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Lt Gen Vats, BJP RS pick from Haryana, is ex-Army doctor who says khaps aren’t ‘regressive’

D.P. Vats is a retired Lt General of the Army and ex-chief of the Haryana Public Service Commission. But BJP leaders are also surprised at his nomination.

Naresh Agarwal, the foot in mouth MP, has been criticised by the BJP itself several times in the past

Naresh Agarwal's controversial comment on Jaya Bachchan isn't his first, the MP who joined BJP has received flak from the party in the past.

‘Vendetta vs mandate-ta’: How Modi can reclaim his anti-corruption agenda, post PNB scam

Any dilution on the ‘incorruptible’ score will chip away much of the Modi magic.

Haseeb Drabu: Mufti Sayeed’s close confidant who didn’t have Mehbooba’s trust

Drabu was the architect of the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K. He was sacked from the cabinet for his comment that Kashmir is a social, not political issue.

Maharashtra govt gives in to most demands of agitating farmers, protesters to return home

The Maharashtra government said it would meet all the demands of the protesting farmers and gave firm assurances of compensation. Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led...

After stints in every major party in UP, Naresh Agarwal hops over to BJP now

Naresh Agarwal’s decline in the SP started last year and Akhilesh Yadav was said to be adamant about not nominating him to the Rajya Sabha again.

Haseeb Drabu, minister & architect of BJP-PDP alliance, dropped from Jammu & Kashmir govt

Drabu has been in the eye of a storm after his remark that Kashmir ‘isn’t a political issue’, he was a close aide of CM Mehbooba’s late father Mufti Sayeed.

Amit Shah tells party that road to 2019 victory passes through Karnataka

The BJP president has told ministers, party MPs and senior leaders to just focus on Karnataka until the elections there in April-May.

Maharashtra govt committee to meet protesting farmers, promises ‘time-bound’ solution

The opposition raised the issue in the house Monday, while the BJP’s bitter ally Shiv Sena slammed the government in an editorial in Saamana.

Modi government’s stand on Kashmir has alienated locals completely, says Omar Abdullah

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Abdullah also says the Centre cannot wait for the last gun to fall silent before starting talks to bring peace to the troubled state.

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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.