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Congress’ friends Mamata, Stalin speak up against Chidambaram arrest but NCP & RJD are mum

Congress leaders say allies are all scared of BJP 'vendetta', fear they may be prosecuted next.

Govt using CBI, ED as personal revenge-seeking depts: Congress on Chidambaram arrest

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said while other accused in INX Media case have not been arrested, Chidambaram is being held without a legal basis.

RSS is not happy with Manoj Tiwari, fears Delhi BJP could lose polls under him

A section of RSS is displeased with induction of dancer Sapna Chaudhary into BJP by Manoj Tiwari, and his handling of the Delhi unit.

Like Mann Ki Baat and Chai Pe Charcha, Shiv Sena starts branding its public interactions

Shiv Sena has started events such as ‘Aaditya Samvad’, ‘Mauli Samvad’ and ‘Friends of Aaditya’ to directly interact with people and listen to their suggestions.

UP CM Adityanath inducts 6 new ministers in his govt’s first cabinet rejig

In a first expansion of his council of ministers since 2017, when the BJP govt came to power, CM Yogi Adityanath inducted 23 new ministers.

BJP adds 4 crore members in a month, with a 140% rise in recruitment in Bengal

After the latest membership drive, launched on 6 July, the BJP now has 15 crore members.

Why BJP leader who lost polls & was caught watching porn in House enters Karnataka cabinet

One of the new Karnataka ministers, Laxman Savadi had weathered the porn controversy with audacity, claiming the clips were for ‘educational purposes’. 

Karnataka phone-tapping row again disconnects link between Kumaraswamy & Siddaramaiah

Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy is upset as Yediyurappa claims Congress' Siddaramaiah was among those who sought CBI probe into phone-tapping under his govt.

Yediyurappa to expand Karnataka cabinet today, here’s list of 17 ministers to be sworn in

Here is the full list of cabinet ministers who will be inducted in the Karnataka government Tuesday.

To help Hindi UPSC aspirants, RSS wants to scrap aptitude test & change interview system

RSS has suggested that interviews in the civil service examination be replaced by a psychological test, along the lines of one held by the Army.

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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?