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Pankaja Munde dares BJP at Beed show of strength, slams party but says won’t quit

Without naming former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Pankaja Munde said she was ‘very pained’ at the way BJP tied up with NCP last month.

As Assam burns, troubleshooter Himanta Biswa Sarma gets his big chance to upstage CM Sonowal

Assam has seen violent protests over the citizenship bill and the situation has spiraled out of control under CM Sarbananda Sonowal’s watch.

Anti-CAB protests in Assam force PM Modi into crisis management mode, BJP plans campaign

Modi tweets to assure Assamese people they shouldn’t worry about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament, but BJP plans campaign to undo damage.

Maharashtra govt allots portfolios, home ministry goes to Sena, NCP gets finance

Congress, the third party in the Maharashtra coalition govt, was given revenue, energy, education, PWD, textiles, women and child welfare ministries.

West Bengal Muslims, political parties to fight citizenship bill — on streets & in courts

As Rajya Sabha clears the contentious citizenship bill, Muslim bodies in West Bengal are planning 'peaceful protests' for a week starting Friday.

‘Dump it in Bay of Bengal’ — Congress, opposition say court will strike down citizenship bill

Heated Rajya Sabha debate sees Trinamool accuse BJP of drawing from the ‘Nazi playbook’ while the IUML said the legislation would lead to another ‘holocaust’.  

Rahul Gandhi the only alternative to Narendra Modi, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said the Gandhi family is the cementing force for the party and only Rahul Gandhi can stand up to Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

‘Secular’ in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena now makes its support to citizenship bill conditional

Shiv Sena supported the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha even as its new allies Congress and NCP termed the proposed law ‘unconstitutional’.

JD(U) divided: Prashant Kishor, Pavan Varma speak out against support to citizenship bill

JD(U)’s national V-P Prashant Kishor "disappointed", national general secretary Pavan Varma says citizenship bill “unconstitutional and discriminatory”.

JD(U) support for citizenship bill spells out Nitish’s new strategy — Muslims not needed

A number of JD(U) leaders have spoken out against the party’s decision to back the bill, which will alienate Muslims, who are 16% of the state’s population. 

On Camera

Morarji Desai, principal secretary V Shankar gave PMO its name. Then the office was downsized

The Morarji Desai PMO was divested of the IB, the R&AW, and the Foreign Investment Promotion Board. But the civil servants still looked up to V Shankar for guidance and advice.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Agniveer applicants in Army up nearly 10% compared to last year

This year, the Army has scheduled an online combined examination that will span 174 locations across the country. The examination window is from April 22 to May 7.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.