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Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb apologises for remark on Jats, Punjabis

Biplab Kumar Deb stirred up controversy Sunday when he said Punjabis and Jats are physically strong but less brainy while Bengalis are known to be very intelligent.

Lalji Tandon — Madhya Pradesh Governor, Vajpayee protege and Mayawati’s ‘rakhi brother’

Governor & former BJP MP Lalji Tandon, who joined the RSS at the age of 12 and had been in active politics since early 1960s, died Tuesday at the age of 85.

Omar Abdullah slams Chhattisgarh CM for implying Pilot helped in release from detention

Omar Abdullah says it’s ‘malicious and false’ to link his release to what Sachin Pilot is doing. CM Bhupesh Baghel responds, saying he has only asked a question and will ‘keep asking it’.

An effort to malign me, will take action, says Sachin Pilot on MLA who made Rs 35-cr claim

Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga had alleged that Sachin Pilot offered him Rs 35 crore to switch to the BJP.

Sachin Pilot is ‘nikamma’, he was only making people fight, says CM Ashok Gehlot

Talking to reporters, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said this happened for the first time in history that a party president indulged in toppling own government.

JP Nadda attacks Rahul Gandhi, says he believes briefings by Chinese over Indian army

The BJP Chief's reaction came after Gandhi said the LAC standoff in Ladakh is not simply a border dispute but a design by China to attack PM Modi's 56-inch strongman image.

Bringing down elected govt with money is treachery, says Shiv Sena on Rajasthan govt crisis

In its mouthpiece 'Saamana', Sena said Centre's probe into the telephone tapping episode was right but also asked what was the emergency that led Gehlot govt to it.

Sachin Pilot offered me Rs 35 crore to join BJP, says Congress MLA

Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga, who represents the Bari constituency, says he informed Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot about Pilot’s 'offer'.

Chinese attacking Modi’s 56-inch chest image, PM succumbing to them, says Rahul Gandhi

In a video released Monday, Gandhi said that Chinese are basically telling Modi that ‘if you do not do what we say, we will destroy the idea of Narendra Modi as a strong leader’.

RSS sees ‘huge potential’ in Baghel govt’s cow dung scheme in Chhattisgarh, offers support

RSS leaders met CM Bhupesh Baghel and offered consultancy on its Godhan Nyay scheme. They say move has nothing to do with Congress-BJP politics.

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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.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, 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.