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Maharashtra eyes $2 billion investment to create defence industry hubs near military bases

The defence hubs have been planned in Nagpur, Pune, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar and Nashik — all cities having significant army cantonment areas.

RSS ropes in Muslim women to push for Ram temple in Ayodhya

Sangh affiliate will hold a Muslim women’s conclave in Ayodhya on 21 Feb to solidarity show with Hindus over Ram temple issue.

BJP vs BJP: Swamy complains to the President against defence minister Sitharaman

Raises issue of FIR lodged against Army in J&K for Shopian incident; asks President Kovind to summon minister and ask for explanation about why FIR was allowed.

Rahul Gandhi finally discovers big data, sets up data analytics wing in Congress

Experienced data analyst Praveen Chakravarty to head the department; Congress is the only party to have a data analytics wing.

BJP trying to prevent two Maharashtra Lok Sabha bypolls from going the Rajasthan way

The party faces a tough fight from the Congress-NCP in Bhandara-Gondia in Vidarbha, but is expected to have a smoother path to victory in Palghar.

As unhappiness with Modi govt rises, opponents see 2019 opening up

The BJP’s defeat in bypolls, its dissenting allies and slow economic growth have given opposition parties an opening they are keen to capitalise on in 2018.

Uncertainty over Nagaland polls over as BJP announces list of candidates

Congress to follow suit; BJP inks alliance with newly floated NDDP as ties with ruling NPF hit rock bottom.

In a first, Rajnath Singh to connect with Valley youths at Kashmir University event

Move seen as part of peace process initiated by the Centre; home ministry has advised J&K govt to formulate rehab policy for youths who shunned militancy.

Is politics a cool career option for Indian youth?

Why think of politics as a career, think of it is instead as a service to the country. Maybe that will do the system some good.

BJP top guns out to sort out alliance crisis with TDP

Senior ministers like Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari to assure sops for Andhra Pradesh; CM Chandrababu Naidu to hold crucial TDP meeting today.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

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.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.