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Congress to field Sachin Pilot on buddy Scindia’s home turf to swing votes in MP bypolls

16 of 28 seats up for grabs are in Jyotiraditya Scindia’s home turf of Gwalior-Chambal, and a few have notable Gurjar presence where Sachin Pilot could prove influential.

Bihar hurt by Congress, RJD insult of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, Ravi Shankar Prasad says

Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh is from Bihar. Prasad says BJP doesn't want to make it a political issue but people of Bihar, going to polls later this year, will be told how Singh was attacked.

Cash-strapped Maharashtra govt hires ad firm to highlight schemes on social media, faces flak

The 12-month contract is worth about Rs 6 crore. BJP leaders say Uddhav Thackeray govt should spend every rupee on Covid management.

Opposition hooliganism prevented voting on farm bills, says BJP MP Bhupender Yadav

BJP MP Bhupender Yadav says the opposition itself is being disrespectful, they don’t want any solution. Democracy can’t run on dadagiri.

Conduct of Opposition members in Rajya Sabha ‘shameful’, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Opposition members tore rule book, threw papers at the desk of the Rajya Sabha's Deputy Chairman and climbed the officials' table.

‘Locked down at 564 Covid cases, opening up at 54 lakh’ — Oppn tears into Modi govt in LS

Centre criticised for not taking states into confidence, for the plight of migrant workers and for delaying Covid measures ‘to topple Madhya Pradesh government’.

Will take BJP & its allies to court over ‘unconstitutional’ farm laws, says Amarinder Singh

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh questioned the rationale behind the Bills and said that they were a blatant encroachment of the state's powers & control of the agriculture sector.

Kangana, Daler Mehndi part of BJP campaign to allay fears on farm bills, slam opposition

BJP also instructs state units, MPs and farmers’ wing to organise campaigns online and offline, to counter ‘misinformation’ being spread about the reforms.

Why Owaisi, ‘twinkle twinkle little star’ of Bihar politics, is giving jitters to RJD-Congress

AIMIM has once again been labelled the ‘B team’ of BJP, but Owaisi says an NDA victory in Bihar polls will be the RJD-Congress’ fault.

Scindia must answer why Gwalior is backward, Kamal Nath says at roadshow ahead of bypolls

Former MP chief minister Kamal Nath also attacked Shivraj Singh Chouhan, saying his govt only made promises during his 15-year rule, but fulfilled none.

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Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

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.