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BJP picks Biplab Kumar Deb to be the next chief minister of Tripura

Tripura will get a non-Left Chief Minister after 20 years.

‘Match is going fine, don’t throw a no-ball’ — Modi’s message to party MPs after NE win

Modi asks party MPs to ensure positive news about the party in media; remark assumes significance in the wake of pulling down of Lenin statue in Tripura.

Police lost track of Gauri Lankesh murder suspect after Hindu Right-wing leader’s arrest

SIT says news of Hindu Yuva Sene founder’s arrest could have alerted the suspect, who had been under police surveillance for months

UP govt’s solution for struggling entrepreneurs in state: getting them listed on BSE, NSE

State signs MoUs with BSE, NSE to train cash-strapped small-scale entrepreneurs in the ways of the stock exchange.

Yogi as poll campaigner: BJP to replicate Tripura experiment in Karnataka

BJP and its ally IPFT won 8 of the nine seats in Tripura where Yogi had campaigned; UP CM is said to have a close link with the Mangaluru-based Jogi Math.

The valuable lessons for Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi & the Left from northeast poll results

Here are ten takeaways from the battle for the northeast, the first big election verdict of 2018.

In Yogi’s ‘encounter Pradesh’ dead gangsters tell tales of torture and fishy bullet wounds

Since the BJP government took over in March last year, 39 alleged gangsters have been killed in encounters. None of them was on the ‘most wanted’ list.

Congress won’t leave any stone unturned to ensure opposition unity, says Ahmed Patel

Party warhorse says Narendra Modi's talk of 'simultaneous polls' is an election gimmick, says PM's 'graph has been falling'.

Yeddyurappa will remain CM, says BJP, scotching talk of ‘change of guard’

There has been speculation, even within BJP, that Yeddyurappa, 75, may have to make way for Union minister Hegde.

The Indian Army is dragged into every issue today. Is it strong enough to resist it?

The Army seems to be getting dragged into every debate in the media, whether it is about patriotism, nationalism, student politics or the national anthem.

On Camera

How do employees air out their appraisal frustrations? Through reels on Instagram

During appraisal month, tensions run especially high, resignations abound, and the one place it all airs out is on Instagram.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.