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Detained J&K leaders will be free soon, can resume political activity, says Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav says 'preventive detention' of 200 leaders was effective in maintaining law & order in J&K after the scrapping of Article 370.

Ashok Tanwar resigns from Congress, says can’t blame rivals for crisis in party

Ashok Tanwar announced his resignation on Twitter and posted a four-page resignation letter to interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Nitish Kumar loses upper hand with BJP as he concedes Rajya Sabha seat

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's decision to give Rajya Sabha seat to BJP, considered the junior ally in the state, has surprised even BJP leaders.

Why RSS thinks it is the true heir of Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy

RSS believes Gandhi and one of its defining pracharaks, Deendayal Upadhyaya had much in common, from sharing philosophies, being charismatic to despising politics.

Hit by rebellion and factionalism, Congress sees Maharashtra & Haryana as lost battles

Trouble over ticket distribution is only tip of the iceberg as defections & a lack of decisive leadership has the Congress tottering in both states.

BJP-Sena finalise Maharashtra seat deal, say it’s important for ‘brothers’ to stay together

Under the arrangement, the BJP will contest 150 of Maharashtra’s 288 assembly seats, and the Shiv Sena, 124.

Mithun Chakraborty meets RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, buzz in Bengal about his political jump

Former TMC MP Mithun Chakraborty, who resigned in 2016, had an hour-long meeting with Mohan Bhagwat at RSS headquarters in Nagpur Thursday.

Smriti Irani – controversial in Modi’s first term, ‘disinterested & aloof’ in second

Smriti Irani made headlines almost every day as HRD and I&B minister, but this time she’s missing in action — from her ministry as well as the news.

Why Ashok Gehlot pushing for his son to be Rajasthan cricket chief has split Congress

CM Ashok Gehlot’s son is likely to be elected head of Rajasthan Cricket Association today, and this could impact Congress prospects in 2 assembly bypolls.

Congress report blames forced alliance with JD(S) for poor Lok Sabha show in Karnataka

The Congress won just one of Karnataka’s 28 Lok Sabha seats in this year’s election, as did then ally JD(S). 

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Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

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%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?