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‘Was offered Rs 35 crore’: TVK MLA alleges political horse-trading; 3 arrested, V Senthil Balaji named | India News

July 1, 2026 by Arka Chinmoy

[ad_1] Complaint filed over alleged conspiracy to topple TVK-led Vijay government NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Police arrested 3 people over an alleged horse-trading bid aimed at destabilising Vijay-led government. The action followed allegations by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N Ilaiyaraja, who claimed he was offered Rs 35 crore to influence his vote on … Read more

India’s decaying political parties are disconnected from people

June 13, 2026 by Arka Chinmoy

[ad_1] The first weekend of June witnessed a cockroach infestation like never before in history. Hundreds of people braved the sweltering heat to gather at a protest site in New Delhi donning cockroach masks on June 7, in the first physical demonstration of a nascent Gen Z movement called the “Cockroach Janata Party” that has … Read more

From selfies to slogan: how Instagram is becoming India’s newest political battleground

April 3, 2026 by Arka Chinmoy

[ad_1] Ankit Pandey* was rushing to catch a train from Mumbai’s Malad station last month, when a sight halted him in his tracks. From the railway bridge, he could see a group of men offering namaaz (prayers) just outside the railway platform. Pandey, 22, a worker in the Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal, was incensed. He shot a … Read more

‘As an educated Muslim, it is my duty to enter the political domain’

August 27, 2025 by Arka Chinmoy

[ad_1] When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath of office in May 2014, an ailing Mohammad Akber Imam asked his son to leave the country, fearing that he would one day end up behind bars. He passed away six months later. Sharjeel, the son he worried about, was studying modern history at the Jawaharlal … Read more