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Under fire for Mohan Bhagwat quota remarks, RSS blames stung opposition dumped by Dalits

RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat Sunday called for a ‘harmonious debate’ on reservation. 

How one picture tells the story of an ageing Congress party

Average age of Congress leaders in front row at party's I-Day event in Delhi was 70.7 years. This showed Rahul Gandhi’s 2007 push for young blood has failed.

Reservation to stay, says wary BJP as Mohan Bhagwat raises quota bogey before state polls

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has called for a ‘harmonious debate’ on reservation, forcing BJP to firefight its way out of likely poll consequences.

How Mamata is wooing Hindus — vigil on Eid, appeals to Muslims not to kill animals in open

Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool are seen to be making efforts to reach out to Hindus in Bengal, especially after Lok Sabha polls when BJP won 18 seats.

Hooda sounds bugle of revolt, says Congress has gone astray but doesn’t quit party

Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda addressed a massive rally in Rohtak, and virtually projected himself as a chief ministerial candidate.

JNU became ‘badnaam like Munni’ says ABVP leader, BJP MP says rename it after Modi

At an ABVP-organised Independence Day event Saturday, film songs and 'Bharat Mata ki jai' chants echoed across the JNU campus in New Delhi.

Modi govt to make Kashmiri women aware of triple talaq law as part of Nai Roshni scheme

BJP plans outreach to Muslim women to make them aware of rights under triple talaq law. BJP's minority unit to also help out.

Former Kejriwal govt minister Kapil Mishra, AAP women’s wing chief join BJP

Kapil Mishra was disqualified from the Delhi assembly under the anti-defection law after he campaigned for the BJP during the Lok Sabha polls. He has challenged the ruling.

Sadhvi Pragya has dismal Lok Sabha report card, RSS steps in to ‘groom’ her

Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur didn't ask any questions regarding her constituency during Question Hour, raised just 4 issues during Zero Hour.

Yediyurappa has held four cabinet meetings — without a cabinet

Three weeks since he was sworn in as Karnataka CM, Yediyurappa has held 4 cabinet meetings, and he has been the only minister in attendance at all of them. 

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India’s diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific has an economic hole. Fill it with trade, investment

Modi govt has made economic diplomacy a key part of its engagement with US, Quad, and others. Yet, India’s economic linkages in Indo-Pacific region remain underdeveloped.

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?