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DMK lacks leadership, will split after 2021 TN assembly polls, Karunanidhi’s son Alagiri says

In an interview to ThePrint, M.K. Alagiri, the eldest son of late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi, also said he has not decided to float his own party yet.

Fissures continue to deepen in Gupkar alliance as parties differ on district council polls

Parties don’t arrive at consensus for Jammu region, with the Congress fielding its own candidates, some of whom are pitted against those from the alliance.

Owaisi says Muslims ‘alienated’ in Mamata’s Bengal, but AIMIM yet to take call on 2021 polls

The performance of Owaisi’s AIMIM in Bihar — it won 5 of 20 seats — has intensified speculation about the Hyderabad MP’s plans for next year’s Bengal polls.

Obama’s description of Rahul Gandhi ‘apt’, many Congress leaders say in private

Former US president Barack Obama, in his upcoming book ‘A Promised Land’, describes Rahul Gandhi as lacking ‘either aptitude or passion to master the subject’.

BJP’s social engineering on display as Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM with new NDA colleagues

15 ministers, including the chief minister, were sworn in Monday. They include 6 from JD(U), 7 from BJP and one each from HAM and VIP.

Chirag Paswan takes a swipe at Nitish Kumar — ‘hope you remain NDA CM’

Chirag Paswan also said that he was sending a copy of the LJP's manifesto to Nitish Kumar so that he could work on some of the promises made in it.

Adityanath govt and Centre ‘murdering’ Constitution, democracy, says new UP BSP chief

Bhim Rajbhar said the people of UP are now looking towards BSP chief Mayawati as an alternative because the party believes in taking along every section of the society.

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for the seventh time in 20 years

Kumar was administered the oath of office by Governor Phagu Chauhan, in the presence of leaders like Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J P Nadda.

BJP hits out at J&K parties and Congress, says Gupkar alliance has ‘Pakistan-like’ stand

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also used the words of former US president Barack Obama and Congress ally RJD to launch a fresh attack on Rahul Gandhi.

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM today, Amit Shah, JP Nadda to be present

Having won 31 more seats in the election than its alliance partner JD(U), BJP is expected to appoint two deputy CMs as well, similar to its Uttar Pradesh government.

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?