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Old-timers and leaders’ kin — Congress first list for Haryana elections is nothing new

Congress announced 84 candidates Wednesday, fielding mostly familiar names and their families. It did, however, accommodate some defectors.

BMW car, bracelet with 555 diamonds & land — Aaditya Thackeray’s net worth is over Rs 16 cr

Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray filed his nomination Thursday from Mumbai’s Worli assembly seat in a grand show of strength by Shiv Sena workers.

Raebareli MLA Aditi Singh openly defies Congress line, fuels rumours that she will quit

Aditi Singh didn’t take part in Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's rally Wednesday, and even ignored Congress call to boycott special session of UP assembly.

Gandhi surrendered to extremist and jihadi elements among Muslims: RSS leader Vaidya

In an article in Organiser, Manmohan Vaidya writes RSS always admired Gandhi but 'disagreed' with his 'surrender' to the 'extremist and Jihadi elements'.

Chhota Rajan’s brother to contest Maharashtra polls on ticket from BJP ally

Rajan's brother will contest on a ticket from Ramdas Athawale's Republican Party of India (A), which got six seats as part of the deal between BJP, Shiv Sena and other allies.

Where has Congress gone — Ahmed Patel asks Hooda in viral video ahead of Haryana polls

In the video, Congress MP Ahmed Patel looks agitated during conversation with Ghulam Nabi Azad & Bhupinder Singh Hooda over Haryana ticket distribution.

Ashok Tanwar could end up sacked like Margaret Alva for bribery charges against Congress

Congress' Ashok Tanwar protested outside Sonia Gandhi's residence Wednesday, claiming 'unfair' ticket distribution for Haryana assembly polls.

Nitish Kumar’s anger has more to do with ally BJP than media questions on Bihar floods

BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Giriraj Singh and Sanjay Jaiswal have criticised the Nitish Kumar government over its failure to provide relief in flood-affected areas.

Bengal BJP worried Amit Shah’s NRC pitch will help Mamata win third term as CM

BJP leaders say political violence, unemployment are larger issues in Bengal, fear Shah's strident NRC pitch will push Hindus and Muslims towards Trinamool.

Uncanny chill between BJP & Congress, political barbs mark Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi did not acknowledge each other at the Parliament Hall.

On Camera

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?