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Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

CPI(M) chief proposes ‘digital satyagraha’ for Gaza—switch off phones, laptops for half hour each day

MA Baby's announcement comes after UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese's report, naming Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM, among 48 tech firms profiting from Gaza war.

In joint rally with cousin Raj, Uddhav Thackeray hints at MNS-Sena (UBT) alliance for BMC polls

Learn from the way southern states fought against Hindi ‘imposition’, Raj says at rally, as Thackeray cousins take credit for rollback of GRs making Hindi ‘default’ 3rd language in state-run schools.

Thackeray cousins share stage for 1st time in 20 yrs. Raj says ‘Fadnavis did what even Balasaheb couldn’t’

Thousands of Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS workers gathered at NSCI Dome campus in Mumbai’s Worli to witness the first joint rally by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray in nearly 20 years.

Adani-run Vizhinjam port crucial for Kerala, will support if UDF returns to power—Congress’s Satheesan

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the Adanis over various issues. Satheesan also said there is internal democracy in Kerala Congress, not infighting. 

‘Cockroach, centipede’ crawl into AP’s political discourse as food at state-run hostels comes under lens

YSRCP accused TDP-led govt of serving inferior insect-infested food to students in contrast to the upgraded mid-day meal scheme implemented by their leader Jagan Mohan Reddy.

What forced BJP reversal on ‘Hindi as 3rd language’ orders for Maharashtra govt schools

Mahayuti backtracked on resolution mandating Hindi as default 3rd language in govt schools across Maharashtra. Reversal had more to do with political compulsions than education policy.

Why Dravidian majors DMK, AIADMK never share power with allies

Two dominant Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu have never shared power with their allies in state. BJP has joined hands with AIADMK for 2026 polls. 

Elected Bengal BJP chief, Samik Bhattacharya is party’s RSS-backed warhorse

New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial assembly elections scheduled for next year in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed senior party leader...

In Andhra Pradesh, 2 IAS officers’ protracted wait for postings under Naidu govt, 4 IPS in same quandary

While the 2 IAS officers, including current senior-most one in cadre, await postings for over a yr, 2 others who retired Monday were reposted in same positions as ex-officio secretaries.

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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.