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IYC cracks whip on Rahul rally absentees, suspends 200 functionaries as action widens across states

The Youth Congress has suspended around 200 functionaries for skipping Rahul Gandhi’s Delhi rally, warning that up to 500 could face action as party seeks greater cadre mobilisation.

Lotus Pocus: Why BJP is emerging as preferred destination for turncoats before Punjab polls

With latest crossover of 3 AAP legislators and more expected to follow, BJP has begun to look like an attractive alternative to Congress in Punjab.

UP polls: What’s behind Akhilesh’s decision not to contest as BJP plans to field CM Yogi & his deputies

In UP politics, there have been many CMs who have assumed office without being an elected member of state legislature at the time of taking oath, from Mayawati to Rajnath.

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay writes to PM Modi, makes case for a Chennai SC bench for southern states

Vijay urged PM Modi to take up the issue afresh with Supreme Court so that it may reconsider its stand and favourably decide on a bench in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu says suppliers follow carmakers, not politics, as Oppn flags Rs 1,614-cr investments in Andhra

After 3 Hyundai-Kia suppliers signed MoUs in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu has said it is routine supply-chain expansion, accusing the Opposition of selectively portraying it as an industrial setback.

TDP-led NDA leads in Andhra urban local body elections as Cyclone Murasu delays vote count

A victory in the ULB elections could be a mid-term shot in the arm for the NDA alliance, with the coalition completing 2.5 years in power in December.

Hyderabad municipal corporation polls are nearly a year overdue. What’s causing the delay

Even though Telangana govt was quick to appoint commissioners to run the civic bodies after the council's term lapsed in February this year, it has been delaying the poll notification.

Karnataka: BJP accuses Congress govt of stifling free speech after playwright attacked over Gandhi play

Police issued notice to stop all ongoing & future shows of the play on hold after Congress workers threw ink at playwright Addanda Cariappa, a popular author in the BJP ecosystem.

As Rahul-Akhilesh ooze bonhomie at Delhi rally, Congress-SP tensions rise in UP over SP Maurya

A few days ago, Swami Prasad Maurya met Rahul and Priyanka in Delhi. Following the meeting, he announced that his party wanted to join the INDIA bloc.

Kumaraswamy accuses Shivakumar of misleading sting operations probe, questions timing of allegations

As police probe the alleged sting operation and question Kumaraswamy's aide, the Union Minister has accused investigators of trying to give Siddaramaiah a clean chit & protect real perpetrators.

On Camera

The ABCD of the US midterm elections

While Trump will continue to be the President of the US, a big change after the midterm elections will be in how decisions are made in Washington.

Karnataka alleges excess ethanol in E20 petrol, oil firms question testing methodology

IOCL, BPCL and HPCL say 893 samples tested across 27 states and UTs, including 56 in Karnataka, complied with E20 standards; seek independent testing of samples collected by state.

Big change in Agnipath scheme: Govt grants 2-yr extension to the 75% Agniveers not selected for service

This has now created a pathway for all Agniveers to potentially join the defence forces as regular soldiers after their tenure of six years.

Farm laws to Agnipath, Modi govt failed the test of both ‘Jai Jawan/Jai Kisan’ reforms

Between the farm laws and Agnipath, you could say the Modi government erred in taking its most loyal constituencies for granted: Hindi-heartland farmers and soldiers.