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In poll season, Haryana’s pahalwans find a new arena — as bouncers for politicians

Haryana, which votes on 21 October, is known to nurture bodybuilders or ‘pahalwans’, reared on its famed ‘doodh-dahi ka khana’. 

BJP’s Pragya Thakur, gagged for ‘black magic’ remark, missing in action ahead of MP bypoll

Buzz is BJP wants to avoid ‘unnecessary attention’ that Pragya Thakur — known for calling Gandhi's assassin Godse a ‘patriot’ — could bring to the campaign trail.

Why Kejriwal has dropped Modi-baiter avatar to become champion of Delhi’s development

The AAP insists it’s a natural shift in narrative warranted by the upcoming Delhi assembly polls.

Months before Delhi polls, 4-time ex-Congress MLA Parlad Singh Sawhney joins AAP

The former aide to Sheila Dikshit said he did not join AAP for a ticket to contest the assembly polls next year but to work for development in Delhi.

‘Posturing & double standard’ — why Shiv Sena is drawing flak for leading Aarey stir

As Shiv Sena protests against the cutting of nearly 3,000 trees at Aarey Colony, political experts and opposition leaders allege hypocrisy.

A spurned satrap & burning egos — warning signs Congress ignored in Haryana for 5 yrs

Infighting among top leaders of the Haryana unit and their prestige battles have cost the Congress massively.

Detained J&K leaders will be free soon, can resume political activity, says Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav says 'preventive detention' of 200 leaders was effective in maintaining law & order in J&K after the scrapping of Article 370.

Ashok Tanwar resigns from Congress, says can’t blame rivals for crisis in party

Ashok Tanwar announced his resignation on Twitter and posted a four-page resignation letter to interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Nitish Kumar loses upper hand with BJP as he concedes Rajya Sabha seat

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's decision to give Rajya Sabha seat to BJP, considered the junior ally in the state, has surprised even BJP leaders.

Why RSS thinks it is the true heir of Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy

RSS believes Gandhi and one of its defining pracharaks, Deendayal Upadhyaya had much in common, from sharing philosophies, being charismatic to despising politics.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.