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Hours after son Priyank threatens ban, RSS shares visuals of Mallikarjun Kharge at 2002 Sangh event

Video clip shows current Congress chief purportedly attending the event, being called a ‘Sangh admirer’. Priyank Kharge had said that Congress would ban RSS, if voted to power at Centre.

Shifted to Centre, Shivraj Singh Chouhan remains go-to ‘Mama’ for people in need in MP

Close aide of former CM though dismisses allegations he is intervening in state, says all issues and instances till now have been related to his Lok Sabha constituency of Vidisha.

Himachal minister booked for ‘assaulting’ NHAI officials; Gadkari calls act deeply reprehensible

An FIR has been registered against Anirudh Singh for allegedly assaulting an NHAI manager and an engineer near a road four-laning site where a five-storey building collapsed Monday.

Opposing invite to Medha Patkar, BJP MPs force cancellation of LS panel meet on Land Acquisition Act

As Medha Patkar waited outside meeting room, BJP MPs part of parliamentary panel started calling her anti-national and accused her of stalling development, it is learnt.

In firefighting mode, Surjewala draws party line—no discussion on change of guard in Karnataka

Surjewala tries to placate warring factions, saying ‘head of family’ in party is PCC chief Shivakumar & ‘head of family’ in government is CM Siddaramaiah.

How new Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan, Fadnavis loyalist with RSS roots, could rattle Shinde Sena

BJP's main Maratha face in Thane, Chavan, is expected to use his organisational strength & grassroots connections in the Konkan to pull in urban votes during the MMR local body polls.

BJP names N Ramchander Rao as new Telangana state president

Rao was associated with AVBP for over decade. His appointment signals the party's intent to return to its foundational principles and reinforce its 'grassroots connection in state'.

‘Substance over spectacle,’ says BJP in apparent jibe at MLA Raja Singh after his resignation

BJP says ‘while some detractors attempted to dismiss former MLC N. Ramchander Rao as low-profile choice, those familiar with party’s inner workings recognise his credibility’.

‘Crimes against women a pattern now in WB,’ BJP’s Satpal Singh attacks TMC over Kolkata gang rape case

BJP's fact-checking team comprised of Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Manan Kumar Mishra, and Biplab Kumar Deb. They met senior police officials to assess ongoing investigation.

Karnataka Congress in troubleshoot mode as state in-charge meets disgruntled MLAs

Meanwhile, CM Siddaramaiah has tried to dispel claims that all is not well with him & deputy DK Shivakumar, even as internal tensions threaten to trigger an implosion within the party.

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.