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Rahul Gandhi’s Kashmir somersault shows how Congress is stumbling from one crisis to next

The lack of a clear party line has plagued the Congress ever since it took a drubbing in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Wayanad win has changed Rahul, says Javadekar, asks him to apologise for J&K remarks

Prakash Javadekar says Rahul Gandhi and Congress "insulted" the nation with their comments that have been used by Pakistan in its J&K plea to UN.

Shah Faesal claimed was going to US to study, but he didn’t have a student visa

In affidavit to Delhi HC, Bureau of Immigration says former IAS officer Shah Faesal was detained at Delhi airport as he had tourist visa, not a student visa.

Congress slams Pakistan for using Rahul Gandhi’s name in UN petition on Kashmir issue

Congress accused Pakistan of misusing Rahul Gandhi's statements to spread misinformation, and called on it to answer for the human rights violations in PoK-Gilgit-Hunza-Balochistan.

How Amit Shah has ruined the party for Yediyurappa and BJP in Karnataka

Amit Shah has clearly overplayed his hand if reactions to ministerial picks, portfolio allocation are any indication. Yediyurappa still has it in him to damage BJP fortunes.

BJP’s MP unit wants Pragya Thakur pulled up for ‘fatal power’ remark after Jaitley death

Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur kicked up a political storm Monday after she said the Opposition was using ‘marak shakti’ to harm BJP leaders.

Rahul Gandhi says ‘clueless’ Modi govt ‘stealing from RBI’ won’t fix the economy

The RBI Monday announced it was transferring Rs 1.76 lakh crore from its surplus reserves, a move, Rahul Gandhi said, showed the PM and FM are clueless about how to solve the economic disaster.

Kashmir BJP leaders hoped Article 370 would boost careers — but they’re still in hiding

BJP leaders have been in hiding since 2018 polls for contesting despite a militant boycott call. Now, revocation of Article 370 has added to the anger against them.

Yediyurappa’s 3 deputies come with 3 messages: Unity, youth & something he won’t like

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was opposed to having even one deputy as he feared it would lead to multiple power centres and cause friction in the cabinet.

BJP MP Pragya Thakur says opposition using ‘sorcery’ after Arun Jaitley’s death

Referring to the several deaths of BJP leaders, controversial MP Pragya Thakur claimed that during her election campaign, a 'maharaj ji' had warned her to be cautious of 'sorcery'.

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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?