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Amarinder Singh attacks Pakistan, defends cabinet colleague Navjot Sidhu

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh took on the Pakistani establishment and its army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, and advised PM Imran Khan to rein the army in.

RSS No.2 ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi leads frenzied crowd in demanding Ram Temple from Modi govt

At the VHP-organised ‘Virat Dharmsabha’ in the capital, many Hindu leaders and saints called to the govt and the judiciary to build the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

PM Modi’s ‘widow’ remark against Sonia Gandhi draws flak on social media

Modi had accused the Congress of embezzling money meant for widows in a campaign speech in Rajasthan last week, making an oblique reference to Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi of using surgical strikes for ’political capital’

Congress president Rahul Gandhi's comments came after Lt Gen. (retd) D S Hooda, who was the Northern Army commander during the surgical strike, said the 2016 military action should’ve been carried out secretly.

BJP in ‘state of panic’, says Congress after ED raids Robert Vadra’s associates

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi called the incumbent government a "terror raj" after the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches on Robert Vadra's associates.

How Narendra Modi’s BJP found a clever way to buck the model code of conduct

The model code of conduct bars rallies for 48 hours before polling closes in a given area. But Narendra Modi still gets his message across.

TDP to contest Lok Sabha, assembly polls in Odisha in 2019

The Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP will focus on the southern region of Odisha where Telugu language is spoken. This includes 52 assembly constituencies.

Exit polls predict clear Congress win in Rajasthan but tough contest in MP, Chhattisgarh

It's advantage Congress if exit poll predictions hold true — Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh following the anti-incumbency trend and voting BJP out. New Delhi: The...

Rajasthan records 72% voter turnout in Assembly polls

Voting was set to end at 5 pm but officials said those already in the queue at the booths by then were being allowed to vote.

Somnath Bharti says Modi responsible for disappearance of Ganga activist Sant Gopal Das

Sant Gopal Das' father alleges that the Ganga activist suspected the Modi government was trying to ‘get rid of him'.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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.