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Who is Congress MP Rakesh Rathore & why political rivals are silent over his arrest in rape case

Rathore had allegedly been absconding since the registration of the FIR. His arrest came a day after the Allahabad HC rejected his petition for anticipatory bail.

Rahul says Congress’s fight for Dalits weakened post 1990s—period covering Rao & Singh’s tenures as PM

Speaking at an event organised by Dalit influencers, Rahul Gandhi said, Congress fought for rights of Dalits, backward castes & adivasis with more zeal under Indira Gandhi.

Watch CutTheClutter: The Yamuna pollution crisis in Delhi & politicisation of river clean-up efforts

In Episode 1599, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, joined by Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai, discusses factors contributing to Yamuna’s sorry state & political blame game around it.

Why BJP’s Anurag Thakur thinks Rahul Gandhi is ‘double-dating’ in this Delhi election

BJP MP Anurag Thakur argues there is distinction between ‘freebies’ offered by AAP and ‘welfare promises’ of BJP; says Delhiites will never pick someone who will run govt from jail.

How BJP wrested Chandigarh mayor’s post from AAP-Congress with 11th hour defection & 3 cross-votes

AAP-Congress won senior dy mayor & dy mayor posts. This comes a year after SC reprimanded returning officer, an ex-BJP leader, for tampering with ballot papers in BJP's favour.

Ready to go on hunger strike, why Haryana minister Anil Vij is upset again

The cabinet minister, who had run-ins with the previous Khattar dispensation, is now miffed with the Nayab Singh Saini-led govt too.

Congress’s Ambala MP Varun Chaudhry questions party priorities citing Haryana municipal poll lists

Congress Ambala MP Varun Chaudhry writes to AICC in-charge for Haryana Dipak Babaria advising him to instead ‘channelize his energies’ to set up party’s organisational structure.

Trouble brews for Kerala CM Vijayan over proposed Palakkad distillery. Pick paddy or booze, says CPI

Kerala govt earlier this month approved setting up of Rs 600-cr grain-based distillation and brewery unit in Palakkad. CPI leader questions move in article in party mouthpiece.

3 reasons Kejriwal gave to justify his allegation of Yamuna water being ‘poisoned’, EC not convinced

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's comment had triggered a political row ahead of Delhi Assembly polls to be held on 5 February. EC has asked him to file a more specific & pointed reply by Friday.

A senior police officer’s controversial transfer puts spotlight on rise of the Bajrang Dal in Goa

Oppn alleges outfit has grown with BJP's patronage, pointing to how Sanket Arsekar, OSD to CM, is a leader of Bajrang Dal. But, a top VHP functionary rejects charge.

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.