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Manohar Lal Khattar’s bank balance grew 10-fold since 2014 but he still doesn’t own a car

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar declared his assets Tuesday while filing his nomination papers from Karnal.

Yogi Adityanath opens Niira Radia’s hospital in Varanasi, photo goes viral on social media

The Sunday photograph of Yogi Adityanath with Niira Radia, posted on Twitter by the UP chief minister's official handle, has been since deleted.

BJP’s Giriraj Singh again targets ally Nitish Kumar — this time over Bihar floods

Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh tweeted a video of JD(U) MLA Narendra Singh, who blamed Nitish Kumar govt for its lackadaisical attitude in dealing with the floods.

BJP-Shiv Sena first list for Maharashtra polls accommodates dozen Congress, NCP defectors

The BJP and Shiv Sena have finalised their nominations for 125 and 70 seats respectively for the 21 October Maharashtra assembly elections.

BJP announces Shiv Sena alliance, names of 125 candidates for Maharashtra election

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will contest from Nagpur South West seat and BJP state chief Chandrakant Patil will contest from Kothrud.

Aspiring Kashmiri leaders ask Amit Shah to lift communication blockade, stick to promises

An informal group of aspiring Kashmiri political leaders is meeting the top tier of the Narendra Modi government. It is also hoping to start a political party.

Sportspersons, 11 turncoats in BJP’s first list of 78 candidates for Haryana elections

Wrestler Babita Phogat, former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh & Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt will contest from Dadri, Pehowa and Baroda, respectively.

Aaditya Thackeray confident of poll victory as Sena announces his candidacy

Aaditya Thackeray, who makes his poll debut at 29, will be contesting from Worli, considered one of the safest constituencies for the Shiv Sena.

Reddy brothers threaten mass protest as Yediyurappa moves to divide their bastion Ballari

The Reddy brothers believe the move will greatly diminish their influence on the region and benefit disqualified Congress MLA Anand Singh.

Tamil now echoing across US: Modi says as ‘One nation, One language’ controversy dies down

PM Modi's remarks are being seen as an attempt to reach out to the people of Tamil Nadu after Home Minister Amit Shah's comments on Hindi kicked up a controversy

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%.

US approves sale of lightweight torpedoes to arm Indian Navy’s Romeos

India had requested to buy 53 MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedo all up rounds, says Defense Security Cooperation Agency. A large part of it will be bought directly from US Navy stock.

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?