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Congress to AAP & back — how ‘drugs case’ against Sukhpal Khaira took shape as he switched parties

Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested Thursday in a case dating back to 2015. He was made an accused in the case in 2017.

Sharad Pawar’s grandnephew slams Shinde govt for ‘2 am action’ against his firm. ‘Political revenge’

NCP MLA Rohit Pawar is CEO of Baramati Agro, exporter & domestic supplier of sugar, rice, ethanol. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board allegedly served shutdown notice to one of its units.

Almost everyone knows Chaithra Kundapura in her hometown — teen activist to ‘fiery’ orator & ‘cheat’

Kundapura, jailed for allegedly duping a Bengaluru businessman of Rs 5 crore on promise of BJP ticket, hails from Kundapura in Udupi. She wrote a book in 2020 linking 'black magic' to 'love jihad'.

MP BJP leaders ‘unhappy’. Vijayvargiya says, ‘I am a big leader, where will I go with folded hands?’

Party’s second list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh assembly polls has left some leaders scowling. Sidhi MLA Kedarnath Shukla takes umbrage at being denied ticket.

‘Who drowned Nagpur?’ As city faces unprecedented flood, Shiv Sena (UBT) trains its guns on BJP

On Saturday, rain shadow region Nagpur witnessed 119 mm of rain in 24 hrs. This caused water bodies to overflow & swamp the city, triggering a war of words between political parties.

CBI initiates enquiry, seeks building plan, approval papers from PWD in row over Kejriwal’s residence

Preliminary enquiry initiated against “unknown public servants” of the Government of Delhi and some private persons, according to CBI sources. The Chief Minister has not been named in it.

Haryana has elected just 6 women to Lok Sabha in 57 years, Punjab & Himachal no better

Voters in 6 of Haryana's 10 Lok Sabha seats have never elected a woman MP to Lok Sabha. Expert points out only 4 women have represented state in Rajya Sabha to date.

After ‘anti-Muslim’ row, new responsibility for Ramesh Bidhuri. BJP makes MP ‘poll in-charge for Tonk’

BJP leaders say Bidhuri is a prominent Gurjar face & Tonk is a Gurjar-dominated area. The MP courted controversy last week for use of 'unparliamentary language' against BSP's Danish Ali.

Congress-BJP bonhomie, for a change: Sukhu hails support from Himanta, Dhami over flood aid

Himanta donated Rs 10-cr on behalf of Assam govt, Dhami contributed Rs 5-cr on Uttarakhand govt's behalf for victims of monsoon-related disasters that ravaged Himachal in July-August.

BJP’s women candidates have outperformed men in most Lok Sabha polls since 1998

Now, with the passing of women's reservation bill and resulting increase in their participation in electoral politics, BJP is likely to further scale up its outreach to women voters.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.