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Under siege from within, Yogi comes out in new avatar. Meeting with MLAs, MLCs to warning officials

This comes when some UP BJP MLAs have spoken about ‘corrupt bureaucracy’ in indirect attack on Yogi and exhorted high command to step in, and amid CM's purported rift with Maurya.

BJP appoints new Bihar, Rajasthan chiefs to boost assembly poll prospects after muted Lok Sabha show

Dilip Jaiswal replaces Samrat Chaudhary in Bihar, Madan Rathore made Rajasthan chief in place of CP Joshi. Changes made keeping ‘caste sentiments’ in mind, it is learnt.

Shinde or no Shinde? Rumblings in Mahayuti over CM face as poll prep picks up pace

Constituents of ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra are in agreement over going into assembly polls under Shinde's leadership, but not on whether to project him as alliance's CM face.

Rahul Gandhi to appear before MP-MLA court in UP in defamation case over remarks on Amit Shah

BJP leader Vijay Mishra had filed a defamation case in August 2018 against Gandhi for making allegedly objectionable remarks against the then BJP president and current home minister.

Sonali Phogat’s sister Rukesh seeks to ‘carry forward’ her legacy, but on Congress ticket, not BJP’s

Gurugram: Nearly two years after the actor-politician from Haryana, Sonali Phogat, died under mysterious circumstances during a trip to Goa, her younger sister Rukesh...

‘England-like taxes, Somalia-like services’ — Opposition slams Modi govt’s budget in Rajya Sabha

AAP MP Raghav Chadha holds the govt responsible for high taxes & distress in rural economy, while Congress MP Randeep Surjewala says MSP is causing ‘maximum suffering’ for farmers.

Channi bats for Amritpal in Lok Sabha — ‘keeping an MP in custody under NSA an Emergency’

Congress distances itself from Channi’s comments, with Jairam Ramesh saying his views are his own and 'do not reflect in any way the position of the Indian National Congress'.

In 5th white paper, Naidu trains guns at Jagan’s ‘deceptive’ excise policy. ‘Will seek CID, ED probe’

Unlike previous white papers, Andhra Pradesh CM presented this one in assembly, saying YSRCP govt's excise policy impacted state revenues, pegging losses at Rs 18,860 crore.

Karnataka assembly passes resolution opposing NEET, joins Tamil Nadu & West Bengal

Assembly also passes resolutions against 'One Nation, One Election' & delimitation based on 1st census after 2026, instead calling for 1971 census figures to be used.

‘Forgets 26 other states & 8 UTs’: Abhishek Banerjee, Tharoor blast Modi govt’s Budget in Lok Sabha

DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran & Samajwadi Party’s Birendra Singh equally scathing in their criticism of Modi govt. PM working only for those who support him, says MP from Tamil Nadu.

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What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

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.