political development

Kumbh Mela at Tribeni: inventing tradition in West Bengal

The transformation of a local custom of a ritualistic bath into a Kumbh Mela is part of an ongoing political project

Shiv Sahay Singh

Pune Lok Sabha bypoll lays bare friction over seat-sharing in MVA

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I will not accept Deputy Speaker’s post, says former Karnataka Minister Puttarangashetty

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Arvind Kejriwal asks why the President is being excluded from the opening of the new Parliament building

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Telugu Desam Party to attend new Parliament building inauguration on May 28

Karnataka Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah and State Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar meet Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on May 18, 2023 to stake claim to form government.

Congress ends uncertainty, picks Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister

Imran Khan back at Lahore residence after securing bail in many cases

Sharad Pawar takes back decision to resign as NCP chief

RJD Chief Lalu Prasad with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his residence, in Patna, on April 28, 2023.

Lalu Prasad arrives in Patna after nine months, meets Nitish Kumar

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BRS cracks whip against discontent, suspends ex-Minister, ex-MP

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Political Line | Contours of the Karnataka combat

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Humza Yousaf outside the Court of Session after being sworn in as First Minister of Scotland, in Edinburgh, on March 29, 2023.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves Parliament House on March 24, 2023.

Top news of the day: Rahul Gandhi may have to vacate Lutyens bungalow; Supreme Court says mere membership of banned organisation enough for liability under UAPA, and more

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Kolkata on March 18, 2023.

After calling on Akhilesh, Naveen Patnaik, Mamata to meet Kumaraswamy on Friday

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Proceedings of the Lok Sabha adjourned amid a ruckus over the Adani-Hindenburg issue and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s democracy remark during the second phase of the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on March 16, 2023.

Morning Digest | Parliament logjam runs on with neither side backing down; SC reserves judgment on Maharashtra political row, and more

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File photo of West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with Akhilesh Yadav.

Amid widening differences with Congress, Akhilesh Yadav to meet Mamata Banerjee