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If BJP makes Gopal Kanda minister, there’ll be a zillion Geetikas, says airhostess’ brother

Haryana MLA Gopal Goyal Kanda is accused of abetting the suicide of airhostess Geetika Sharma in 2012, and her mother’s in 2013.

Congress wrests 2 of 6 seats in Nagpur — the home turf of Fadnavis, Gadkari and RSS

Congress had drawn a blank in the 2014 elections, losing all 6 seats to BJP. This time, of the 4 seats won by BJP, two were by a narrow margin.

Suicide abetment, fraud, forgery — cases against Gopal Kanda who BJP’s desperately wooing

MLA Gopal Goyal Kanda has emerged 'king-maker' after BJP, with 40 seats, fell short of the majority mark in the Haryana assembly.

Neither Congress or BJP untouchable for us, says JJP’s Dushyant Chautala

Chautala, who has emerged as the kingmaker in Haryana, says the JJP will go with whichever party agrees with their agenda common minimum programme.

Shiv Sena’s Saamana editorial talks of BJP’s ‘politics of arrogance’, praises Sharad Pawar

In a 'Saamana' editorial, Shiv Sena says people have refused to come under influence of politics of terror and power. Verdict shows people want a strong opposition, it adds.

No word from Rahul Gandhi as Congress celebrates Haryana, Maharashtra poll performance

Rahul Gandhi is yet to comment on the Congress' performance in the Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections. He has not posted anything on Twitter also.

BJP has 16 dynast MLAs in Maharashtra — highest among all parties

17 of the 29 dynasts BJP fielded across Maharashtra and Haryana have won. The figure for Congress stands at 21 out of 36.

Not a good election for turncoats — 60% candidates lose in Maharashtra, Haryana

Haryana voters more unforgiving to turncoats as 9 out of 14 candidates fielded by BJP lost. Maharashtra defectors had a better strike rate.

Dushyant Chautala to meet party MLAs, his father in Tihar to decide JJP’s next move

Dushyant Chautala has yet to announce whether his JJP party will support BJP or Congress, though party sources say he might meet Amit Shah soon.

Tejashwi Yadav’s style of politics is isolating him and driving away RJD faithful

Tejashwi Yadav is seen by many as a reluctant leader who fails to rise to the occasion when RJD has a chance to embarrass the Nitish govt.

On Camera

Ratan Tata’s least acknowledged and biggest contribution was to Assam

Ratan Tata took TISS to Assam, saved a sinking Tata Tea out of concern for workers, and brought Northeastern people at the forefront of India’s hospitality industry.

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?