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We don’t have any problem with Pravin Togadia, says VHP’s new working president

Togadia resigned from the organisation last week after his nominee for the post of international president lost in an election held after five decades.

At the end of CPI(M)’s big meet, yet again, no bid for diversity in politburo, central committee

The 17-member politburo has two women and as many Muslim members, but lacks Dalits. The CPI(M) politburo has not had a Dalit member since the party was founded 53 years ago.

After months of uncertainty, Yechury may get a second term as CPI(M) general secretary

CPI(M) political resolution will allow an understanding with the Congress, in tune with Yechury’s line, which had earlier been rejected by Central Committee.

We need more youth in politics, but there should be no age cap on politicians: Owaisi

AIMIM leader Asadudin Owaisi says the political climate in the country will change if issues are raised by the youth.

Win for Yechury, CPI(M) to keep the door open for an understanding with Congress

The political resolution now says ‘no political alliance’, keeping possibilities open for an electoral understanding with the Congress.

BJP fields unknown Gopal Rao against Siddaramaiah, claims he’ll be a giant killer

Chamundeshwari is set to see a direct contest between Congress and JD(S), and it seems the BJP wants to fight Siddaramaiah by ensuring the votes against him are not split.

Punjab cabinet to be expanded Saturday, 9 new ministers to be inducted

CM Amarinder Singh announces expansion after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi okays names, two junior ministers to get promoted to cabinet rank too

For CPI(M), political resolution is key to its tactical and electoral line

The ongoing Party Congress of CPI(M) in Hyderabad will decide whether to keep doors for an understanding with the Congress open or not.

Gujarat High Court acquits ex-minister Maya Kodnani in 2002 riots case

The two-judge bench said Kodnani should be given the benefit of doubt in the case in which 97 were killed due to inconsistency in...

The Congress may have helped the Modi govt by trying to impeach the chief justice

By moving the impeachment motion, Congress & opposition parties may have opened themselves to the same criticism as the NDA – that of undermining institutions.

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.