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No jardalu for President, PM this year as Nitish ‘halts mango diplomacy’ for 1st time since 2007

JD (U) says it is unaware of the development. BJP attributes halt to CM Nitish Kumar’s 'bitterness' towards PM Narendra Modi. The two parties split again last year.

Karnataka govt run from 10 Janpath? Congress-BJP row over Surjewala’s presence at ‘official meeting’

BJP has slammed Congress govt for allegedly letting AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala 'chair' meeting of Bengaluru officials & MLAs. Siddaramaiah says not 'official meeting'.

Siddaramaiah calls Centre ‘anti-poor’, says it is conspiring to fail Anna Bhagya scheme

A day after Karnataka reached an agreement for rice purchase, the Union government discontinued sale of rice and wheat to states through the open market.

No bail for arrested DMK minister Senthil Balaji, but can stay in hospital for now, says court

The ED arrested Balaji late Tuesday night on charges of money-laundering. The minister is permitted to stay in a hospital at the moment as he complained of chest pain soon after arrest.

‘Represents Modi govt’s desperation’ — Congress on law panel seeking to revisit Uniform Civil Code

Party communication in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh calls it 'strange' that Law Commission is seeking fresh reference when its predecessor published a paper on subject in 2018.

After ‘Shinde-over-Fadnavis’ ad, Sena in damage-control mode. New ad shows CM & deputy as a team

Shinde’s Shiv Sena issued an ad Tuesday that cited a survey to claim more Maharashtrians wanted Shinde as CM than they did Fadnavis, a former CM. It had sparked talks of a rift.

‘Rehabilitation path for Nirav, Mallya’ — Congress attacks PM over RBI’s ‘compromise settlements’

Party MP Jairam Ramesh asks whether Modi govt 'pressured' RBI to allow ‘compromise settlements’ or write-offs in case of wilful defaulters, demands repeal of 8 June circular.

Congress govt in Karnataka will probe BJP-era ‘bitcoin scandal’ — ‘Taking all cases out’

The bitcoin case refers to the alleged laundering of ill-gotten money by senior government officials and top leaders of the state BJP through cryptocurrencies.

‘BJP preparing to contest all 10 LS seats, so is JJP,’ says Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala

However, JJP leader also said alliance with BJP 'intact, and getting stronger'. This comes at a time of tensions between leaders of both parties, with LS & assembly polls due next year.

Former union minister YS Chowdary meets BL Santosh as BJP discusses political options in Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi , June 14 (ANI): Amid speculation of a possible tie-up between BJP and TDP for the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in...

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Mamata Banerjee is blaming everyone else after SSC scam. Clearly, buck stops with the voters

For 1,138 days now, at least 5,000 people have been sitting on dharna in central Kolkata. All eyes are now on the Supreme Court.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.