Puneet Nicholas Yadav

Delhi, Noida

Journalist at The Federal

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ED glare pushes Congress back to save-Constitution plank; 4000 rallies planned

5 days ago | thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

With its top leadership back in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) crosshairs over the National Herald case, the Congress has decided to double down its attacks against the BJP-led central government with a renewed push for its “Save Constitution” narrative.
గెలుపు లెక్కలు.. | Bihar - Mahagathbandhan allies - Tejashwi meets Rahul, Kharge

6 days ago | telangana.thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

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Bihar: Mahagathbandhan allies pull out all stops to get poll arithmetic right

1 week ago | thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

Having lost the 2020 state Assembly elections narrowly to the NDA combine, the Opposition’s grand alliance (mahagathbandhan) does not wish to leave anything to chance when Bihar votes for a new government less than six months from now.
Waqf Act hearing: On day 1, Supreme Court raises 3 critical questions

1 week ago | thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

Waqf Amendment Act SC HearingSC talks about law's stand on Waqf-by-user properties, govt claims on Waqf properties during collector's inquiry, and presence of non-Muslims on Waqf boardsThe Supreme Court on Monday heard over 70 petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, raising sharp questions about its constitutional validity.
Not just on Waqf law, Opposition MPs turning litigants more often in Modi era; here's why

1 week ago | thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

Opposition leaders allege Centre’s refusal to accommodate their views on laws and policies and partisan nature of parliamentary committees have forced them to move courtOn Wednesday (April 16), the Supreme Court will hear a clutch of petitions challenging the recently-enacted Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, on a slew of grounds, including constitutional validity. Among the petitioners in the case are parliamentarians cutting across the Opposition’s ranks in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
AICC resolution: Congress's effort to reclaim concept of nationalism

2 weeks ago | thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

Interestingly, the resolution marks a rhetorical shift — replacing the word “secularism” with “national harmony”In a key political moment after the 2024 general elections, the Congress concluded its two-day AICC session in Ahmedabad with the adoption of a comprehensive 12-page resolution. The document reasserts the party’s ideological positioning, outlines its stance on nationalism, social justice, and economic concerns, and calls for unity against BJP’s policies.
AICC session in Ahmedabad may give two clear political messages, focus on revival

2 weeks ago | thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

Last December, when the Congress leadership decided during the party’s special session in Karnataka’s Belgaum that the next AICC Session would be held in April 2025 in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, the decision’s symbolism wasn’t lost on anyone.
వక్ఫ్ సవరణ బిల్లు ప్రతిపక్షాలకు ప్రచార అస్త్రం అవుతుందా?

2 weeks ago | telangana.thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

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Waqf Bill passed in Parliament: What next for Opposition?

2 weeks ago | thefederal.com | Puneet Nicholas Yadav

The Opposition put up a spirited fight against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the just concluded Parliament session. Now that the legislation is set to get Presidential assent, the Opposition has to gear up for the bigger challenge – continuing its legal fight to have the Bill quashed for its alleged “unconstitutional” character while blunting the BJP’s predictable pivoting of the Bill for communal polarisation.
Parliament set for 8-hour storm as Centre moves Waqf Bill today

3 weeks ago | thefederal.com | Urmi Mukherjee |Puneet Nicholas Yadav

At 12 noon today (April 2), the Centre will move the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha for consideration and passing, setting off an at least eight-hour-long stormy discussion. Late Tuesday (April 1) evening, floor leaders of the Opposition’s INDIA bloc made it clear that they had collectively decided to “vote against the unconstitutional and communally divisive” Bill.