India Bloc

Good for Kharge to run for PM, but his son says winning elections is a big challenge

Kharge's name was put forth by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. They suggested that Kharge become the "first Dalit prime minister" of the nation

INDIA meet: Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal propose Mallikarjun Kharge as PM face, Cong leader says 'lets win first'

After his name was proposed as a candidate to become the country's first Dalit prime minister at a meeting attended by 28 opposition leaders in New Delhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, 'I work for the downtrodden'

FirstUp: Mahua Moitra in Delhi HC, IPL auction, INDIA meet… today’s big news

Mahua Moitra is challenging being asked to vacate her government accommodation. The much-awaited IPL auction is being held in Dubai. The INDIA Opposition block will meet. Here are today’s big stories

Parliament’s Winter Session: INDIA bloc to raise ‘leak’ of ethics panel report against Mahua Moitra 

The winter session of Parliament is expected to be stormy, with the Ethics Committee that probed the cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra slated to lay its report.

How INDIA bloc members will gain from Congress’ election losses in Hindi heartland

They say one man’s loss is another’s gain and the adage stands true for the INDIA bloc. The Congress’ loss in the states of Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh puts it on the back foot. It now loses leveraging power with members within the alliance when it comes to seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha polls

‘Apple will cooperate in probe’: IT Secretary as India launches probe in threat notification row

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)— India’s nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents— has started the probe. Krishnan was speaking on the sidelines of an event related to the Meity-NSF research collaboration Thursday

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress

The BJP lampooning came in the wake of statements by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar since Thursday he vented frustration with Congress for ignoring the alliance goals.

NewsClick Raids: Who was under Delhi Police’s radar? What have the cops recovered?

The Delhi Police conducted searches at the homes of journalists and places linked to the news portal NewsClick. In Mumbai, the residence of activist Teesta Setalvad was raided. The cops seized the phones and laptops of several journalists and detained them for questioning

Fatal attraction: Blunders Congress-dominated alliance never learns from

Modi-bashing for the forthcoming elections this time around becomes an even more formidable task for the Opposition

INDIA’s Sanatana Dharma self-goal is a case of juggling one contradiction too many

While it is a marvel that a bloc of 26 disparate parties have been able to thus far even agree on a message to pitch at the hustings, the INDIA grouping, if it isn’t inert, will realise that their message is easily discredited