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Parrikar has explosive Rafale secrets, gives him power over PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi renewed his attack on the BJP citing an audio tape in which Manohar Parrikar purportedly states he had documents relating to the Rafale deal lying in his bedroom.

JD(S)-Congress faultline surfaces again as Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy threatens to quit

H.D. Kumaraswamy's threat comes a day after a ruling Congress MLA demanded their leader Siddaramaiah be made the chief minister again

It’s a tight contest in Haryana’s Jind as 4-pronged bypoll battle gets underway

Jind is a high-stakes poll battle being dubbed as a semifinal in Haryana, in which Congress' Surjewala, newly formed JJP, apart from BJP and INLD are in the fray. 

Politicians who sell dreams, but fail to deliver get thrashed by public, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari's remarks come weeks after the BJP's dismal show in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

BJP will be reduced to single digits in Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka: State Congress chief

Dinesh Gundu Rao says BJP made 3 attempts to buy MLAs, insists coalition has strengthened Congress and JD(S) as party workers have overcome differences.

From ‘done deal’ with NC to Independent: What changed Kashmir IAS topper Shah Faesal’s mind

Shah Faesal, who resigned from the IAS earlier this month to enter politics, says his 'purpose would not be fulfilled' by joining an existing political party.

Priyanka the Indira Gandhi that nation waiting for, writes BJP MP, leaves party red-faced

Ashwini Kumar, a media baron and the Karnal MP, has been on a warpath with the Haryana BJP unit. His paper carried an ode on Priyanka.

On Republic Day, Congress accuses Modi of behaving like dictator, BJP trampling Constitution

Former Maharahstra chief minister and state Congress chief Ashok Chavan attacked the ruling BJP for creating social unrest.

Rahul Gandhi gets front row view of Republic Day parade after last year’s ‘cheap seat politics’

Congress president Rahul Gandhi was seated in the sixth row last year, prompting angry protests from his party.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu seeks Congress ticket from Chandigarh

Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, is the third candidate seeking a ticket to the Chandigarh seat that is currently held by Bollywood actor Kirron Kher.

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.