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Covid delayed Sachin Pilot’s revolt, he had planned exit in March, Congress insiders claim

Sachin Pilot is believed to have almost 'synchronised' his rebellion with Jyotiraditya Scindia’s, but the nationwide Covid lockdown delayed it.

Sanjay Jha suspended from Congress, says got to know about it ‘only through the media’

Former spokesperson Jha had been tweeting in support of Sachin Pilot all day, but said no one from the Congress told him why he had been suspended.

CM Gehlot lists 5 reasons why Congress took the ‘sad’ decision on Sachin Pilot

The decision to sack Sachin Pilot as deputy CM & Rajasthan Congress chief came two days after he mounted an open rebellion against the Gehlot government.

Ashok Gehlot govt will fall anyway, we won’t push for floor test, says Rajasthan BJP

Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia says party will be happy if Congress rebel Sachin Pilot joins, but the final decision rests with the central leadership. 

People disenchanted with former Congress govt in MP, was run like a business, says Scindia

BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said there was rampant corruption in the former Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh but refused to speak about Congress crisis in Rajasthan.

Housing Minister Puri and Priyanka Gandhi get into Twitter spat over vacating govt bungalow

Hardeep Puri says a Congress leader asked for Priyanka Gandhi to be allowed to stay on at 35, Lodhi Estate, but she says she’ll vacate before 1 August deadline.

BJP says Sachin Pilot is welcome to join party, wants Gehlot to face floor test right away

Speaking to ThePrint, BJP vice-president and party’s Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan Om Prakash Mathur says CM Ashok Gehlot is holding party MLAs captive.

Sachin Pilot is playing into the hands of BJP, alleges Ashok Gehlot

I am very sad that horse trading was going on. It is for the first time in the country that democracy is under such grave threat, Rajasthan CM Gehlot added.

MLAs loyal to Sachin Pilot demand floor test to ‘expose’ Ashok Gehlot govt’s strength

Amid growing political tension in Rajasthan, the Ashok Gehlot camp has claimed that 109 MLAs, both of Congress and others, are in support of the government.

Sachin Pilot sacked as Rajasthan Dy CM & state Congress chief, says ‘truth can’t be defeated’

OBC leader and Education Minister Govind Singh Dotsara is new state party chief. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala says BJP trying to topple govt and Pilot has become a part of this conspiracy.

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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.