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Punjab CM Mann slams Modi’s trips & honours given by ‘small’ nations, MEA calls comments ‘unwarranted’

Narendra Modi has just returned from a 5-nation visit. Opposition Congress, too, took a swipe at the PM for his frequent foreign trips.

Marathis, Gandhis, Thackerays, even Yogi, BJP’s agent provocateur Nishikant Dubey spares none

Such is his penchant for controversy that two BJP spokespersons declined to offer any comment on party's view about Godda MP. Dubey is in news for lashing out at Thackeray cousins.

Will Uddhav Sena dump MVA for Raj Thackeray ahead of BMC polls? Sanjay Raut’s teaser sparks suspense

BMC polls will be 1st major electoral test for both ruling & oppn allies after Maharashtra elections last November, when NDA secured thumping win and BJP emerged as largest party.

‘Sheesh Mahal’ jibe returns to haunt BJP as Dhami’s pool & Rekha Gupta’s ‘Maya Mahal’ come under Oppn fire

Amid digs by Congress, Uttarakhand govt official says swimming pool in Dhami's official bungalow was part of DPR and is linked to water harvesting.

‘Urban Naxal’ changed to ‘extreme Left-wing ideology’—Public Security Bill tabled in Maharashtra assembly

State's revenue minister tabled the Joint Select Committee’s report on the Bill in the Assembly. Oppn is treading cautiously on the contentious bill.

Emergency column puts Tharoor in firing line. Congress says ‘decide which party you belong to’

In LDF camp, survey by private agency suggests former Kerala health minister Shailaja is the more popular choice for chief minister’s post, even ahead of CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

After 35 yrs, Congress to revive campus elections in Karnataka to reclaim youth base, counter ABVP & Left

Party high command has ‘instructed state govt’ to conduct student elections that were last held in 1989-90 academic year. Polls first in government colleges.

Kangana lands BJP in tough spot yet again amid Mandi rain havoc. Nadda in damage control mode

Mandi MP’s initial absence to take stock of relief work & the ‘no cabinet, no funds’ remark during a subsequent visit have sparked a row.

Bihar ki beti in Trinidad & Tobago, Madhubani in Argentina—Modi’s poll messaging on foreign tour

The Bihar elections are still a few months away, but Modi's political messaging featured the state during his five-nation tour, first in Trinidad and Tobago, and then in Argentina.

Mizoram’s Chakma council has had 7 heads since 2018. Why VK Singh won’t have the 8th as BJP loses power

The executive committee of the council, formed in 1972 under the Sixth Schedule, has been in a state of constant political flux since May 2018.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

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.