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Remembering Jayalalithaa: Those she put in power are parading her coffin for votes

It is so sad that no one is standing up for a woman, who was a strong protector for the entire state.

Quietly, RSS affiliate has launched battle for equal inheritance rights of Muslim women

Seeking to amend Muslim Personal Law on inheritance, Sahara Kalyan Samiti argues that the law fundamentally discriminates against women.

BJP is so smug that it hasn’t even released a manifesto for Gujarat

BJP feels people of Gujarat are familiar with Modi’s vision, and thus releasing a manifesto/vision document is a matter of custom, not consequential.

Congress promises Patidar quota, pro-farmer schemes, 25 lakh houses in Gujarat manifesto

Farm debt to be waived; a minority ministry to be formed take care of their needs; party also promises to construct 25 lakhs new houses in five years.

There were no drums and firecrackers to celebrate Rahul Gandhi’s nomination

No celebrations allowed at Congress HQ; Rahul met Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh before submitting his nomination papers.

Shehzad Poonawalla: The TV talking head challenging Rahul Gandhi’s elevation in Congress

Shehzad and Tehseen’s access to the top leadership of the Congress is a matter of envy for many party functionaries.

‘Rahul will be the last Gandhi to be Congress president’

Former foreign minister Natwar Singh says there’s a distinct change in Rahul Gandhi since his ‘Pappu’ days, but taking over the Congress will be a huge challenge.

Congress knows BJP’S weaknesses in Gujarat, but isn’t able to exploit them

While Rahul Gandhi has punctured holes in the BJP’s development narrative, the Congress doesn’t seem to have a fresh, promising narrative to sell.

Congress asks govt to explain how NDA’s Rafale deal is better than UPA’s

Congress also brings up ThePrint story on how Eurofighter was offering India a better deal, asks Modi govt to explain why the deal was rejected.

BJP’s victory march continues in UP, wins 14 out of 16 mayor posts in civic polls

The victory comes at a time when the BJP is aiming to win all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 general election.

On Camera

BJP is blocking UDF from a landslide. How did Hindutva gain ground in Kerala?

It is curious to note that a section of the Hindu vote has seamlessly transferred between the BJP in the 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Left in the 2020 & 2025 local body polls.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.