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Chidambaram slams interim budget as ‘account for votes’ and not ‘vote on account’

Taking to Twitter after Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the NDA missed the fiscal deficit target.

Akalis boycott NDA meet, blame RSS interference & BJP’s treatment of allies

SAD leaders insist RSS must stop meddling in Sikh affairs, and BJP’s attitude towards allies must improve. Ruling party downplays the boycott.

At Kumbh meet, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat attacks SC over Sabarimala verdict

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says Supreme Court did not consider the feelings of the 'majoritarian Hindu community', asserts temples not 'public places'.  

Selection committee headed by PM Narendra Modi to decide CBI Director on Friday

The post of the CBI chief has been lying vacant since January 10 after the unceremonious exit of Alok Verma.

Omar Abdullah promises to revoke Public Safety Act if National Conference wins Kashmir

Under the PSA, a person can be detained without trial for six months. 

BJP wins Jind bypoll — 4 takeaways from the election dubbed a semifinal

The BJP passes crucial test as Congress' national spokesperson Surjewala and the INLD face a massive setback.

We’ve trained our kids to kill: Husband of Hindu Mahasabha leader who ‘shot’ Gandhi

Husband Ashok says he and Pooja Shakun Pandey have trained their children to kill anyone who ‘challenges the unity of our motherland’.

BJP has told all its sick party leaders to be active on social media

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, BJP is worried about perception and morale, and has told all its leaders who are unwell to keep posting on Twitter & Facebook.

Congress plays hardball in alliance talks with JMM, refuses to commit for state polls

Seat-sharing negotiations between Congress, JMM runs into a wall, both parties offer differing versions on the progress of talks.

Building Ram temple shouldn’t be as complicated as Kashmir conflict, Shiv Sena tells BJP

Shiv Sena made a fresh bid for Ram temple's construction and blamed BJP for its delay in its mouthpiece.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.