On this Special Report, the focus is on the intensifying friction between veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and the party leadership ahead of the elections. Speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, Tharoor struck a defiant note regarding his past disagreement with the party's stance on 'Operation Sindoor' following the Pahalgam incident. He stated, 'I will not apologize on operations in those stand,' emphasizing that when India's security is at stake, national interest must come first. The programme explores Tharoor's history of defying party lines, including his occasional praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's industrial initiatives. Despite skipping a crucial strategy meeting in Delhi due to perceived slights at a recent Kochi event, Tharoor maintains he remains a committed Congressman who simply refuses to be a 'regular politician' who criticizes for the sake of opposition.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
