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Shiv Sena targets BJP over Rajasthan politics, accuses it of encouraging horse trading

In its mouthpiece Saamana, the party asked BJP what it would achieve with the political misadventure in the "desert", and said this would turn the India's democracy into a desert.

Murders, ‘victimisation’, no political clout — UP Brahmins angry after Vikas Dubey killing

A number of Brahmin organisations are using Vikas Dubey's 'encounter' killing to assert that Yogi administration is victimising them.

BJP is sceptical about Sachin Pilot’s numbers, says it’s ready to play a ‘Test match’

Leaders say BJP is watching the Rajasthan political drama closely, and believes the Gehlot-Pilot rift is deep, so it will have an opportunity to strike later.

Gandhis step in to resolve Rajasthan crisis, Priyanka Vadra calls up Sachin Pilot 

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra listened to Sachin Pilot patiently as he said he was not being given his due and, instead, was at the receiving end of petty politics by Ashok Gehlot. 

18 Congress MLAs missing from Gehlot meeting, party says doors always open for Sachin Pilot

Senior leader Randeep Surjewala insists Rajasthan govt stable as a majority of the MLAs are set to attend the CLP meeting. The Congress has 107 MLAs in Rajasthan.

How and why Ashok Gehlot ‘baited’ Sachin Pilot to turn rebel

Congress leaders say the real objective of the police notice to Pilot was to send him the Jyotiraditya Scindia way, without destabilising Gehlot’s government.

Scindia faction wins, gets plum depts in Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cabinet allocation in MP

After 11 days of intense squabbling, loyalists of Jyotiraditya Scindia have bagged key departments such as revenue, health and energy. Read the full list here.

Why Congress making Hardik Patel Gujarat working president goes beyond his Patidar identity

Hardik Patel is a fiery orator and has a mass connect beyond caste and class. He says he will do exactly what he has been doing so far — reach out to people.

Sachin Pilot says he has support of 30 Congress MLAs, puts Gehlot’s Rajasthan govt in trouble

Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot won’t attend Congress legislative party meeting Monday as party scrambles leaders from Delhi to tide over crisis.

Politics of terror has to end, BJP’s Ram Madhav says in Kashmir, attacks separatists, NC, PDP

Without naming anyone, BJP general secy Ram Madhav says some people are using scrapping of Article 370 to support violence, while others sit & mourn at home.

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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.