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    Puneet Nicholas Yadav
    About the AuthorPuneet Nicholas Yadav
    Puneet Nicholas Yadav is the Political Editor of The Federal.
      Opposition MPs receive Justice B. Sudershan Reddy in New Delhi on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
      Analysis

      Sudershan Reddy as V-P candidate: What's behind INDIA Bloc's counter choice?

      19 Aug 2025 8:52 PM IST
      SIR and Election Commission
      Analysis

      Why the Opposition has adopted a ‘graded response’ against CEC

      19 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar
      India

      CEC Gyanesh Kumar presser: Barbs for Rahul, answers for none

      17 Aug 2025 8:13 PM IST
      Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon various issues in his 103-minute Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2025. (Photo: PTI)
      Analysis

      PM Modi's I-Day speech takeaways: Is it an olive branch to RSS?

      15 Aug 2025 9:03 PM IST
      Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
      India

      Congress mobilises grassroots campaign on ‘vote fraud’ ahead of Bihar elections

      13 Aug 2025 8:55 AM IST
      Mallikarjun Kharge dinner
      India

      Kharge’s dinner proof SIR has given INDIA Bloc glue it needs to stick together

      12 Aug 2025 9:09 AM IST
      Rahul Gandhi hosts his first INDIA bloc dinner; SIR, ‘election theft’ on menu
      India

      Rahul Gandhi hosts his first INDIA bloc dinner; SIR, ‘election theft’ on menu

      8 Aug 2025 7:47 AM IST
      Rahul Gandhi
      India

      Rahul alleges mega 'vote theft' with Mahadevapura data; will Cong boycott polls?

      7 Aug 2025 6:31 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi
      India

      SC slamming Rahul: Has the court crossed boundaries? | Interview

      5 Aug 2025 8:20 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi
      Politics

      How SC reprieve to Rahul in China remark case got dwarfed by judge’s ‘political’ rebuke

      4 Aug 2025 8:54 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi
      Bihar

      In poll-bound Bihar, Rahul to intensify protests against EC with padyatras

      3 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Trumps tariffs Rahul Gandhi Narendra Modi
      Politics

      Right after cornering Modi in LS, Rahul’s ‘self-sabotage’ leaves Cong red-faced

      31 July 2025 7:15 PM IST
      Narendra Modi
      Analysis

      Operation Sindoor debate: When Modi's absence in RS spoke louder than his words

      31 July 2025 11:03 AM IST
      What Rahul Gandhi OBC regret statement means for Congress
      Politics

      What Rahul Gandhi 'OBC regret' statement means for Congress

      26 July 2025 8:05 AM IST
      Parliament monsoon session
      Analysis

      Parliament logjam may end on Monday with debate on Op Sindoor; conditions apply

      25 July 2025 8:38 PM IST
      Tejashwi Yadav
      Bihar

      Bihar SIR: As EC digs in heels and Tejashwi threatens poll boycott, all eyes on SC

      25 July 2025 7:43 AM IST
      Jagdeep Dhankhar
      India

      Dhankhar effect: NDA, INDIA back to drawing board as EC begins preps for VP polls

      24 July 2025 7:35 AM IST
      Jagdeep Dhankhar
      Analysis

      Mystery of why Dhankhar resigned, and who will replace him as Vice President

      22 July 2025 7:20 AM IST
      Narendra Modi, monsoon session
      India

      Operation Sindoor debate: Has Modi outsmarted Opposition on Day 1?

      21 July 2025 9:27 PM IST
      Centre open to Parliament debate on Op Sindoor, Bihar SIR; mum on PM Modis reply
      India

      Centre open to Parliament debate on Op Sindoor, Bihar SIR; mum on PM Modi's reply

      20 July 2025 6:29 PM IST
      INDIA bloc
      Politics

      INDIA Bloc leaders meet today amid friction, and a bundle of contradictions

      19 July 2025 9:06 AM IST
      Rahul Sonia Kharge
      Jammu and Kashmir

      Why Kharge-Rahul’s letter to Modi on J-K statehood set rumour mills buzzing

      17 July 2025 10:31 AM IST
      Kavinder Gupta Ladakh LG
      Ladakh

      Will career politician Kavinder Gupta be a better LG? Ladakh uneasy but hopeful

      15 July 2025 8:34 AM IST
      BJP’s Rajya Sabha picks signal sharp political messaging ahead of 2026 battles
      Analysis

      BJP’s Rajya Sabha picks signal sharp political messaging ahead of 2026 battles

      13 July 2025 8:25 PM IST
      Congress skip Thackeray reunion
      Maharashtra

      Why did Congress skip Thackeray cousins’ reunion?

      8 July 2025 3:55 PM IST
      Kejriwals Gujarat Jodo Abhiyan leaves AAP buoyant, Congress jittery, BJP thrilled
      Gujarat

      Kejriwal's Gujarat Jodo Abhiyan leaves AAP buoyant, Congress jittery, BJP thrilled

      5 July 2025 7:46 PM IST
      Real reason why Kashmir feels close to Iran
      The Eighth Column

      Real reason why Kashmir feels close to Iran

      30 Jun 2025 8:12 AM IST
      Kejriwal or Sisodia? Who is AAPs Rajya Sabha pick from Punjab
      Politics

      Kejriwal or Sisodia? Who is AAP's Rajya Sabha pick from Punjab

      26 Jun 2025 10:00 PM IST
      AAP leader Sanjay Arora
      India

      Bypolls results: Why it's no good news for Congress and INDIA Bloc

      23 Jun 2025 7:03 PM IST
      US strikes Iran
      World

      Iran-Israel conflict a tough balancing act for India: Michael Kugelman

      23 Jun 2025 6:25 PM IST
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