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Thawarchand Gehlot — BJP’s low-key, ‘obedient’, top Dalit face who has taken on CM Yogi

BJP’s leader in Rajya Sabha Thawarchand Gehlot has said Adityanath govt decision to include 17 OBC communities in Scheduled Castes list ‘not proper’.

Sonia Gandhi accuses Modi govt of trying to sell Rae Bareli coach factory at cheap price

Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi raised the issue during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha and said privatisation of the factory would render employees jobless.

Uttar Pradesh govt’s order on castes is unconstitutional: Social justice minister Thawarchand

Minister Thawarchand Gehlot has asked the UP government not to issue caste certificates to 17 OBCs based on the order.

Tejashwi Yadav finally surfaces in Patna but still can’t make it to Bihar assembly

Nitish govt gets walkover in assembly over encephalitis deaths as opposition tries to censure it but is left embarrassed by absence of its leader Tejashwi.

When PM told BJP MPs the secret to becoming a minister in Narendra Modi cabinet

At BJP’s first parliamentary party meeting after the Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi also had a message for the MPs bunking Parliament.

PM Modi seeks action against BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya for assault on Indore civic officer

Akash Vijayvargiya, the son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, was caught on camera assaulting a civic officer last week.

In a first, BJP to carry out on-spot verification of those signing up to be a member

BJP says move will ensure state units do not inflate the number of people joining the party, and that only genuine individuals are registered as members.

All Congress CMs offered their resignations to Rahul after 2019 poll defeat: Ashok Gehlot

Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states urged Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress president.

Karnataka’s Kumaraswamy govt in precarious position as 2 Congress MLAs resign

The resignations reduce the Congress-JD(S) strength in the assembly to 117, giving them a wafer-thin majority with the halfway mark at 113.

BJP MP trolls Mehbooba, Omar over ‘love for Pakistan’ as India lose to England in World Cup

England's win Sunday diminished Pakistan's shot at entering the Cricket World Cup semifinals, and Giriraj Singh claimed this had made Omar & Mehbooba sad.

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Why belief remains high among Indian Americans

As religious identity transforms, the Indian-American diaspora finds new ways to balance ancient Vedic beliefs with the realities of 21st-century life.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

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.