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‘Mamata a cocktail of adharmis’ — BJP brings Delhi Twitter warriors to Bengal for campaign

BJP has brought in Kapil Mishra and Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga to strengthen its social media campaign in 35 urban centres in Bengal. On Friday, the two held a session in Kolkata.

All about the amended NCT of Delhi bill that’s triggered a new AAP vs Central govt tussle

Union cabinet has cleared amendments to Government of NCT of Delhi Act, seeking to give more powers to L-G. Delhi govt has called it ‘a murder of constitutional democracy’.

Nana Patole — OBC cause champion from Vidarbha is picked to be Maharashtra Congress chief

Nana Patole, 57, has moved across parties from Congress to BJP and even fought polls as an Independent. He was made Maharashtra Congress chief Friday, day after he stepped down as Speaker. 

AAP received over Rs 37 crore in donations in 2019-20, CM Kejriwal contributed Rs 1.20 lakh

According to electoral laws, political parties have to report contributions of above Rs 20,000 made by individuals, companies, electoral trusts, and organisations.

Netaji planning commission, Netaji police battalion — Mamata’s poll-year budget is big on Bose

Mamata Banerjee presented Budget for 2021-22 as Finance Minister Amit Mitra excused himself on account of health issues. State elections are slated to be held in the next two months.

Nana Patole replaces Balasaheb Thorat as Congress Maharashtra chief

Nana Patole, a 57-year-old four-time MLA currently representing Sakoli seat in Bhandara district of the state, had resigned as Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly Thursday.

Why talks of a ‘secular front’ against BJP & Trinamool have hit a wall in Bengal

Indian Secular Front, formed by Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui, and Congress have discussed a potential alliance in upcoming polls. But an old 'rivalry' has queered pitch.

BJP urges EC to give central observers final say over deployment of forces in Bengal polls

The BJP delegation also talked about the possible misuse of the provision that allows people with disability and voters above 80 to cast their votes by postal ballots.

How Nitish is bargaining hard with BJP over both Bihar and Union cabinet expansions

JD(U) has demanded two berths in the Union cabinet & as many MoS positions. In 2019, Nitish had rejected BJP’s offer of ‘symbolic representation’ in the Union cabinet.

Kapil Sibal donated Rs 3 cr to Congress in 2019-20, Sonia Gandhi Rs 50,000 & Rahul Rs 54,000

Congress has declared to EC that it received Rs 139 crore in 2019-20, of which Rs 31 crore came from Prudent Electoral Trust, backed by Bharti Airtel.

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History of Indians in the Arab world—port builders, Jat governor, translators, and slaves

From the buffalo herders who built one of the world’s greatest medieval ports to academics translating Sanskrit works, here is one part of the history of Indians in the Arab world.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.