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Congress minister during Rajiv era, TN BJP chief among 5 new governors appointed Sunday

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit the Rajiv government over the Shah Bano case, is new Kerala governor while TN BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan takes over in Telangana

BJP abandons Karnataka state flag, Congress says it’s bending to ‘Hindi hegemony’

Siddaramaiah’s Congress govt had approved a new design for the Karnataka state flag and sent a proposal to the central govt before the 2018 assembly polls.

For many in Karnataka BJP, new chief Nalin Kateel isn’t popular or influential enough

RSS loyalist Nalin Kumar Kateel, who was picked to head Karnataka BJP chief on 20 August, has been facing opposition within the party unit.

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP got Rs 185 crore in donations since 2012 — 75% from outside Delhi

AAP fortunes have fluctuated in past 7 years, with the party receiving a high of Rs 54.14 cr as donations in 2014-15 and a low of Rs 2.02 cr in 2012-13.

BJP now has more members than the population of all but 7 countries

BJP working president J.P. Nadda said that its latest membership drive had added 7 crore members, taking the total up to 18 crore.

Tejashwi Yadav is back, but no one takes him seriously anymore. Not even RJD

Tejashwi Yadav is back to the political grind, but neither the RJD nor its allies are convinced about his leadership ahead of 2020 Bihar polls.

Rahul Gandhi’s Kashmir somersault shows how Congress is stumbling from one crisis to next

The lack of a clear party line has plagued the Congress ever since it took a drubbing in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Wayanad win has changed Rahul, says Javadekar, asks him to apologise for J&K remarks

Prakash Javadekar says Rahul Gandhi and Congress "insulted" the nation with their comments that have been used by Pakistan in its J&K plea to UN.

Shah Faesal claimed was going to US to study, but he didn’t have a student visa

In affidavit to Delhi HC, Bureau of Immigration says former IAS officer Shah Faesal was detained at Delhi airport as he had tourist visa, not a student visa.

Congress slams Pakistan for using Rahul Gandhi’s name in UN petition on Kashmir issue

Congress accused Pakistan of misusing Rahul Gandhi's statements to spread misinformation, and called on it to answer for the human rights violations in PoK-Gilgit-Hunza-Balochistan.

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.