Gen Z protesters mask up to hide from BJP-voting parents
Young protesters at the July 20 Jantar Mantar march wore masks not to evade the police but to hide from their own families, many of whom are devoted BJP supporters. A 21-year-old…
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Tamil Nadu’s virtue politics risks reducing governance to theatre
Frontline examines the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s alleged post-election campaign against corruption in Tamil Nadu. Viral videos claim that officials no longer demand kickbacks, while the Chief Minister has urged citizens to refuse…
West Bengal Left and Congress seek revival after Trinamool collapse
The Left Front and Congress are seeking political space in West Bengal after the Trinamool Congress lost power in the 2026 Assembly election and suffered factional splits, Frontline reports. The CPI(M) won…
Cockroach Janta Party rallies millions after NEET leak
The Cockroach Janta Party, born from a dismissive remark about student protesters, has amassed 22 million Instagram followers in two weeks, more than the BJP, Free Press Journal reports. The movement began…
Vijay Rejects All-Party Meet Demand Over Mekedatu Dam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay rejected Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin’s demand for an all-party meeting on Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu reservoir project during an Assembly debate on Friday. Vijay…
Eshwarappa Hints at Return to BJP as Talks Continue
K S Eshwarappa has hinted at a possible return to the BJP, saying talks are under way, Deccan Herald reports. He also commented on the party’s present condition, saying grassroots workers across…
Sukhbir Badal-Modi meeting fuels BJP-SAD alliance buzz
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday, prompting speculation about a possible BJP-SAD alliance for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. The New Indian…
RJD Dissolves Bihar Units After Bankipur Bypoll Defeat
The Rashtriya Janata Dal has dissolved all its organisational units in Bihar, including district, block and panchayat committees and affiliated cells. The decision was announced by state president Mangani Lal Mandal on…
Trade unions seek participation in nationwide Jail Bharo protest on August 10
Trade unions on Friday called for workers and the public to join the nationwide ‘Jail Bharo’ protest on August 10, organised by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and central trade unions against Union…
Priyanka rejects Bhagwat’s Gen Z endorsement, seeks Shah’s Parliament statement
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said young protesters do not need RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s “certificate” after he backed Gen Z demonstrations as legitimate democratic expression. She also demanded that Union Home…
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