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BJP MPs want ‘unproductive’ budget session to be curtailed, govt yet to decide

Party sources fear Parliament pandemonium is creating a negative perception about the govt, there are arguments for and against the curtailment.

Not just Rahul, Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram also stole the show at Congress plenary

Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram spoke amid huge cheers from Congress workers; even former PM Narasimha Rao was recalled for his contribution to economic reforms.

After Majithia, Arvind Kejriwal apologises to Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Sibal’s son

Kejriwal has drawn flak from within the party and outside for his step, but AAP leaders say it is a strategy by the legal team to shed court cases.

Rahul Gandhi’s no Pandava. A dynast who flees the battlefield, he’s more like Duryodhana

Had the Congress party president actually read the Mahabharata and dispassionately examined his own record, he would have come to the opposite conclusion.

J&K govt hospital stands by call to sack doctor for contradicting minister’s FB post

‘He said he used his personal freedom. This is no satisfactory answer.’ Jammu: The Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu has defended its decision to...

Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fourth fodder scam case

The former chief minister was convicted for a fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore. 

This Indian doctor is using ‘surgical strikes’ to cure Pakistan’s liver troubles

Dr Subhash Gupta is heading to Karachi for his second visit in three months. Like last time, he is expected to perform 3-4 transplants...

Anil Vij: The banker & RSS product who puts both his feet in his mouth & loves the feeling

The Haryana minister has now demanded that the words ‘Sindh’ and ‘adhinayak’ be removed from the national anthem.

Rahul Gandhi says he’ll take hard decisions for Congress’s benefit. But can he beat his past?

At the Congress plenary session in the capital, party president indicates he won’t be afraid to hurt senior leaders; puts the focus on the youth.

Doubling farmers’ income is another Modi jumla, it would need 12% growth: Manmohan Singh

Former PM hits out at Modi govt’s policies, ex-finance minister Chidambaram presents Congress’s economic resolution for the future at plenary.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

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.