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PM Modi likely to spend Saturday night at Belur Math

The decision could have been taken considering the fact that Sunday is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the found of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Mamata won’t let ‘unreliable’ Congress take credit for CAA-NRC stir with opposition meet

The West Bengal CM has decided to boycott a Congress-led all-opposition party meet on CAA and NRC on 13 January. TMC leaders say ‘excellent call’.

NSUI sweep in Varanasi’s Sanskrit University polls points to ‘larger change in politics’

The Congress' student wing defeated the ABVP to register a victory on all 4 seats of the Sanskrit University's student council.

Spate of rapes threatens to damage Nitish Kumar’s support base among Bihar’s women

To attack the Bihar CM, opposition has made law and order the main issue in this election year.

Struggling in lost bastion Delhi, Congress pins comeback hopes on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

The Congress, which ruled Delhi for three terms between 1998 and 2013, failed to win even one seat in the 2015 assembly polls amid an AAP landslide.

PDP leader Baig says Mehbooba’s ‘provocative’ statements led to J&K becoming UTs

Muzaffar Hussain Baig was referring to Mehbooba Mufti's 2017 remark in which she warned the govt against tinkering with people's rights and privileges under Article 370.

Sena backs Marathi woman with ‘Free Kashmir’ placard, slams Fadnavis for ‘frivolous’ charge

The Shiv Sena took on the BJP and opposition leaders for making a 'mockery of themselves' after they claimed the 'Free Kashmir' placard was tantamount to sedition.

Modi govt’s ‘guided tours’ of foreign envoys in J&K shows its double standards: Congress

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh demanded the government allow unfettered access to Jammu & Kashmir to all politicians in India.

BJP gets a reason to cheer CAA in Bengal — thanks to Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s top paramilitary officer Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam has said 445 of his country's nationals returned home in November & December.

Congress, UPA parties plan front to take on Modi govt over campus violence, CAA-NRC, economy

Senior leaders of Congress, NCP, CPI, DMK & RJD are likely to meet on 13 January to devise plan. Formation of strategic group also in the works.

On Camera

Not ‘uniter vs divider’, Indian politics is ‘divider vs divider’ right now

Monumental lapses of memory are responsible for the division bells of our time. Whatever happens in the 2024 elections, we need to fix our education, media, and, of course, our political discourse, in that order.

Strong showing by north, improved compliance — how GST revenue rose to record Rs 2.1 lakh cr in April

While April typically sees highest collections in a financial year, analysts say a host of reasons came together this time to lift total figures.

Army Dental Centre of Research & Referral celebrates silver jubilee

The ADC R&R is dedicated to providing high-quality dental care to soldiers, their families, and veterans.

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.