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Biren Singh resignation accepted, but asked to continue as CM ‘till alternative arrangements are made’

Singh's resignation comes nearly two years after violence erupted in Manipur. The Governor will consult the Centre and advise on possible imposition of President’s Rule.

Naidu 6th, Nara Lokesh 8th, Pawan Kalyan 10th. Why Andhra CM’s ministerial ranking upset deputy’s JSP

The performance rankings, conducted by the Naidu govt from time to time, follow last month’s TDP-JSP clash over who would succeed him as chief minister.

ThePrint Quiz, 9 February, 2025: As BJP trounces AAP, test your knowledge of the Delhi Assembly

BJP has staged a comeback in the Capital after 27 yrs. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, let’s test your knowledge of the Delhi Legislative Assembly and its fascinating history.

BJP wins 4 of 12 elusive Delhi seats it has been losing since 1993. How it ended decades-long drought

5 of these 12 seats are reserved for SCs, and BJP's efforts to reach out to the Dalit community in them have yielded results, says senior party leader.

Congress fighting against govt machinery that’s weakening Constitution, says Priyanka Gandhi

Wayanad MP was addressing a United Democratic Front booth-level meeting in Wayanad. The Congress Saturday failed to secure even a single seat in Delhi polls.

Atishi resigns as Delhi Chief Minister following AAP’s loss in assembly elections

The AAP leader submitted her resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at Raj Niwas Sunday. Atishi retained the Kalkaji seat, defeating BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by margin of 3,521 votes.

What AAP’s defeat in Delhi could mean for Punjab & Bhagwant Mann

AAP had registered a phenomenal victory in Punjab in the 2022 assembly elections, winning 92 of 117 seats. The state will next go to polls in 2027.

What was the centerpiece of BJP’s perfect plan to win Delhi? A slogan that disappeared after LS polls

The other key ingredient was that the party decided to fight the elections without a CM face.

Delhi’s Muslim voters didn’t abandon AAP. Party fell short of perfect score due to vote-cutter AIMIM

BJP won Mustafabad, but it was courtesy AIMIM which emerged as a vote cutter. While AAP had Muslim candidates in five seats, Congress had six such candidates.

With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc

While Congress’s high command initially intervened to get its Delhi leaders to tone down their attacks on AAP, by the end, even Rahul Gandhi ran an aggressive campaign against Kejriwal.

On Camera

Ube is all set to kick out matcha from Indian cafes. Expect purple frappe, boba tea, kulfi

Ube’s sweet, nutty, almost vanilla-like flavour doesn’t need convincing. You don’t have to acquire a taste for it. And matcha fatigue is all too real.

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.