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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.

Congress denies Tharoor’s claim of being left out of Nilambur bypoll campaign

On Thursday, Thiruvananthapuram MP said he has disagreements with the Congress leadership & was not invited to bypoll campaign.

Shinde & Thackeray revive Shiv Sena’s classic ‘Marathi manus, sons of soil’ pitch ahead of BMC polls

At separate Shiv Sena Foundation Day rallies, Uddhav implied he's open to allying with Raj Thackeray, while Shinde said BMC polls will be fought as Mahayuti, with details to come later.

Eyeing larger share of pie in seat-sharing talks, allies keep pressure on DMK ahead of TN polls

DMK allies like Congress, VCK, CPI (M) seeking more seats, saying it'd increase their presence & help alliance rather than weaken it. DMK says ‘our leader won't let anybody be unhappy’. 

Congress floated test balloon with job fair on Rahul’s 55th birthday. And thousands turned up

Congress floated test balloon with job fair on Rahul's 55th birthday. And thousands turned up

‘Bharat Mata’ portrait pits LDF against Kerala Governor, again. ‘Turning Raj Bhavan into party office’

Latest episode comes just weeks after Agriculture Minister P Prasad boycotted another Raj Bhavan event on World Environment Day objecting to presence of Bharat Mata portrait.

Kanpur CMO suspended after public spat with DM that exposed UP BJP rift

At centre of fight between DM Jitendra Pratap Singh & now-suspended CMO Hari Dutt Nemi are allegations of corruption and unprofessional conduct.

On Camera

Trump’s fanboys in BJP are now proved wrong. Lesson here is to never personalise diplomacy

The only thing our deeply divided world can agree on is that Trump is a menace. Indians who once sang his praises have now turned viciously against him.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

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.