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Higher bonus, Bangla pride, Modi quota – Mamata is trying it all to win back Bengal’s love

Stung by the unprecedented gains made by the BJP in West Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is recalibrating.  

This nominated Anglo-Indian MLA could save Kumaraswamy govt in Karnataka trust vote

Vinisha Nero, who was nominated for her second term by Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy last year, has hit out at elected MLAs for switching allegiances.

Karnataka rebel MLA’s won’t withdraw resignations & say won’t attend Assembly

The Supreme Court directed that the 15 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs ought not to be compelled to take part in the proceedings of the Assembly.

Karnataka Speaker free to decide on MLA resignations, rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court also said the 15 rebel MLAs should not be compelled to participate in the Karnataka Assembly's proceedings and the trust vote.

10 protests a day and counting – Mamata’s cut-money ‘clean-up’ is scorching TMC

Between 18 June and 14 July, Bengal villagers have led 278 protests to reclaim money they’ve paid as ‘cuts’ for welfare schemes.

Modi warns ministers against skipping Parliament, tells them to follow roster duties

Pulling up BJP members for absenteeism in Parliament, PM Modi said he wanted to be informed in case anyone was skipping session in either House.

BJP is banking on this engineer from RSS to build bridges with its ideological parent

New general secretary (organisation) and Sangh ideologue B.L. Santhosh will manage BJP’s southern expansion.

Economy last priority for politicians — Pranab Mukherjee agrees with Yashwant Sinha

Former President Pranab Mukherjee was speaking at the launch of ex-finance minister Yashwant Sinha’s book Relentless. 

Navjot Singh Sidhu sends resignation letter to Amarinder Singh a day after he quit as minister

Navjot Singh Sidhu has been upset over Punjab CM Amarinder Singh blaming him for the party’s poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra to be Himachal governor, Acharya Devvrat moved to Gujarat

A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said the appointments of Mishra & Devvrat will come into effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

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.

RBI cancels Paytm Payments Bank licence citing rule violations

As per a filing issued to exchanges by parent company One 97 Communications, Paytm & its services will continue to operate uninterrupted.

Aksai Chin for Arunachal: Ex-Indian Army chief Naravane backs revival of 1950s China offer on border row

Gen Manoj Naravane (retd) said in an exclusive interview with ThePrint that India should focus on having more experts who understand China's psyche and its workings

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.