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    Puneet Nicholas Yadav
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    Puneet Nicholas Yadav is the Political Editor of The Federal.
      Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi
      Politics

      Day 3 of INDIA bloc protest: Lunch, bus ride and an anti-climax; what next?

      9 Oct 2026 7:08 AM IST
      INDIA bloc protest
      India

      How Rahul planned INDIA bloc's impromptu Jantar Mantar protest, defied Delhi Police

      7 Oct 2026 9:53 PM IST
      Congress resets Punjab and UP leaderships, but factional challenges persist
      Politics

      Congress resets Punjab and UP leaderships, but factional challenges persist

      3 Oct 2026 2:10 PM IST
      Error of judgment? Why Congress went missing at Delhi protests
      Politics

      Error of judgment? Why Congress went missing at Delhi protests

      3 Oct 2026 7:13 AM IST
      INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi
      India

      How 'combative' INDIA Bloc plans to turn EC row into a mass movement

      30 Sept 2026 9:33 PM IST
      From CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Modi, Shah, Congress set to escalate its SIR battle
      Analysis

      From CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Modi, Shah, Congress set to escalate its SIR battle

      29 Sept 2026 10:00 PM IST
      Congress huddle before INDIA bloc meet as EC row revives, and tests, Opposition unity
      Politics

      Congress huddle before INDIA bloc meet as EC row revives, and tests, Opposition unity

      28 Sept 2026 8:57 PM IST
      Election Commission
      Analysis

      Why EC's reconciliation statement reads more like a confession

      26 Sept 2026 9:27 PM IST
      CEC exposed, rot diagnosed: Do Rahul, INDIA Bloc have a remedy for ‘rigged’ polls?
      Politics

      CEC 'exposed', rot 'diagnosed': Do Rahul, INDIA Bloc have a remedy for ‘rigged’ polls?

      25 Sept 2026 9:20 AM IST
      EC SIR row: INDIA bloc gets ammunition, but Modi govt may brazen it out
      Politics

      EC SIR row: INDIA bloc gets ammunition, but Modi govt may brazen it out

      23 Sept 2026 6:53 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav
      Uttar Pradesh

      Motormouths, mixed messages and a fragile alliance: Congress-SP’s UP challenge

      23 Sept 2026 3:00 PM IST
      DUSU election: NSUI’s defeat leaves Congress facing tough questions
      Analysis

      DUSU election: NSUI’s defeat leaves Congress facing tough questions

      19 Sept 2026 8:15 PM IST
      Smooth take-off, but can Pilot navigate Punjab turbulence and land Congress a win?
      Analysis

      Smooth take-off, but can Pilot navigate Punjab turbulence and land Congress a win?

      16 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
      How BJP plans to weaponise UCC to gain edge in poll-bound UP, break Oppn unity
      Politics

      How BJP plans to weaponise UCC to gain edge in poll-bound UP, break Oppn unity

      15 Sept 2026 1:27 PM IST
      AAP-GFP alliance puts Congress on back foot ahead of 2027 Goa elections
      Analysis

      AAP-GFP alliance puts Congress on back foot ahead of 2027 Goa elections

      13 Sept 2026 7:17 PM IST
      Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
      India

      Small states, big headaches for Congress in Himachal and Goa

      13 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Why for Dalits in Uttarakhand there is a silver lining in ‘purification’ row after Kharge visit
      The Eighth Column

      Why for Dalits in Uttarakhand there is a silver lining in ‘purification’ row after Kharge visit

      8 Sept 2026 11:54 AM IST
      Congress rejig sets new norm: Neglected loyalists rewarded, seniority not a shield
      Politics

      Congress rejig sets new norm: 'Neglected' loyalists rewarded, seniority not a shield

      8 Sept 2026 9:42 AM IST
      Congress gets a new Pilot in Punjab, but will its Warring stop?
      Punjab

      Congress gets a new Pilot in Punjab, but will its Warring stop?

      7 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Kharge ‘purification’ row: Why Rahul Gandhi is upping the ante on Dalit politics
      Analysis

      Kharge ‘purification’ row: Why Rahul Gandhi is upping the ante on Dalit politics

      29 Aug 2026 6:03 PM IST
      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
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