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AIADMK’s Muslim face Anwhar Raajhaa joins DMK, says his former party is ‘now in hands of the BJP’

The AIADMK’s former organising secretary has expressed concerns in the past over the BJP’s agenda to come to power in Tamil Nadu at the cost of the party.

A student asked Shashi Tharoor the ‘inevitable’ Congress question. How the MP responded

Tharoor's relations with Congress have been on a downswing for a while now. He also led one of the government's delegations to world capitals to present India's stance on terror.

Arrest of YSRCP MP Midhun Reddy: ‘Biggest-ever liquor scam in country,’ says BJP’s AP spokesperson

BJP's Andhra Pradesh spokesperson Sadineni Yamini Sharma accused Midhun Reddy of manipulating state's liquor policy, altering automatic order placement system, collecting kickbacks.

Less US & UK, more Bihar & Gujarat, Rahul 2.0 is on a grassroots sprint with a packed schedule

For much of his political life, the Gandhi scion has battled the perception of being a reluctant or a 'non-serious politician'. However, the last few months have signalled a shift.

INDIA bloc allies meet online for Monsoon Session strategy, to raise Trump 5 jets claim, Bihar SIR in House

CPI general secretary D Raja stressed on need for INDIA bloc to act in a more coordinated fashion and avoid bickering in public, it is learnt. TMC's Abhishek Banerjee spoke too.

A Malayalee from Gujarat is shaking up Kerala BJP. Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s un-Sangh poll campaign

Thiruvanthapuram: When Rajeev Chandrasekhar became the BJP’s Kerala chief in March, it was a break from the usual dyed-in-the wool Sangh background leader taking over...

Nitish is not fit to continue as CM, NDA will lose power in Bihar come November—Prashant Kishor

He says people want change and they have to choose between Lalu Prasad-Tejashwi Yadav's 'jungle raj' and 'honest alternative' of Jan Suraaj Party.  

‘Modi BJP’s compulsion, can’t win 150 seats without him’—Nishikant’s reality check after Bhagwat ‘nudge’

The Godda MP says PM Modi doesn’t need BJP, party needs him. Modi will be leading party for next 15-20 years, he says. ‘Like it or not, political parties run on personality cult.’

Free electricity to pensions, welfarism race in poll-bound Bihar as Nitish & Tejashwi vie for credit

Soon after CM announces that every household will get 125 units of power free of cost every month, RJD gives credit to Tejashwi Yadav. But, tug of war goes beyond free electricity.

Why are BJP leaders going after bureaucracy in Yogi’s UP

Lucknow: A strong power struggle is underway in Uttar Pradesh between civil servants, many of whom are seen to be close to Chief Minister...

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.