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‘BJP mole’ Praveen Chakravarty, the data cell head blamed for Congress loss, gets promoted

Praveen Chakravarty, blamed for shaping Rahul Gandhi's poor election strategy, has been appointed chairman of Congress' Technology and Data cell.

Modi govt practising ‘politics of persecution’, says Congress after Shivakumar’s arrest

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said the arrest of its Karnataka leader D.K. Shivakumar is the latest in a series of continued "political vendetta", and the party will not be intimidated.

Instead of mocking Manmohan Singh, heed his advice on economy, ally Shiv Sena tells BJP

In a Saamana editorial, Shiv Sena says irrespective of what bhakts say, truth is loud and clear and Manmohan Singh has spoken about this truth in gentle words.

How Maharashtra leaders ‘use’ Ganesh Chaturthi to mix politics and devotion

Maharashtra politicians have always indulged in manoeuvrings during Ganesh Chaturthi, often setting the tone for what’s to follow in state’s electoral landscape.

Discontent, dissent & defiance in Congress as Gandhi family begins to lose grip on party

Congress has of late been imploding under the Gandhis, with some leaders quitting and others refusing to back Rahul & Sonia, contradicting party line on contentious issues.

Line to join BJP is so long that union minister Raosaheb Danve is asking Oppn MLAs to wait

Maharashtra assembly polls are likely to be held in Sept-Oct & several leaders from the Congress and the NCP have made a beeline for the BJP and Shiv Sena over the past few weeks.

Arif Khan, Modi govt’s only 2nd Muslim governor, whose political views align with the BJP’s

The former Congress minister has toed the BJP line on a host of issues from triple talaq, abrogation of Article 370 to the 'myth of Muslim persecution'.

Congress minister during Rajiv era, TN BJP chief among 5 new governors appointed Sunday

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit the Rajiv government over the Shah Bano case, is new Kerala governor while TN BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan takes over in Telangana

BJP abandons Karnataka state flag, Congress says it’s bending to ‘Hindi hegemony’

Siddaramaiah’s Congress govt had approved a new design for the Karnataka state flag and sent a proposal to the central govt before the 2018 assembly polls.

For many in Karnataka BJP, new chief Nalin Kateel isn’t popular or influential enough

RSS loyalist Nalin Kumar Kateel, who was picked to head Karnataka BJP chief on 20 August, has been facing opposition within the party unit.

On Camera

Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

One of the most difficult tasks for Shigeru Ishiba, apart from keeping together the divided LDP, will be implementing his foreign policy ideas—if he chooses to pursue them.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?