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‘Gupkar Gang’ an ‘unholy global gathbandhan’ against national interest, says Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah asserted J&K was an integral part of India and alleged that Congress and 'Gupkar Gang' wanted to take it back to the era of terror and turmoil.

‘Rename JNU after Swami Vivekananda’ — BJP’s CT Ravi proposes idea, party leaders join chorus

Call to rename JNU comes days after PM Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Swami Vivekananda on the university campus.

Former Union minister Jaysingrao Gaikwad Patil resigns from BJP

Senior leader Jaysingrao Gaikwad Patil sent his resignation letter to the Maharashtra BJP president, saying the party was not giving him a chance to work.

DMK lacks leadership, will split after 2021 TN assembly polls, Karunanidhi’s son Alagiri says

In an interview to ThePrint, M.K. Alagiri, the eldest son of late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi, also said he has not decided to float his own party yet.

Fissures continue to deepen in Gupkar alliance as parties differ on district council polls

Parties don’t arrive at consensus for Jammu region, with the Congress fielding its own candidates, some of whom are pitted against those from the alliance.

Owaisi says Muslims ‘alienated’ in Mamata’s Bengal, but AIMIM yet to take call on 2021 polls

The performance of Owaisi’s AIMIM in Bihar — it won 5 of 20 seats — has intensified speculation about the Hyderabad MP’s plans for next year’s Bengal polls.

Obama’s description of Rahul Gandhi ‘apt’, many Congress leaders say in private

Former US president Barack Obama, in his upcoming book ‘A Promised Land’, describes Rahul Gandhi as lacking ‘either aptitude or passion to master the subject’.

BJP’s social engineering on display as Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM with new NDA colleagues

15 ministers, including the chief minister, were sworn in Monday. They include 6 from JD(U), 7 from BJP and one each from HAM and VIP.

Chirag Paswan takes a swipe at Nitish Kumar — ‘hope you remain NDA CM’

Chirag Paswan also said that he was sending a copy of the LJP's manifesto to Nitish Kumar so that he could work on some of the promises made in it.

Adityanath govt and Centre ‘murdering’ Constitution, democracy, says new UP BSP chief

Bhim Rajbhar said the people of UP are now looking towards BSP chief Mayawati as an alternative because the party believes in taking along every section of the society.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

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.

JD Vance worried Pentagon not giving Trump the full picture of the war—The Atlantic report

Vance, originally sceptical about US launching strikes against Iran, is reported to be worried that the US does not have enough interceptors and offensive missiles, something he has raised with Trump.

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.