Rahul Gandhi asked Kanimozhi  to have some respect for Congress in TN?

The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has reportedly urged DMK leader Kanimozhi to show respect to the grand-old party Congress in Tamil Nadu. The two leaders met at 10 Janpath to discuss the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, but no agreement was reached on seat-sharing. However, the DMK leader reaffirmed commitment to continue the alliance. The Congress had contested 25 out of 234 Assembly seats in 2021 and won 18 and this time, DMK is allotting same number of seats and is unwilling to increase Congress's seat share. Earlier, there were rumours that Congress may tie up with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, a newly floated political party by actor turned politician Vijay.
 
BJP to push collective leadership in West Bengal

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah's forthcoming visit to West Bengal is likely to be aimed at fostering unity and quelling factionalism. The previously sidelined former State President Dilip Ghosh and the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, emerge as key figures in the strategy for collective leadership. At the end of December 2025, in a personal meeting with Amit Shah, Ghosh had said that West Bengal is ready for change, but the BJP is not prepared yet. The party, according to available data of last Vidhan Sabha polls, is still nearly 10 percentage points behind the ruling TMC.
 
Will Tarique Rahman  be new PM of Bangla Desh
 

Tarique Rahman  the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is likely to be elected as new Prime Minister of Bangla Desh. Elections are to take place this week.
 
 
Awkward moment evolved outside Parliament as opposition MPs protesting price rise seen drinking Starbucks?

An awkward situation unfolded around Parliament when opposition MPs, who were staging a protest against rising prices and inflation, were seen ordering coffee from Starbucks — a brand often associated with premium pricing. The irony was not lost on observers and soon drew attention on social media, where users mocked the apparent contradiction between their protest message and lifestyle choice. While the MPs maintained that their demonstration was focused on government inaction over inflation, critics argued that the optics weakened their stance. The incident quickly became a talking point in political circles, with ruling party members seizing the opportunity to highlight what they called “performative outrage” by the opposition.