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Akhilesh Yadav scrambles to maintain Opposition unity after grand alliance falls apart

Following the upheaval in Bihar, Akhilesh Yadav is reaching out to opposition leaders to hold on to the dream of a united opposition for 2019.   Kumar Anshuman

RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya breathes fire on China

The farthest the RSS has gone to condemn Beijing is to call for a ban on its goods. But its mouthpiece Panchjanya has rebuked China as "shaken" and "frustrated". Pragya Kaushika

No talks with Shankarsinh Vaghela on joining party, says BJP’s Gujarat in-charge

The BJP general secretary is pretty confident about the Vice Presidential election as well as the Gujarat state election

ThePrint and SM Hoax Slayer announce lie-busting partnership

ThePrint is proud to announce its partnership with the overworked and bull's-eye lie-buster S M Hoax Slayer

Sahasrabuddhe to Vice-President Ansari: Parliament reports lack seriousness

In a letter addressed to the vice president, BJP MP from Rajya Sabha Vinay Sahasrabuddhe has called for changes in the way reports are produced by the Department Related Standing Committees. He has called the current approach to the reports "traditional" and "non-serious".  Pragya Kaushika

BJP MP says they’re going to lodge FIRs against Bengal police officers to hit back at TMC

"Nobody is above the law," Roopa Ganguly told The Print's Pragya Kaushika.

We don’t need Prashant Kishor, says Karnataka Cong chief Parameshwara

Months before assembly elections in the state, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G. Parameshwara says that the party apparatus is in great shape and does not need an election strategist like Prashant Kishor to pull off a successful campaign. Anubhuti Vishnoi in Bengaluru

PMO steps in to put the shine on new line to push unity in diversity

The government identified a new mission called ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ (EBSB), to foster national unity, and the Prime Minister’s Office has now stepped in to give it a fresh push as it was floundering under the Culture ministry. Anubhuti Vishnoi

From Rajendra Prasad to Ram Nath Kovind, a look back at every presidential election ever

NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind may have finally won the presidential election pretty easily against opposition candidate Meira Kumar. But here's a look back...

How Hooda and Tanwar are fighting a running battle to head the Haryana Congress

It’s almost two years to go for assembly polls in Haryana but a battle for the leadership of the Congress in the state is already on. Chitleen K Sethi

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

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.