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Man arrested for carrying bullet to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence

Delhi Police say suspect, a mosque caretaker, claimed he had found the bullet in a donation box and had forgotten to throw it.

For KCR, Telangana agitation is still on, and Chandrababu Naidu is arch enemy

A major contradiction in the TRS campaign is that it is seeking to woo Andhra settlers even as it tries to make this election a Telangana-vs-Andhra battle.

Results of 5 assembly polls will decide contours of opposition alliance, say leaders

Opposition leaders say they are in touch with each other but will decide shape of alliance and if it will be state-specific or a national one after 11 December. 

Navjot Singh Sidhu is the Congress’ new star campaigner, even in Telangana & Rajasthan

His one-liners, humour and sarcasm have made Navjot Singh Sidhu the most popular Congress campaigner after Rahul Gandhi. Now Kartarpur has just added to the charm.

A shrill, hardline Yogi Adityanath is just what BJP needs to promote Hindutva narrative

UP CM Yogi Adityanath with his provocative and polarising speeches — apart from changing Muslim-sounding names — is one of the BJP's star campaigners.

Modi should exercise restraint like a Prime Minister must, says Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh said Modi is the Prime Minister of all Indians, and his conduct must be 'worthy and consistent with the obligation he has as PM'.

India should be called Bharat in all languages, RSS-linked body demands

The govt said in an RTI reply that India had different names in Hindi, English & Urdu. Atul Kothari of Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas wants that to change.

At Kartarpur corridor event, V-P Venkaiah Naidu talks peace, Amarinder warns Pakistan

Naidu spoke about India & Pakistan’s common culture, while Punjab CM Amarinder Singh issued a barely-veiled threat to Pak Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa.

Congress was in power during 26/11, but questions BJP’s surgical strikes: PM Modi

Addressing an election rally in Rajasthan's Bhilwara, PM Modi hit out at the Congress for questioning the veracity of surgical strike.

Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana slams PM Modi for lacking political will on Ram temple

Modi must stop cribbing about Congress and instead construct Ram Temple in Ayodhya, said the political mouthpiece.

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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.