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What’s driving Andhra Pradesh’s rise as go-to investment hub, and why its neighbours are bristling

Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah in Karnataka, MK Stalin in Tamil Nadu and Revanth Reddy in Telangana have all come under Opposition fire 'losing out to Andhra Pradesh' in key projects.

JD(S) at 25, still master of the political reboot. The ‘decennial phoenix’ is rising again

Party that has oscillated between kingmaker, survivor & outlier marks its silver jubilee with fresh relevance—thanks to shifting national winds & enduring arithmetic of caste politics.

‘Not BJP B-team’: Lottery heir Charles Martin to dive into Puducherry politics while dad handles business

In an interview to ThePrint, son of lottery baron Santiago Martin says most politicians 'indifferent to people's suffering' and he will give up business interests once he joins politics.

Dhankhar’s 1st public address since resignation—praise for RSS, ‘Hindu spirit’ & a Pranab Da anecdote

The former Vice-President of India was speaking at the launch of a book by Sangh joint general secretary Manmohan Vaidya in Bhopal.

How Harish Rawat’s signals for grassroots role are raking up old fault lines in Uttarakhand Congress

A reshuffle to revive Congress instead triggers discord, as ex-CM Rawat’s offer to work at the booth level is read as sarcasm and reopens factional rifts.

BJP’s ‘Luv-Kush’ powerplay: Why it chose to continue with Samrat Chaudhary as Bihar Dy CM

The BJP has doubled down on its caste calculus in retaining the Kurmi-Keori deputy CM combination, opting to continue with a caste equation that has worked for it so far.

DK says Siddaramaiah to be Karnataka CM for 5 yrs. Why Congress high command can’t replace him

Shivakumar's remarks come even as his supporters make 'last-ditch effort' in Delhi. Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah was in Chamarajanagar Thursday to dispel the 'CM's chair' superstition.

Sworn in as Bihar CM for 10th time, Nitish to lead govt with old hands on deck, some new faces

14 ministers are from BJP, 8 from JD(U), 2 LJP (RV), 1 each from HAM(S) and the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha.

Rajamouli in soup over Hanuman remarks, what VHP, firebrands Raja Singh & Madhavi Latha said

Complaints have been filed against acclaimed filmmaker for his comments made during Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra-starrer 'Varanasi' movie event.

BJP slams Congress for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize to ‘anti-India’ Bachelet. A look at past awardees

Over the years, many recipients have been leaders who can be placed in the Centre-Left category, but not all. For instance, in 1997, it was awarded to former US President Jimmy Carter.

On Camera

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.