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A year after dramatic breakup, Nitish Kumar wants to get back together with Lalu

Sources say Nitish’s emissaries have reached out to Lalu Prasad, the Congress and Sharad Yadav. But Tejashwi Yadav is not keen for another tie-up.

Emergency anniversary: India was made a jail for selfish interests of Congress, says Modi

He accused the party for 'spreading illusionary fear' about the Dalits and minorities facing danger under the BJP.

Blog that vilified Shujaat Bukhari issues threats to two Kashmiri journalists

The anonymous blog has accused Iftikhar Gilani and Ahmed Ali Fayyaz of ‘furthering India’s interests’. New Delhi: Days after eminent Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari was...

Yogi remark on quota in AMU, Jamia a bid to break Dalit-Muslim solidarity: Dalit leader

Dalit body head accuses BJP of shedding 'crocodile tears' for the community, points to vacancies in central universities.

VHP wants Modi govt to impose countrywide beef ban, set up cow ministry

Senior VHP leaders say BJP has agreed that cow slaughter should be banned but yet to take any concrete steps on this issue.

Rajasthan BJP leader Ghanshyam Tiwari resigns, says will fight ‘undeclared emergency’

Tiwari's son has founded a political outfit named 'Bharat Vahini Party' to contest on all 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan.

Cambridge Indian-origin lecturer says King’s College claims of probe in racism case false

Priyamvada Gopal says King’s College didn’t conduct a serious investigation in her racial profiling case.

Sardar Patel was adamant, give Kashmir to Pakistan, take Hyderabad. Nehru saved it: Soz

Mountbatten took Patel’s offer to Lahore the day Indian troops landed in Srinagar. Liaquat Ali, ‘who understood neither history nor geography’ said no, Soz tells Shekhar Gupta.

Sad to see BJP disown own initiatives, says Mehbooba after Amit Shah’s attack

Former J&K CM rejects charges against her government saying they are false. Never wavered from 'Agenda of Alliance', she says.

Opposition parties must set aside egos to take on BJP in 2019 elections: Tejashwi Yadav

Yadav says issue of prime ministerial candidate secondary, more important for opposition parties to come together.

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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.