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Is a Pawar reunion on the cards? What the two NCPs are thinking

Hopes of the factions joining hands were raised after frequent meetings between Sharad & Ajit Pawar. Rohit Pawar says it’ll be an ‘emotional decision’.

How Modi govt’s Caste census move has opened fault-lines within BJP

A new challenge has arisen for the BJP—its leaders are divided on the need for a caste survey and its implications for OBC empowerment and reservations.

Indira’s 1971 triumph in spotlight as BJP-Congress spar over US ‘mediation’ in India-Pakistan ceasefire

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi & Mallikarjun Kharge have written to Modi urging a special session of Parliament to discuss Op Sindoor & related developments.

Tharoor calls Bhagwat’s embrace of Constitution ‘triumph’, Sibal warns against taking it at face value

At the launch of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's new book, TMC's Mahua Moitra also defended Constitution’s secular roots, while Justice Lokur flagged said Constitution is supreme.

No permanent peace as long as Pakistan uses its territory for terrorism against India, says Owaisi

Ceasefire or no ceasefire, we must pursue Pahalgam terrorists, said AIMIM chief, adding that he wished Modi 'announced ceasefire rather than President of a foreign country'.

Congress questions US role in cessation of India-Pakistan hostilities, recalls Indira’s role in 1971 war

Several Congress leaders drew comparisons to the 1971 war led by Indira Gandhi as prime minister, in which India secured a decisive victory over Pakistan.

As India-Pakistan conflict escalates, Kerala Congress rakes up Rafale controversy in now-deleted X post

The BJP’s Kerala unit hit back, alleging that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi didn't want India to have Rafale Jets.

India-Pakistan tensions trigger BJP-Congress row. UPA accused of ‘passivity’ in dealing with Pakistan

Kerala BJP & Congress also sparred over Rafale jets. State's Congress unit later deleted an X post claiming Rahul Gandhi had opposed mass corruption in the name of Rafale.

Krishna’s warning, Dinkar’s words & Modi in a G-suit—BJP latest message to Pakistan

Early on Wednesday, India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, and tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations have only increased since then.

Why CM Naidu wants Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act amended to insert the word Amaravati

Endorsement comes days after PM Modi re-inaugurated capital project, launching works worth Rs 49,000 cr, including those of Assembly, Secretariat & High Court buildings.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

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.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.