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Nagas are worried a peace accord without NSCN (I-M) won’t bring real peace

Come Thursday, 31 October, Naga groups are expected to wrap up their 23-year-old dialogue with the central govt.

BJP picks Narendra Tomar & Avinash Khanna as central observers for Maharashtra MLAs’ meet

Amid ally Shiv Sena's demand for CM's post to be rotated, the BJP has picked Union minister Tomar and party vice-president Khanna to observe MLAs' meet.

Shiv Sena could ‘split and 24 MLAs join BJP’ if Uddhav Thackeray decides not to join govt

The stalemate in Maharashtra where the Shiv Sena wants the CM post from the BJP for two-and-a-half years has angered Sena MLAs who don't want to sit in opposition.

Idea of simultaneous polls needs to be seriously considered, says Vice-President Naidu

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu was delivering the first Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture, instituted by the latter's alma mater Delhi University

Won’t tie up with BJP, Congress for Karnataka bypolls, neither is trustworthy: Deve Gowda

The bypolls have been necessitated by the disqualification of 17 rebel MLAs of Congress & JD(S) under the anti-defection law.

Uddhav Thackeray cancels meeting with BJP after Fadnavis denies assuring CM post to Sena

The meeting, scheduled between Union minister Prakash Javadekar and senior Sena leaders, was to begin discussions on formation of the government in Maharashtra.

BJP to lead Maharashtra govt, no decision on giving CM’s chair to Sena: Devendra Fadnavis

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won absolute majority in the Maharashtra assembly polls, with 105 and 56 seats, respectively.

CM from BJP with a Shiv Sena deputy — the 1995 formula that can solve Maharashtra standoff

In 1995, the CM’s post was held by Shiv Sena while BJP, then the junior ally, settled for the deputy CM’s position.

Congress’ Bhupinder Hooda says JJP ‘disrespected’ Haryana mandate by shaking hands with BJP

Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister said he would like to see how well the two parties, BJP and JJP, work together in the government.

BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM for a second term

JJP leader Dushyant Chautala takes oath as the deputy chief minister of Haryana.

On Camera

A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?