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‘PDA’ politics at play—Why Akhilesh expelled only three of eight ‘rebel’ SP MLAs

Action against Abhay Singh, Rakesh Pratap Singh & Manoj Pandey comes over a yr after they & others cross-voted in RS polls. Party monitoring actions of all rebel leaders, spokesperson says.

Bypoll boost for AAP after Delhi debacle, Kerala brings cheer to Congress & TMC retains edge in Bengal

It's not just in Kerala, Punjab & Gujarat that INDIA bloc allies were locked in a bitter contest. Even in West Bengal's Kaliganj, Congress-Left alliance had a candidate in the fray.

UDF eyes comeback in Kerala with Nilambur bypoll win, Independent PV Anvar plays spoiler for CPI(M)

Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath secured 77,737 votes, followed by CPI (M)’s M Swaraj with 66,660 votes. Anvar finished 3rd with 19,760.

People rejected both BJP & Congress in bypolls: Kejriwal

AAP won the Visavadar seat in Gujarat and Ludhiana West in Punjab. BJP’s Rajendra Chavda bagged Gujarat's Kadi seat.

Gujarat bypolls: Second straight win for AAP in crucial Visavadar seat, BJP retains Kadi

Visavadar was among 5 seats the AAP won in 2022 polls that earned it the national party status. Seat has been elusive for BJP for over a decade.

BJP minister Suresh Gopi’s Malayalam film faces censor board objection over use of name ‘Janaki’

The Central Board of Film Certification has asked for the titular character's name to be changed since ‘Janaki’ is associated with Goddess Sita.

India must be ‘circumspect’, rules-based order has collapsed—Manish Tewari on Iran conflict

Tewari, who is gen secy of Congress’s foreign affairs dept, says US violated Iranian sovereignty and there is no evidence to substantiate Tehran was close to acquiring nuclear bomb.

Accused in Kamal Kaur murder, Amritpal Mehron ran riot for years in name of ‘cleaning up’ Punjab

For years, Amritpal Mehron fashioned himself as a self-styled enforcer of Sikh morals. Now, he stands accused in the murder of an influencer he called ‘vulgar’.

Sun TV Network, Maran brothers & an old feud. How Dayanidhi-Kalanithi clash was waiting to spill over

Though Sun TV has denied dispute between the Maran brothers, a family friend said that the simmering rift has come to the fore with no elders left to mediate.

Bansi Lal’s scions at odds again. The trigger: ‘dismal’ state of hospital in Haryana ex-CM’s name

A demand to restart services at the OPD has reignited tensions between Anirudh Chaudhry & Kiran Choudhry, who dismissed the call, terming it as a political gimmick.

On Camera

Why investing in school readiness is critical to achieving the Viksit Bharat goal

The challenge is no longer one of policy intent — the blueprint for a world-class ECCE system exists within the NEP 2020. The task now is implementation fidelity.

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.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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.