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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls at Rajasthan Assembly, in Jaipur, on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit |Sonia for RS: Big shift for Cong

Congress acknowledges weakening position, fields Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan after recent losses, signaling a shift in party dynamics

15 Feb 2024 12:00 AM

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. (AA File Image)

AA Edit | TN governor’s actions a travesty of democracy

Governor RN Ravi's actions in Tamil Nadu's Assembly challenge norms, raising questions on constitutional adherence & democratic principles

14 Feb 2024 12:05 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with NDA MLAs arrives at Bihar Legislative Assembly for the floor test of his government, at Vidhan Bhawan in Patna, Monday. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Dexterous Nitish Kumar Wins Trust Vote in Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wins floor test as opposition walks out, garnering 129 votes in support.

13 Feb 2024 12:26 AM

The eight India Navy veterans who were facing execution, later commuted to imprisonment of varying terms on espionage charges, have been let off. (Image:ANI)

DC Edit | Huge Relief For Navy Vets In Qatar

Qatar Emir Pardons Indian Navy Veterans on Espionage Charges

13 Feb 2024 12:06 AM

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal during a rally to dedicate the Guru Amardas Thermal Power Plant to the people, in Tarn Taran district. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | AAP's Punjab move jolts INDIA

INDIA Bloc Struggles with Priorities and Unity as AAP Announces Full-fledged Contest in Punjab and Chandigarh for Lok Sabha Seats.

11 Feb 2024 9:17 PM

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supporter kisses Khan's portrait whilst he protests against the alleged skewing in Pakistan's national election results, in Karachi on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)

AA Edit | Voters prefer Imran, but Pak Army may still get its way

The Pakistani people defy the Army's preferred leader, showing their resistance to political manipulation.

11 Feb 2024 9:09 PM

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the border with Israel in February 9, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

AA Edit | No sign of truce in two wars

US President Joe Biden is on record as saying the Israeli reprisals have gone “way over the top”

10 Feb 2024 12:34 AM

PV Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India. (AA File Image)

AA Edit | Bharat Ratna for Rao, Charan, M.S. laudable

Posthumous Bharat Ratna for P.V. Narasimha Rao: A nod to the reformative legacy.

10 Feb 2024 12:28 AM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and others during LDF's protest against the BJP-led Centre over alleged neglect and partiality in allocation of funds to their states, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

AA Edit | Heed Karnataka, Kerala protest over Delhi’s funding curbs

Karnataka’s biggest grouse is the formula adopted by the 15th Finance Commission in deciding awards for the states.

08 Feb 2024 11:55 PM

AA Edit | RBI is right to be cautious

RBI’s focus remains squarely on bringing down inflation to its target of four per cent.

08 Feb 2024 11:44 PM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. (File Image: PTI)

AA Edit | UCC can’t be state-specific; ‘live-in’ rules are troubling

The provision to ensure equal rights in property to the sons and daughters of all faiths is also a welcome move

08 Feb 2024 12:00 AM

Pakistan election commission staff pack a bag with election materials at a distribution center in Karachi. (Image: AFP)

AA Edit | Pak votes but Army calls shots

Amidst allegations of electoral manipulation and military influence, Pakistan's 2024 elections highlight challenges to democratic processes

08 Feb 2024 12:00 AM

AA Edit | SC flags threat to democracy

Chandigarh mayoral election scandal: Supreme Court steps in, calls it a 'murder of democracy.'

06 Feb 2024 11:38 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Image)

AA Edit | Modi’s scathing attack on Congress is not without basis

PM Modi launches a scathing attack on Congress in Lok Sabha, emphasising their negativity, as elections loom

06 Feb 2024 11:29 PM

Fans of actor Vijay celebrate after the latter announced the launch of his political party 'Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam' ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, in Chennai. (File Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Will Vijay impact politics of TN?

Tamil cinema icon Vijay announces entry into politics with the formation of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, eyeing the 2026 Assembly polls

05 Feb 2024 12:00 AM

Lal Krishna Advani ingenious tactics paved the way for the BJP's ascent, setting the stage for Narendra Modi's era. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Advani is a real Ratna of the Bharat of today

Discover the man behind the political evolution that reshaped India's ethos and ideas

05 Feb 2024 12:00 AM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Budget: South feels left out

Challenges of budgetary disparities in southern India: a closer look at allocations

03 Feb 2024 1:13 AM

Officers from India's financial investigation agency arrested a state Chief Minister on January 31, in an alleged land scam investigation that allies of the detained man said was politically motivated. (Photo by AFP)

AA Edit | Change of Jharkhand CMs a masterstroke by JMM?

Jharkhand's political shift: strategic moves amidst leadership change

03 Feb 2024 1:03 AM

Former Jharkhand CM and JMM leader Hemant Soren being taken to custody by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials after he was produced before a PMLA court in a money laundering case, in Ranchi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. The court sent Soren to judicial custody for a day. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Hemant arrest raises questions

Hemant Soren defiant after arrest: 'Life is a great battle, I will not beg for compromise. Jai Jharkhand.' A

02 Feb 2024 12:25 AM

AA Edit | FM signals what might lie ahead in a 3rd Modi govt

Interim Budget emphasises future economic policies, focusing on reducing dependence on fossil fuels

02 Feb 2024 12:10 AM

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