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Rahul Gandhi vs Great Nicobar Project: India can’t afford this debate
Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra •The window to activate Great Nicobar will not remain open indefinitely. China is not waiting. The Indian Ocean is not waiting. And the Malacca Strait, through which 80 per cent of China’s oil passes every single day, does not care whether India has made up its mind
FirstUp: UN expert on human rights to visit South Korea and other big headlines
Fp Explainers •Elizabeth Salmón, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, will make an official visit to Seoul starting today. Meanwhile, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is set to join the Andhra Pradesh Congress protest against MGNREGA replacement
Quicksplained | Who is Aviva Baig, Delhi woman engaged to Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra's son Raihan?
Fp Explainers •Twenty-five-year-old Raihan Vadra, the son of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra, has reportedly proposed to Aviva Baig, his girlfriend of seven years. The couple is set to exchange rings in January in Rajasthan
This Week in Explainers: Why India’s ‘Poorvi Prachand Prahar’ military drill in Arunachal matters
Fp Explainers •The Indian armed forces are launching a tri-service exercise, ‘Poorvi Prachand Prahar’, in Arunachal Pradesh next week. The joint military drill in the eastern sector comes days after the Trishul exercise on the Western front. Here’s all this and more in our weekly roundup from India
Does the Brazilian woman that Rahul Gandhi claimed voted 22 times in Haryana exist?
Fp Explainers •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that a photograph of a Brazilian model was used 22 times in the voter rolls of Haryana, pointing to what he called a 'massive voter fraud' during the 2024 state elections. He said the picture appeared at 10 polling booths, under different names like Seema, Sweety, Saraswati, Rashmi, and Vimla. The Brazilian woman has now been traced and is reportedly named Larissa
FirstUp: Trump to meet Zelenskyy in White House, Tejas Mk1A's maiden flight... The news today
Fp Explainers •US President Donald Trump will meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House today. India's indigenous fighter jet Tejas Mk1A, made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will take its maiden flight from Nashik, in an event attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Rahul Gandhi will travel to Guwahati to pay tributes to the late singer Zubeen Garg
Is Sheikh Hasina executing Rahul-Priyanka playbook in Awami League? Strong buzz in Bangladesh politics
Fp Staff •Sheikh Hasina is grooming her children to lead the Awami League echoing the Rahul-Priyanka model in India
‘Vote chori’ row: Can software delete voters’ names, as Rahul Gandhi claims?
Fp Explainers •Rahul Gandhi has doubled down on his claims of ‘vote chori (theft)’. The Congress MP alleged on Thursday that attempts were made to delete more than 6,000 votes in Karnataka’s Aland Assembly constituency in 2023. He claimed that applications for deletion of names, especially of Congress voters, were filed using software from outside Karnataka. How are electors' names deleted, though?
‘Vote chori’ row: Why INDIA bloc is going after Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Isha Mehrotra •It's the opposition INDIA bloc vs the Election Commission. After Rahul Gandhi accused the poll body of ‘criminal fraud’ and collusion with the BJP, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar held a press conference on Sunday to dismantle the leader’s ‘vote chori’ allegations. But what did the LoP claim?
'India-US ties go beyond trade deal or ceasefire claims': Govt sources on why India didn't call Trump 'a liar'
Fp Staff •Regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's call for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare US President Donald Trump a 'liar', sources in the government have said that the India-US relationship goes beyond the disagreement over the ceasefire and trade talks and should not be compromised on these issues.