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PM Modi has a 15 minute linguistic challenge for Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged the Congress president to talk for 15 minutes about the achievements of the Karnataka government without looking at a paper.

In the heat and dust of election season, Rahul gets a lukewarm response in Karnataka

Many voters, especially the young, said they found Rahul Gandhi immature and inexperienced. But it was more a perception than based on specific reasons.

In Punjab, politics over Class XII history books sets stage for a Congress-opposition spat

Opposition parties in Punjab have termed the shift in focus from Punjab to India as a move to ‘belittle and insult the glorious history of Sikh gurus’.

BJP’s got a new ‘corporate’ headquarters but its workers feel it’s an ivory tower

The old BJP office was a typical Lutyens’s bungalow – open on all sides, with an easy, relaxed vibe. The posh new office, on the other hand, is a fortress.

In Madhya Pradesh, Congress’ Kamal has an elephant problem

The two national parties have played spoilsport for each other on many seats in the last three elections. But the Congress is now considering an alliance.

PDP-BJP split looks inevitable after reshuffle, Kathua has revived BJP’s political fortunes

By including two MLAs who were present at protests supporting Kathua rape-murder accused, the BJP has tried to reclaim the narrative that it fights for Jammu’s rights.

Ousted J&K minister Lal Singh says will fight to restore Dogra pride after Kathua horror

Singh says the Dogra community has been portrayed as ‘rapists’ by the Kashmiri and Delhi media, while the Jammu media has been ignored.

RSS reaches out to states to ensure gurukul students get easily mainstreamed

According to RSS affiliate Bharatiya Shikshan Manch, many states, including opposition-ruled Punjab, Karnataka and Odisha, have given positive responses.

AIIMS says Lalu was discharged because he was fine & fit to travel

Lalu accuses premier medical institution of discharging him under political pressure, supporters vandalise hospital.

Kathua MLA who attended rally supporting rape accused inducted into J&K cabinet

Samba MLA who took oath as minister Monday allegedly attended a separate meeting wherein the demand for boycott of Gujjars and Bakerwals was made.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.