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In Karnataka, BJP’s Yeddyurappa runs two ‘dynasties’: politics and business

Every time BJP attacks Congress and JD(S) for practicing dynasty politics, its state chief finds himself on the back foot, given his family’s track record.

‘I’ll make sure CM Shivraj Chouhan gets some rest after 15 years of hard work’: Kamal Nath

New MP Congress chief says the party is united, and will work together to do what it hasn’t done in three assembly elections in the state — beat the BJP.

Coming to theatres near you: Rs 180-crore film on RSS scripted by ‘Bahubali’ screenwriter

Script cleared by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, the film is expected to be released ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Amid Rahul Gandhi’s push for youth, 71-year-old Kamal Nath becomes MP Congress chief

Although the Congress has not announced a chief ministerial face for the MP assembly polls later this year, the appointment of Nath as party president is seen to indicate his strong chance.

Congress playing caste politics in Karnataka, we only care about development, says Modi

The Prime minister speaks to BJP workers in Karnataka by video conference, tells them Congress offers lollipops to caste groups whenever there are elections. 

Rajasthan BJP waits as Amit Shah & Vasundhara Raje can’t agree on new state party chief

Shah is pushing for either Gajendra Shekhawat or Arjun Ram Meghwal, both union ministers of state, but Raje insists on her cabinet colleague Shrichand Kriplani.

Dictatorship undermined the civil service structure, helped relax rules: Pakistan SC

In a written order, Pakistan's Supreme Court has called out the new rules that have helped people circumvent hiring regulations in Punjab.

Canadian police knew Sikh convict Atwal was invited to meet Trudeau days before India event

Royal Canadian Mounted Police had earlier said they were aware of Jaspal Atwal had been invited to meet Canadian delegation in India only when the news broke.

Congress has to be at the head of any opposition front for 2019, says Digvijaya Singh

Singh said 2019 would be a battle between former RSS chief M.S. Golwalkar’s ideology and Mahatma Gandhi’s.

Siddaramaiah vs Sreeramulu: Caste likely to decide who will win the historic Badami seat

Sreeramulu, who belongs to the Nayaka tribe, is seen as a tough competitor for Siddaramaiah as he is said to have a sizeable support base in the region.

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.