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‘What if Opposition renames INDIA alliance Bharat’ — Kejriwal questions ‘President of Bharat’ G20 invites

Indicating that BJP govt was 'extremely upset' with Opposition parties coming together, Delhi CM & AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal also criticises Centre's push for 'One Nation, One Election'.

‘No politics discussed’ — Karnataka Congress chief Shivakumar after meeting BJP’s Tejaswini Ananth Kumar

Tejaswini, wife of the late BJP leader Ananth Kumar, had called party's decision to field Tejasvi Surya from Bengaluru South in 2019 'shocking'.

President Droupadi Murmu sends out G20 dinner invite as ‘President of Bharat’, raises political heat

The invitations, which were sent out Saturday, do not mention the word ‘India’. Some view this change as a means to avoid confusion with the Opposition alliance ‘INDIA’.

‘Govt can resolve crisis, if it wants’: Meitei & Kuki civil society groups’ message for CM Biren Singh

Civil society groups representing the 2 communities have slammed N Biren Singh for pointing to existence of ‘too many’ such organisations in state, functioning ‘without common aspiration’.

‘Dravidian Model better than Gujarat Model’ — Tamil Nadu CM Stalin lambasts BJP on his podcast

In the podcast — aimed at addressing national issues 'from South Indian perspective' — Stalin accused BJP of not fulfilling its 2014 poll promises & being unfair to non-BJP states.

Buoyed by Karnataka win, Congress guns for Telangana with mega rally, CWC meet, 5 poll guarantees

Congress, once the principal challenger to ruling BRS, seemed to be ceding opposition space to BJP. Now, it has renewed its efforts to regain lost ground in Telangana.

Set house in order, BJP high command tells Himanta as Assam leaders question his style of functioning

Assam BJP leader says 'problem is concentration of power in one hand'. Central leadership has directed CM, other senior BJP members to hear out aggrieved leaders, it is learnt.

‘Nervous,’ Uma Bharti taunts BJP after being left out of mega poll event in Madhya Pradesh

The former CM, who was not invited to attend the Jan Ashirwad Yatra flag-off by party president J.P. Nadda, however, says she will campaign for upcoming polls if asked.

Violent past of Bihar ex-MP Prabhunath Singh & what led SC to overturn his acquittal in 1995 murder

Singh, a strongman who once wielded great power in Saran region was awarded life sentence Friday. SC order decries tainted probe & use of political muscle that led to acquittal.

Xi, Putin skipping G20 won’t have any impact on conclave outcome: MoS Lekhi

New Delhi , September 3 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin skipping the G20 leaders meeting would not have any...

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India-Pakistan cricket war reaches US and is overbooked. Will there be Jai Shri Ram cries?

It is certainly not the job of the ICC to ensure the audience is democratically chosen or equal in nationality or to check that chants of 'India-India' don't drown out 'Pakistan-Pakistan'.

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.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

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.