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Ajit Pawar’s NCP reunion gamble fails in Pune & Pimpri-Chinchwad, BJP headed for majority

Pawars joining hands seems to have been futile, as BJP popularity has outweighed combined NCP. This puts a big question mark on the future of NCP-SP and Ajit Pawar's importance in the Mahayuti. 

Powered by BJP juggernaut, Mahayuti storms to power in BMC. Uddhav Sena stumbles despite strong showing

BJP clinched a solid 89 wards in 227-ward BMC, ally Shinde Sena got 29. Uddhav Sena won 65 wards, while MNS, won just 6. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's NCP at a measly tally of three.

Jalgaon civic polls: Jailed Shiv Sena candidate Lalit Kolhe, family win 3 seats; voters ‘show love’

Lalit, Sindhutai and Piyush Kolhe won their seats. Lalit contested from jail after his arrest in a fake scam. His mother Sarita vowed to not wear slippers until her son is out of jail.

MP’s Mohan Yadav govt & RSS are not on the same page, shows a book on Babur

After Bhopal lit fest row, a piece in RSS-linked newspaper Swadesh says their opposition was to financial support fest got from state & Centre and how it was promoting 'Leftist narrative'.

‘Why marker pens in BMC polls?’ Voters, opposition complain ‘indelible’ ink getting erased, CM responds

Poll body releases statement saying that it is wrong to erase ink & confuse voters. Fadnavis, meanwhile, says some people were preparing to blame something for the poll results.

Parasakthi recalls TN’s 1965 anti-Hindi protests, but amid political heat—a ‘facts vs fiction’ tussle

The Tamil film has drawn strong objections from Congress, even as its ally & ruling DMK appears to welcome it. Rival BJP has sought to exploit the discord within the ruling alliance.

Amid speculation of a Kerala Congress (M) exit, Pinarayi cabinet leases land for founder’s memorial

Announcement came after Kerala Congress (M) chief Jose K Mani pledged his support to the ruling Left front amid conjecture about his party returning to UDF.

Marathi manoos to ‘Adanistan’: 5 talking points of Maharashtra’s high-stakes civic polls campaign

With unopposed wins & shifting alliances, the high-voltage campaign for municipal corporation elections in the state was dominated by a host of volatile issues.

DMK’s Maran in soup for saying North Indian women told ‘don’t work, be in kitchen, bear children’

Remark made while he compared women from Tamil Nadu where they were encouraged academic pursuits. BJP slams Maran & alleges DMK’s abuse of North Indians was a 'regular norm'.

As Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar welcome Rahul, BJP says Karnataka govt snubbed German Chancellor

Karnataka’s industries minister M.B.Patil received German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the second day of his two-day official visit to India.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

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.