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    Ubeer Naqushbandi
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    Ubeer Naqushbandi is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
      Why UP BJP is banking on ‘sangathan shilpi’ Sunil Bansal for 2027 election
      Uttar Pradesh

      Why UP BJP is banking on ‘sangathan shilpi’ Sunil Bansal for 2027 election

      21 May 2026 6:39 PM IST
      AAP, Punjab
      Punjab

      AAP questions timing of ED action against Punjab minister Arora

      11 May 2026 9:15 PM IST
      AAP pulls Raghav Chadhas security, Delhi steps in with upgrade: Poll games, says Kejriwal
      India

      Kejriwal scrambles to hold AAP ranks, shield Punjab govt after RS MPs rock the boat

      28 April 2026 7:33 PM IST
      Arvind Kejriwal
      Politics

      Chadha, others’ exit was a disaster waiting to happen for AAP

      24 April 2026 9:38 PM IST
      ‘Look at the intention’: BJP leaders defend delimitation-women’s quota link
      The Federal Focus

      ‘Look at the intention’: BJP leaders defend delimitation-women’s quota link

      15 April 2026 9:05 PM IST
      Somnath Bharti speaking on AAP internal conflict and Raghav Chadha controversy
      India

      Somnath Bharti on Raghav Chadha row: 'If your blood doesn't boil, it's not courage'

      10 April 2026 12:58 PM IST
      Nitish Kumar, Samrat Chowdhury and Sanjiv Chaurasia
      Bihar

      Why Sanjiv Chaurasia could beat frontrunner Samrat Choudhary in Bihar CM race

      9 April 2026 12:38 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi
      India

      Chinese CCTVs: Rahul alleges Modi govt putting Indians’ security at risk

      4 April 2026 1:43 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
      Elections 2026

      In Bengal, can Rahul, Priyanka go beyond 'measured aggression’ against Mamata?

      13 March 2026 10:00 AM IST
      A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.
      Assam

      Borah's BJP switch is just the tip of Assam's pre-poll poaching iceberg

      8 March 2026 4:21 PM IST
      Iran Israel US Middle East explodes
      Jammu and Kashmir

      Khamenei protests: J-K MP, ex-mayor booked for circulating ‘misleading’ content

      4 March 2026 2:49 PM IST
      IYC shirtless protest
      Politics

      Congress slams ‘witch hunt’ against IYC over shirtless protest

      23 Feb 2026 10:06 PM IST
      Jammu and Kashmir Ranji Trophy players celebrate after reaching the final, marking a rare moment of unity across the region.
      Cricket

      Jammu and Kashmir’s Ranji rise unites a divided region | Interview

      22 Feb 2026 8:21 AM IST
      India AI Impact Summit controversy
      Politics

      Congress uses robodog row to target govt, asks how Galgotias got into AI meet

      21 Feb 2026 8:13 PM IST
      Indian Youth Congress protesters at AI India Impact Summit 2026
      India

      Youth Congress chief defends protest at AI summit: 'Won't damage India's image'

      20 Feb 2026 7:56 PM IST
      Congress slams Indo-US trade deal again, but action on the ground elusive
      India

      Congress slams Indo-US trade deal again, but action on the ground elusive

      16 Feb 2026 9:02 PM IST
      Akhil Gogoi and Gaurav Gogoi
      Assam

      Targeting bullseye in Assam elections, Congress turns flexible on Raijor Dal

      15 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Rahul Gandhi with farmer union leaders
      India

      ‘Anti-farmer’ pact: Congress to launch nationwide protest against India-US trade deal

      14 Feb 2026 1:31 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi, Congress shift focus from naravane to India-US trade deal
      India

      With Naravane backing Penguin, Rahul pivots to India-US trade deal

      12 Feb 2026 6:11 PM IST
      Why apple growers in Kashmir, Himachal fear India–US trade deal
      Farm matters

      Apple belt of Kashmir-Himachal-Uttarakhand braces for cheap US imports

      11 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not receive US President Donald Trump
      India

      Swadeshi Jagran Manch backs India-US interim deal, says Trump did it under pressure

      7 Feb 2026 8:54 PM IST
      Assam Gaurav Gogoi | Congress goes after local issues for Assam election
      Assam

      Congress to focus on local issues in Assam after Bihar vote chori debacle

      6 Feb 2026 5:48 PM IST
      Bengal leaders of the Congress party meets the high command
      India

      West Bengal elections 2026: Congress to go solo after 20 years

      5 Feb 2026 6:51 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi’s Naravane memoir remarks: What Lok Sabha rules say
      India

      Rahul Gandhi’s Naravane memoir remarks: What Lok Sabha rules say

      2 Feb 2026 6:28 PM IST
      Lacklustre, visionless, blind to India’s real crises — How Opposition sees Budget 2026-27
      Politics

      'Lacklustre', 'visionless', 'blind' to India’s 'real crises' — How Opposition sees Budget 2026-27

      1 Feb 2026 6:04 PM IST
      West Bengal elections: Congress split over solo run or alliance
      West Bengal

      West Bengal elections: Congress split over solo run or alliance

      1 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Congress is sharpening its attack on the BJP government
      Assam

      Assam election: Congress’s Manoj Chauhan targets Himanta on graft, evictions

      29 Jan 2026 9:14 PM IST
      Congress Jharkhand MLAs disgruntled
      Jharkhand

      Congress top brass to Jharkhand MLAs: No change in ministerial setup

      29 Jan 2026 2:26 PM IST
      Opposition leaders protest against SIR outside Parliament on the second day of Winter Session.
      Politics

      Stormy Budget session ahead as Opposition plans to turn up MGNREGA-SIR heat on govt

      27 Jan 2026 9:07 PM IST
      Rajeev Gowda
      India

      Congress slams Centre: 'Real state of economy exposes Modi govt's priorities'

      27 Jan 2026 8:41 PM IST
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