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JMM leader Champai Soren reaches Delhi amid speculations of him likely to join BJP

Soon after landing in Delhi, Soren told reporters that he hasn’t met any BJP leader and he is in the national capital on a 'personal' visit.

JJP meltdown: 7 MLAs abandon party ahead of Haryana polls, only 3 including Dushyant left standing

Soon after EC declared poll dates, JJP received 4 back-to-back resignations, including that of Uklana MLA Anoop Dhanak. Three others have already distanced themselves from party.

All about Jay Pawar, Ajit’s ‘soft-spoken’ son who may soon have to shoulder weight of a family bastion

Maharashtra may witness another Pawar vs Pawar clash in upcoming assembly polls with Jay expected to contest against his cousin, Yugendra, son of Ajit’s younger brother, in Baramati.

Lok Sabha jolt to strategies that backfired, what’s giving BJP the jitters in poll-bound Maharashtra

Election Commission's announcement of delayed assembly polls in the state has political analysts wondering whether ruling Mahayuti is 'biding its time'.

In SC/ST outreach, VHP plans nationwide dharm sabhas, padyatras to take up ‘pressing’ issues of Hindus

RSS affiliate to carry out exercise in SC/ST colonies, villages to also 'promote social harmony'. BJP won 54 of 131 LS seats reserved for SC/STs this time, compared to 77 last election.

Ajit Pawar seeks to retain NCP’s ‘original’ vote bank, tells voters he hasn’t given up ‘secular’ ideology

After having won just 1 seat in this year’s LS polls, the Maharashtra Deputy CM, in his speeches at ongoing Jan Sanman Yatra, has been invoking the 'Shiv-Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar' ideology.

As Haryana plunges into poll cycle, 5 obstacles in ruling BJP’s road to re-election

Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP govt in Haryana has made plethora of announcements with an eye on assembly polls. But party’s road to re-election is fraught with obstacles.

Among Congress ticket aspirants for Haryana polls, BJP MP’s brother, JJP MLA, retd judges & ex-IAS

The Congress has accumulated a list of 2,556 ticket aspirants for the 90 assembly seats in the state. Nearly a dozen are retired civil servants, police officers and judges.

Behind Modi’s push for a ‘Secular Civil Code’ in Independence Day speech, a bid to trap Oppn

NDA allies remain guarded on UCC, though JDU's KC Tyagi says Bihar CM had made his stand clear in 2017. TDP, too, yet to make a statement. RSS welcomes PM's remarks.

Himanta vs AASU over 1st CAA citizenship in Assam. Student union says he’s ‘ambassador of betrayals’

AASU chief alleges grant of citizenship to Silchar resident under CAA kills spirit of 1985 Assam Accord. CM says AASU leaders ‘lack scientific vision’ & should seek ‘forgiveness’.

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.