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CM Baghel hands out plum posts to Chhattisgarh MLAs amid rebellion in Rajasthan Congress

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has appointed nearly 50 Congress MLAs in government. BJP says he’s keeping horses in the stable, Congress says normal process.

India now deals with China on ‘more equal terms’ politically, Jaishankar tells Rahul Gandhi

The response from the external affairs minister came after Rahul Gandhi posted a video on Twitter Friday, questioning the Modi government’s foreign policy, among others.

Audio clips ‘manufactured’, Congress frustrated over its inability to keep order, says BJP

Congress demanded the arrest of BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and rebel Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma after audio clips showed an alleged conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot govt.

Gehlot govt sends police SOG team to Manesar to collect voice samples of Pilot camp MLAs

SOG has filed an FIR naming rebel Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma & Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, but under ‘accused’ column, it says ‘unknown persons’.

All eyes on EC as opposition chorus to defer Bihar polls gets louder but BJP, JD(U) look set

BJP says RJD doesn’t want election now as it fears of losing, while opposition is asking why ruling alliance wants the exercise when people are dying due to Covid.

Sachin Pilot still on the hunt as numbers stack up against Gehlot govt in Rajasthan

In 200-strong Rajasthan assembly, Congress' numbers add up to just 100 while BJP, with allies & Pilot supporters, can claim 98. The HC ruling could upset this delicate equation.

Sachin Pilot says CM Gehlot protected Vasundhara Raje but only two BJP leaders defend her

Sachin Pilot had suggested a bonhomie between Raje & CM Ashok Gehlot, prompting 2 MLAs close to her to slam him. But the rest of the BJP has been silent on this.

Congress suspends 2 rebel MLAs after tapes reveal names, wants BJP minister Shekhawat arrested

2 FIR registered over complaints of horse trading. MLAs Bhanwar Lal, Vishvendra Pratap Singh suspended from Congress primary membership until verification of tapes.

Gehlot camp leaks tapes featuring Pilot camp MLAs talking about accepting money from BJP

One conversation allegedly features MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma & Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, while another purportedly features MLA Vishvendra Singh.

BJP ally says Vasundhra Raje asked Congress MLAs to support Gehlot, keep away from Pilot

Hanuman Beniwal, leader of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, tweeted that the people of Rajasthan and the country have understood the story of Raje-Gehlot’s internal alliance.

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Want to save Alphonso mango from heatwave? Start with open data

The Maharashtra government must fund activities that can develop, certify, and rapidly multiply climate-resilient mango cultivars, along with other agricultural products.

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.