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Once staunch rivals, now allies, Mahayuti wobbles as seat-sharing tensions build month before polls

At least 6 Lok Sabha seats including Baramati are learnt to be causing trouble between Maharashtra's ruling alliance partners BJP, Shiv Sena, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

Familiar face, senior leader, rapport with parties — why Tamilisai matters for BJP in Tamil Nadu

Closely associated with BJP since her youth, doctor-turned-politician has served party as general secretary, vice-president, national secretary & state chief among others.

Akali Dal core committee meets to discuss tie-up with BJP as seat-sharing talks continue

BJP now wants to contest 5 seats, citing SAD's diminished vote share, but latter wants to continue with old arrangement & give up only three seats, it is learnt.

Started as anti-corruption crusader, now arrested on corruption charges — tide turns against Kejriwal

12 yrs ago, Kejriwal & other activists were lathi-charged & detained over anti-corruption protests. Late Thursday, he was arrested by the ED in connection with the excise policy case.

BJP MP’s firm gave Rs 30 cr to Congress via electoral bonds, top donor Vedanta Ltd over Rs 100 cr

Maharashtra-based Vedanta Ltd donated Rs 125 cr to the Congress. A subsidiary of BJP's largest donor Megha Engineering also donated over Rs 100 cr to Congress.

‘Family feud, links with BJP’ & now resignation — Rohan Gupta stirs controversy for Congress in Gujarat

Gupta, whom Congress had announced as its candidate from Ahmedabad East, has resigned from party citing 'constant defamatory campaign against him by a leader in the communications dept'.

As death toll in Punjab hooch tragedy touches 8, Opposition slams CM Mann — ‘busy singing tappe’

Police say 3 have been arrested in connection with Sangrur incident. Apart from attacking Bhagwant Mann, Opposition is demanding that excise minister be booked for murder & asked to resign.

‘Rs 100 cr offer, bags of cash & phone chats’ — ED’s case against Kejriwal in Delhi excise policy case

ED arrested Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal from his residence Thursday. He is alleged to have asked for Rs 100 cr from Bharat Rashtra Samithi's K. Kavitha for 'favourable excise policy'.

Top 10 donors to BJP via electoral bonds — Megha Engg, Reliance-linked firm & Keventers Group top list

SBI’s data, made public by EC, still shows mismatch in electoral bond purchases and encashments, raising questions about Rs 613.6 crore in ‘missing’ funds, bulk of which went to BJP.

Congress fields Kharge’s son-in-law from Kalaburagi, gives tickets to children of Karnataka ministers

Radhakrishna Doddamani is often seen as Kharge's 'backbone' in Kalaburagi. Congress's list of candidates for 24 of 28 seats includes 5 state ministers' children, even 'reluctant' ones.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.