks political firestorm across poll-bound Punjab

      11 July 2026 6:00 AM IST
      Punjab Congress assembly polls
      Punjab

      Congress misreads Punjab again; ‘revamp’ shows leadership’s fear of cracking the whip

      3 July 2026 10:00 AM IST
      How Modi govt hopes to railroad Constitution 130th Amendment Bill amid hurdles
      Politics

      How Modi govt hopes to railroad Constitution 130th Amendment Bill amid hurdles

      2 July 2026 4:03 PM IST
      Punjab: Can Mann’s women cash scheme offset Akal Takht row?
      Punjab

      Punjab: Can Mann’s women cash scheme offset Akal Takht row?

      1 July 2026 6:20 AM IST
      George Kurian
      India

      Modi cabinet reshuffle: Kurian resigns; is Pradhan next in line?

      24 Jun 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde
      Analysis

      What Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs’ defection means for Shinde, BJP and Maharashtra politics

      23 Jun 2026 7:24 PM IST
      NDA-backed candidate wins one seat in Jharkhand RS polls
      India

      Congress suffers shocking Rajya Sabha loss in Jharkhand; more trouble for INDIA bloc?

      18 Jun 2026 8:59 PM IST
      Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs Sanjay Raut and Arvind Sawant
      India

      Another Sena breakaway? Six MPs push Uddhav to the brink

      18 Jun 2026 7:19 PM IST
      Will TMC rebellion, DMK ire help BJP push delimitation, other key bills?
      Politics

      TMC split, DMK-Congress divorce: New Delimitation path opens up for BJP

      17 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Congress-TMC merger rumours
      Politics

      Mamata’s renewed bonhomie with Gandhis sparks rumours of TMC-Congress merger

      10 Jun 2026 8:22 PM IST
      Congress
      Politics

      Meenakshi's RS nomination rejected: Congress protests 'murder of democracy', seeks legal remedy

      10 Jun 2026 8:12 AM IST
      Congress emerges as INDIA bloc’s fulcrum amid criticism and fragile unity
      Politics

      Congress emerges as INDIA bloc’s fulcrum amid criticism and fragile unity

      9 Jun 2026 1:54 PM IST
      Why a Rajya Sabha seat is threatening Congress-JMM alliance in Jharkhand
      Jharkhand

      Why a Rajya Sabha seat is threatening Congress-JMM alliance in Jharkhand

      6 Jun 2026 6:57 AM IST
      Congress sheds intertia: Signs sweeping nationwide overhaul after poll churn
      Politics

      Congress sheds inertia, signals sweeping nationwide overhaul after poll churn

      3 Jun 2026 10:17 AM IST
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