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Ruckus in Parliament over Maha Kumbh stampede, Dhankhar-Kharge showdown in Rajya Sabha

Opposition MPs staged walkout in the Rajya Sabha where Congress president demanded that Modi govt declare the actual number of dead. The Lok Sabha, too, saw chaotic scenes.

JNU report links illegal immigrants to ‘demographic changes’ in Delhi, sparks AAP-BJP slugfest

Ahead of the 5 February polls, BJP leader Sambit Patra accuses AAP of 'playing' with national security. Border security is under central govt, responds AAP's Anurag Dhanda.

It’s ‘Brand Modi’ versus ‘Brand Kejriwal’ in Delhi polls. BJP revives ‘Modi ki guarantee’ in posters

Posters in Delhi feature photos of PM Modi with slogans like ‘Yamuna ki safai, aur riverfront ka nirman, viksit Delhi Modi ki guarantee’ & ‘500 rupaye mai gareebo ko gas cylinder.’

China is sitting inside our country because Make in India ‘failed’, says Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Through his speech, the Leader of Opposition underlined that wars are fought not merely between armies and their weapons, but between industrial systems.

Delhi HC summons Shashi Tharoor in BJP leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar’s Rs 10 crore defamation suit

The former Union minister, who lost to the Congress MP, has claimed Tharoor accused him of bribing voters.

Vij takes more swipes at Saini govt: Dig at ‘Haryana CM & friends’, another call for Badoli resignation

In past week, Vij has spoken against his own govt 4 times. Last Friday, he took a direct dig at Saini, saying that ever since he had become CM he'd been flying in an ‘udan khatola'.

Difference between us & AAP is our promise has Modi’s guarantee—BJP’s Delhi in-charge Baijayant Panda

Panda emphasised that all welfare-related schemes will continue in Delhi if BJP is voted to power. He also asked why AAP was not declaring a CM face.

Union minister Suresh Gopi says remark that ‘Brahmin or Naidu’ should helm tribal affairs misinterpreted

Row over Kerala's lone BJP MP's words came soon after Union Minister of State George Kurian said Kerala should declare itself backward if it wants more funds from Centre.

How CM Fadnavis wants to strengthen his home minister credentials with special focus on Gadchiroli

This comes as law & order incidents in state put focus on department. Fadnavis govt plans to bring in investment of over Rs 60,000 crore & set up an airport in district.

Row over film on 2020 Delhi riots ahead of polls. Director says ‘no involvement of BJP in film’

The film got embroiled in a row when Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi held a press conference on 26 January, urging the Election Commission to halt its release.

On Camera

I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

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.