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BJP sweeps all three municipal corporations in Haryana, Congress draws a blank

BJP wins Panchkula, Ambala and Sonipat mayoral elections; Congress-backed Independent wins Uklana; BJP takes Sampla, Dharuhera and Rewari.

Is govt being egged on by a hyperpower, Congress asks after RSS’s Hosabale backs dialogue with Pakistan

Cong linked Hosabale’s remark to his recent US visit. 'It appears the US trip of Shri Hosabale... has impacted him as well as RSS,’ says Jairam Ramesh. 

TN govt revokes Vijay astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit’s appointment as CM’s OSD

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government led by TVK on Wednesday revoked the appointment of astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel as Officer on Special Duty...

Vijay cruises through Tamil Nadu Assembly floor test as AIADMK rebels vote in favour of TVK

CM C. Joseph Vijay proves his government’s strength in the Assembly, winning the trust vote with 144 backing him as DMK walked out and cracks widened inside the AIADMK.

CM Vijay’s TVK sails through floor test in Tamil Nadu assembly with 144 votes

The number of MLAs supporting Vijay shows that a block of AIADMK rebels disobeyed the party whip and voted against it.

BJP to remain neutral in Tamil Nadu assembly, says party MLA Bhojarajan amid TVK floor test

The party, a part of the AIADMK-led NDA in the state, won a single seat as M Bhojarajan secured Udhagamandalam with a narrow margin of 976 votes.

DMDK objects to appointment of Vijay’s astrologer as his Officer on Special Duty

Welcoming several of TVK’s early initiatives, DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth called the move 'highly condemnable on behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu'.

Years of discontent, losses leave EPS isolated in a fractured AIADMK. The challenges he now faces

The party rebels’ rejection of any tie-up with DMK and their acceptance of people’s mandate for TVK have weakened EPS's hold, political watchers say.

‘Missing’ son of Union MoS Bandi Sanjay, booked in POCSO case, applies for pre-arrest bail

Telangana's principal opposition party BRS continues to press for Bandi Sanjay’s removal from the Union Cabinet. The state BJP has distanced itself from the case. 

Punjab minister in ED custody urges High Court—treat me the same as AAP MPs who defected to BJP

Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Sanjeev Arora was arrested by ED on Saturday during searches in an alleged money-laundering case worth Rs 100 crore.

On Camera

Fuel, gold, fertiliser, foreign travel: Data & 9 charts reveal what’s behind Modi’s appeal | Cut The Clutter

In ep 1838 of Cut the Clutter Shekhar Gupta explains economic concerns behind PM Modi’s appeal to cut gold purchases, fuel use, foreign travel and fertiliser consumption.

CDS & Navy chief picked out, the next key defence & security appointments Centre is set to decide on

One of the key and far-reaching appointments will be that of the new director of Intelligence Bureau. Current IB chief Tapan Deka’s second extension ends in June.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.