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Days after backlash over Gurugram mayor appointing husband as adviser to civic body, govt sacks him

Former BJP district president Tilak Raj Malhotra insisted that role of adviser to his wife Raj Rani Sharma, mayor of Gurugram, was ‘voluntary’.

Punjab slashing Haryana’s Bhakra canal water share triggers political row, Centre likely to mediate

CM Bhagwant Mann has defended his move claiming Punjab has no surplus water, a statement rejected by Haryana's Nayab Saini govt. 5 districts face strain in Haryana.

After Nishikant, Dilip Ghosh latest BJP leader to attack SC over Pahalgam, blames court for lives lost

After Nishkant Dubey blamed the Supreme Court for "civil war" in the country, Dilip Ghosh directly attacked the top court for the 22 April Kashmir terror attack.

Amid row over Oppn’s ‘gayab’ barb at Modi, Bhagwat makes rare visit to PM’s home. Pahalgam discussed

The meeting was planned much in advance and the discussions were largely on the terrorist attack, ThePrint has learnt.

BJP sees ‘sar tan se juda’ imagery in Congress’s ‘gayab’ dig at PM, calls it a signal to Pakistan

Former Pakistan minister Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry shared Congress's post with the hashtag #NaughtyCongress. BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia calls party the 'Lashkar-e-Pakistan Congress'.

‘Taj was overbooked after 26/11. If tourists stay away from Kashmir, terrorists win’—NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi

In an interview to ThePrint, the Srinagar MP said the people of Kashmir have spoken up against the Pahalgam attack, and that this is the time to embrace them on a human level.

Haryana DSP issues apology after video of him denying VVIP access to BJP’s Manish Singla goes viral

A video of DSP Jitendra Rana apologising to the BJP leader was circulated to the media by Sirsa district police through an official email from the PRO.

Siddaramaiah seen raising hand to slap police officer over disruptions at Congress’s Belagavi rally

BJP says Karnataka CM 'drunk on power'. Congress says BJP conspired to disrupt Samvidhan Bachao & Anti-Price Rise Rally by sending some of its workers and displaying black flags.

Congress distances itself after leaders’ Pahalgam remarks spark row. Only Rahul, Kharge speak for party

With questions on narrative of Pahalgam attack & comments against war, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, his minister RB Timmapur & MLA Vijay Wadettiwar have left party red-faced.

Nishikant to Himanta, BJP leaders back ‘free Balochistan, split Pakistan’ after Pahalgam attack

India has used the Balochistan issue as a counterbalance for Kashmir in the past. In 2016, Modi created a diplomatic flutter after he referenced people of Balochistan in I-Day speech.

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What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.