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Tihar jail can’t hold Om Prakash Chautala back from running his INLD political empire

INLD patriarch Chautala has spent nearly half his 10-year jail term in hospital or on parole, busy running his party like always.

Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Sahasrabuddhe challenges Congress to support Ram temple

Attacking Rahul Gandhi for his recent temple visits, Sahasrabuddhe says Gandhis trying to clear 'spiritual backlog' with an eye on elections.

Sushma Swaraj says she’ll not contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The foreign minister underwent a surgery for kidney transplant in December 2016 and doctors advised her not to contest elections.

India has to show its soft face to people of Kashmir: Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

Mufti was addressing her party officials when she also said that the country's democratic values can help Jammu and Kashmir counter intolerance and sectarianism.

AAP calls chilli powder attack on CM Kejriwal politically motivated

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was attacked by a man with chilli powder outside his chamber in the Delhi Secretariat when he was leaving for lunch.

Like BJP, but may vote for Congress – the perplexing politics of MP’s young voters

This unique approach shows why the assembly election could well be a hyperlocal one than with a state-wide narrative.

Bitter medicine of demonetisation was proper treatment for deep-rooted corruption: PM Modi

The Prime Minister addressed a poll rally in Jhabua, where he also said his govt has disbursed loans to 14 crore people under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana.

Triple talaq non-issue, empower us through education: Muslim women in Rajasthan

Across the Jaipur, Sikar and Jhunjhunu belt, the general refrain among Muslim women is that the government shouldn't tinker with Sharia laws.

Rivalry between Sikhs & Nirankaris is almost a century old

The Nirankaris and the Sikhs have shared a deeply troubled relationship since before Independence.

Why Chautala expelled son & grandsons from INLD but not daughter-in-law Naina

While action has been swift against her husband and sons, Naina Chautala has escaped the axe due to INLD’s numbers in the assembly.

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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.