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Rahul Gandhi drops some veterans but adds more NPAs in the CWC

The new Congress Working Committee a laboured attempt by the party president to send a message about the balance of youth & experience ahead of 2019.

Rahul Gandhi sets up his CWC, leaves out veterans Digvijaya Singh and Janardhan Dwivedi

The new Congress Working Committee will meet on 22 July to strategise on the party's future plans. New Delhi: With less than a year to go for...

Rahul Gandhi writes to IAS officer Shah Faesal, says ‘troubling that govt is singling you out’

Congress president says show cause notice unbecoming of any government, lauds officer for raising issue.

Days before Pakistan polls, Imran Khan’s party inducts US-designated terrorist

Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil is founder of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, blamed for the 1999 Kandahar hijacking.

In exchange of letters, govt seeks Congress support to pass bills on women empowerment

For women empowerment, govt seeks Congress support on bills like instant triple talaq and nikah halala, besides reservation.

Ex-Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra quits BJP, may join Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress

Mitra, considered close to be BJP veteran L.K. Advani, is believed to have been sidelined under the Modi-Shah leadership.

To stop split in party, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti launches grassroots-connect campaign

Former J&K chief minister is meeting party workers from central as well as violence-hit south Kashmir to strengthen organisation

Mayawati removes newly appointed vice president over remarks on Rahul Gandhi

Jai Prakash Singh had commented on Rahul's purported failure in politics owing to his mother's foreign origins.

Mob violence can’t be the new normal: What the Supreme Court said about lynchings in India

The observations follow a spate of lynchings across India, including at least 30 deaths triggered by a single WhatsApp rumour.

Supreme Court cracks down on lynchings, says Parliament must bring law to control ‘mobocracy’

The SC was hearing petitions on cow vigilantism, but the verdict comes as India grapples with another form of mob violence, triggered by a WhatsApp rumour.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.