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BJP MP & TV’s Ram Arun Govil wants a Ramayana in every home, ‘didn’t just come to fix roads & drains’

The Meerut MP plans to distribute 11 lakh copies of the Indian epic across the country to mark first anniversary of the consecration of Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya.

SC halts defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Amit Shah. What’s his defence

In 2018, during an AICC plenary session, Gandhi referred to Amit Shah as being involved in a murder case. A defamation case was filed by BJP worker Naveen Jha in 2019.

Modi govt’s selective embrace of RSS ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya’s ideology in policymaking

With Modi govt set to present its 12th budget, a look at how closely it aligns with the philosophy of its ideologue, whether on privatisation, urbanisation, or small-scale industry.

Why DMK & BJP are sparring over Tamil Nadu icon Thiruvalluvar

DMK has accused BJP and governor R.N. Ravi of 'saffronising' the poet with its images of Thiruvalluvar dressed in saffron with holy ash on his head.

Blowing up police stations to murders of MLAs, the life of slain Maoist commander Chalapathi

Born in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, Chalapathi joined the Maoists sometime in the 1980s and first rose to become east division secretary of banned outfit around 2010.

As chorus for Nara Lokesh as deputy CM grows, Pawan Kalyan’s JSP sends coalition dharma message

The demand surfaced a few months after CM MK Stalin in neighboring Tamil Nadu made his son, minister and political heir Udhayanidhi Stalin the deputy chief minister.

BJP promises insurance, maternity leave & more to domestic help in Delhi poll manifesto part 2

Out of power in Delhi since 1998, BJP is eyeing these polls to make a comeback. The 2nd part of a 3-part manifesto also said the party would form a special team to probe AAP misgovernance.

Why BJP’s planning to flood Milkipur with Ambedkar’s photos and copies of Constitution

Last week, BJP state secretary Abhijat Mishra along with other party functionaries distributed copies of Constitution & Ambedkar's photographs to sanitation workers at Maha Kumbh.

Why Eknath Shinde’s village retreats spark talks of discord within Mahayuti

Deputy CM’s latest visit to his village Dare in Satara came amid clash between the three Mahayuti alliance partners on the appointment of guardian ministers to certain districts.

Brand Yogi coming to Delhi. As BJP star campaigner, UP CM to address 15 rallies in capital

Starting 23 January, the party will strategically hold rallies and public programmes across the national capital including in Dwarka, Patel Nagar, Bijwasan, Shahdara, and Palam.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

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.