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Coming this Saturday: ‘Big news’ from Modi critic Yashwant Sinha

Sinha is organising a meeting of anti-BJP parties in Patna on 21 April that will be attended by representatives from the Congress, RJD, AAP and JD(U).

Barely used Chinese port in Sri Lanka stokes fears of Beijing’s real intentions

The weak performance of the Hambantota port has fueled the impression that it simply serves China’s broader strategic interests to secure crucial trade routes and international supply chains. 

Why do all roads lead to Mumbai and Nagpur for highways minister Nitin Gadkari?

RTI reply shows about 80% of all his official visits are to his home state, specifically to state capital Mumbai and Nagpur, his constituency and RSS HQ.

After Kathua crisis, BJP ministers in J&K to resign, reshuffle on the cards

Party leaders say it wants to bring in new faces in the cabinet and the reshuffle is likely to take place around 20 April. 

Another conflict brews between Centre & Delhi govt after L-G sacks advisers

Nine advisers and consultants to the Delhi govt sacked after their appointments had been objected to by the union home ministry. AAP up in arms.

Fired, ex-BJP minister Lal Singh ups the ante against J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

The former forest minister said the chief minister had failed to understand the popular sentiment and was yet to seek a CBI probe into the Kathua rape-murder.

Congress seeks to emulate BJP, begins to work on election booth management plan

After defeat in Gujarat polls, Congress takes a cue from Amit Shah’s grassroots strategy, seen to be contributing to BJP’s successive election victories.

BJP banks on controversial confidant of Reddy brothers to win SC/ST votes in Karnataka

Sriramulu is a member of the Valmiki-Nayaka community and, being a scheduled tribe, can forge a connection with the Dalit population, BJP hopes. Bengaluru: The BJP...

BJP keeps extending olive branch, Shiv Sena keeps swatting it away

CM Fadnavis and many other BJP leaders have made many unsuccessful overtures to miffed ally Sena. What’s behind these attempts and snubs?

Trudeau’s top security aide now says India wasn’t behind Sikh extremist row

Canadian national security adviser says he hadn't blamed New Delhi for the Jaspal Atwal controversy and had only tried to correct a misinformation campaign.

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.