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Saurabh Bharadwaj appointed AAP’s Delhi unit chief, Sisodia Punjab in-charge in major party rejig

The decision to entrust Bharadwaj with AAP’s organisational affairs in Delhi is an indication that the party is gearing up to stage a turnaround in the national capital.

How Karnataka taxpayers paid crores to fly CM Siddaramaiah, state governor & ex-CJI Chandrachud

Karnataka govt released data on chartered aircraft & helicopter usage from March 2023 to January 2025. The CM alone accounted for nearly Rs 32 cr of the Rs 34 crore worth of bills.

Sambhal Court issues notice to LoP Rahul Gandhi over ‘fight against Indian state’ remark in LS

Rahul Gandhi had said, 'Our fight is not against BJP or RSS, but against the Indian state'. He has been directed to either appear in court on 4 April, or submit a response.

Miss World vs Formula-E: Why Telangana hosting the pageant has caused a political row

BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao has accused Congress govt of spending Rs 200 cr on the international Miss World pageant 'while crops are wilting, farmers are ending their lives'.

By opposing farmers’ stir, AAP is playing to the crowd in urban Punjab. But it’s a slippery slope

Protesting farmers have issued call for nationwide protest outside offices of deputy commissioners and ‘chakka jam’ across Punjab after police action at Shambhu, Khanauri borders.

ASHA workers’ stir rocks Kerala assembly: UDF walkout after LDF minister claims ‘political motive’

UDF & BJP were politically exploiting agitation, alleges Kerala industries minister. Leader of Opposition asserts that Congress-led govt had raised salaries of Anganwadi workers.

Karnataka’s Congress govt, Oppn band together to fight a common enemy: honeytraps

Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara while announcing a high-level probe, says in assembly that ‘if this (honeytrap) continues, it will adversely impact a lot of people’.

Fight BJP, but don’t hesitate to attack TMC either, Rahul & Kharge tell Bengal Congress leaders

Party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi pulled up few West Bengal Congress leaders for ‘lack of understanding’ of state’s society & politics, it is learnt.

Reality check for Delhi officials post-poll. Assembly Speaker asks why MLAs’ letters, calls are ignored

In a letter to Chief Secretary Dharmendra, Vijender Gupta has termed the issue a ‘serious matter’ and asked for a compliance report too.

‘There’ll be a reply for everything,’ says Amit Shah after TMC MP takes a swipe at home minister in RS

Response followed Saket Gokhale’s remarks on the Home Ministry’s working. He referenced CBI, claiming Amit Shah got scared as he began interpreting.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.