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Saubhadra Chatterji

Saubhadra Chatterji

Saubhadra Chatterji is Deputy Political Editor at the Hindustan Times. He writes on both politics and policies.

Articles by Saubhadra Chatterji

Parliament officials to get EV cars as part of PM’s ‘save fuel’ initiative

Parliament is replacing petrol vehicles for senior officials with electric ones

Updated on May 23, 2026 23:08 IST

Exporters flag severe impact of US tariffs and West Asia crisis

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. (REUTERS/Majid Asgaripour/WANA)

Updated on May 23, 2026 10:08 IST

BJP objects to ‘paper leak’ term for NEET at stormy Parliamentary meet

A police official passes by a poster during a protest staged by Youth Congress members over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam

Updated on May 22, 2026 03:28 IST

NTA plans age bar, attempt cap for NEET-UG, claims it wasn’t a ‘paper leak’

The assurance comes against the backdrop of NTA cancelling NEET-UG 2026 on May 12 after at least 120 questions in a “guess paper” overlapped with the May 3 examination (Unsplash)

Updated on May 22, 2026 24:18 IST

Two Congress leaders to join Vijay's Tamil Nadu cabinet today, first in 59 years

The Congress is also negotiating with chief minister Vijay for a Rajya Sabha berth from Tamil Nadu with CV Shanmugam, the DMK MP, set to retire from the Upper House in June.

Updated on May 21, 2026 02:23 IST

VBSA Bill won’t alter status of state-affiliated universities, edu ministry says

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's ministry, in written replies to the 31-member joint parliamentary committee examining the bill, said the legislation supplements rather than supplants state governments.

Updated on May 20, 2026 02:15 IST

How VD Satheesan edged out KC Venugopal for Kerala’s top post

Tell Me Why 14th May MINT

Updated on May 15, 2026 01:30 IST

How VD Satheesan edged out KC Venugopal in race to be Kerala CM

For days, there was suspense on who would be Keralam CM - VD Satheesan or KC Venugopal

Updated on May 14, 2026 09:17 IST

10 days after poll results, Congress may reveal Kerala CM pick today

Congress Live | Kerala CM announcement LIVE | VD Satheesan | KC Venugopal | Rahul Gandhi

Updated on May 14, 2026 03:43 IST

Suspense over Congress's Kerala CM pick continues; three contenders in sight

Another leader said that though a large number of part lawmakers and MLAs back Venugopal, Satheesan has a strong backing from the “people in the organisation”.

Updated on May 11, 2026 05:10 IST

Abhishek Singhvi helps out TVK with legal woes, again

Abhishek Singhvi helps out TVK with legal woes, again

Updated on May 11, 2026 24:16 IST

Kerala Cong MLAs to discuss CM pick today as lobbying for leaders intensifies

Kochi: Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly and Congress leader, VD Satheesan, being received by supporters, on his arrival in Paravur constituency.

Updated on May 7, 2026 01:34 IST

Out of 240 BJP MPs in LS, every 6th MP has won through vote theft: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi also claimed that if fair elections were held, the BJP could not have won more than 140 seats. (Rahul Gandhi | Facebook)

Updated on May 6, 2026 05:17 IST

INDIA bloc's footprint shrinks after big blow to DMK and Trinamool

INDIA footprint shrinks as DMK, TMC face defeat

Updated on May 5, 2026 03:22 IST

Governance anger, Muslim split behind Mamata Banerjee and TMC's Bengal fall

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lost her own constituency, Bhabanipur.

Updated on May 5, 2026 04:26 IST

Governance anger, Muslim split behind Mamata’s fall

The Muslim vote, on which TMC had depended, fractured. (File photo)

Updated on May 5, 2026 03:10 IST

INDIA bloc regional constituents plan Lucknow meet after assembly poll results

The SP, TMC and AAP have supported regional parties in elections, where the Congress fought on its own. (PTI/Representative)

Updated on Apr 29, 2026 08:26 IST

Lok Sabha rejects delimitation bill; government's first defeat since 2014

Lok Sabha proceedings.

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 02:08 IST

How a call from Rahul Gandhi turned the tide against delimitation bill in LS

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 06:52 IST

Govt wants to alter electoral map, take away representation: Rahul

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, speaks in the House on Friday.

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 01:30 IST

Govt assures fair LS expansion; Opposition demands written guarantee

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Special session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 01:17 IST

Lok Sabha seats for all states to be increased by 50%, 272 reserved for women

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Special session of Parliament, in New Delhi.

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 11:13 IST

‘Anti-national’: Oppn vows unity to defeat govt's plan for Lok Sabha expansion

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a press conference after a meeting of INDIA bloc leaders at his residence at 10, Rajaji Marg in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 03:11 IST

Women’s quota: Bills seek to take LS seats up to 850 based on 2011 census

The details emerge from the bills circulated by the government to lawmakers ahead of the three-day sitting of Parliament between April 16 and 18,

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 01:29 IST

Delimitation reset to redraw India’s electoral contours, govt to form panel

The delimitation will also operationalise, for the first time, one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies — a long-pending plan approved in 2023.

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 04:29 IST

Congress to push for women reservation within existing Lok Sabha seats

The Congress will push for 33% women’s reservation within the existing 543 seats in the Lok Sabha

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 05:23 IST

Mohsina Kidwai: Staunch Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist till the end

In her long political career, she held several ministerial posts in UP and later became a Union minister in Indira and Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinets. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 24:04 IST

Lack of proof, constitutional bar: Why CEC’s removal was rejected

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at a meeting.

Updated on Apr 8, 2026 03:16 IST

Exclusive: Why Radhakrishan, Birla, rejected impeachment notice against CEC Kumar

Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 7, 2026 11:17 IST

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha reject Opposition's notices seeking removal of CEC

In the past two years, the Opposition had moved impeachment notices against judges, the vice-president, the Lok Sabha Speaker, and the CEC.

Updated on Apr 7, 2026 24:59 IST

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