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Best thing about BJP is no scams, I criticised Modi because that was my job, Khushbu says

In an interview with ThePrint, actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, who quit Congress to join BJP, assailed the former as a party 'without leadership'. 

JD(S) chief Deve Gowda dissolves Kerala unit, accuses state president of destabilising party

Gowda's action came in response to Kerala JD(S) chief C.K. Nanu’s reported inaction on directions given by national working president B.M. Farookh.

Khushbu Sundar joins BJP hours after quitting Congress

The actor-turned-politician said if India has to move forward, then someone like PM Modi is needed to take the country ‘in the right direction & to its glory’.

Not an issue, says BJP’s Rudy after he & Shahnawaz are left out of Bihar star campaigner list

Former Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy says list is only for the first phase, and keeps changing with every phase of the election.

KCR’s daughter Kavitha is a legislator again, wins MLC bypoll in Telangana by huge margin

Kavitha, who had been away from the political limelight since her Lok Sabha loss last year, won the Nizamabad MLC bypoll securing 728 of the 823 votes cast. 

Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar quits Congress, set to join BJP

Khushbu's decision to quit Congress comes months ahead of assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is looking to make inroads.

8 Tripura BJP MLAs in Delhi to seek CM Biplab Deb’s ouster, say he has become ‘unpopular’

While 8 MLAs are in Delhi already, 3 more will be joining them soon. They are likely to meet senior BJP leaders today and air their grievance against CM Biplab Kumar Deb.

Will stick with BJP alliance, hope it delivers on Assam Accord promises, AGP’s Bora hints

AGP president Atul Bora says party will focus on implementing Clause 6 of Assam Accord, that promises various safeguards to Assamese people.

LJP affiliates want Chirag Paswan in Modi cabinet after dad’s death, BJP says it’s PM’s call

Dalit Sena, created by Ram Vilas Paswan to carry out programmes for SCs, also wants a Rajya Sabha seat for his widow, Reena Paswan.

Mayawati alleges ‘jungle raj’ in Rajasthan as crimes against Dalits and women rise

BSP leader alleged that instead of looking into the issue, leaders of the ruling Congress have remained silent.

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Arvind Kejriwal is paying the price for the politics he created

What Modi govt is doing to Arvind Kejriwal is wrong. But would there ever have been a Modi govt if Kejriwal and his India Against Corruption movement had not destroyed the UPA?

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

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.