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Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, ex-Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan resigns from Congress

This comes days after Maharashtra Congress leaders Baba Siddique & Milind Deora quit the Congress. Chavan had stepped down as CM in 2010 over his alleged involvement in Adarsh housing scam.

Bihar floor test soon, JD(U)-BJP confident of victory

The previous government or Mahagathbandhan of the JD(U), RJD, Congress & Left parties fell because of Nitish Kumar’s latest volte face.

6 BJP MLAs, including LoP Suvendu Adhikari, suspended from West Bengal assembly

The BJP leaders were suspended after they sat on the floor, raising slogans and demanding a discussion on Sandeshkhali issue by CM Mamata Banerjee.

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi criticises DMK govt for not ‘respecting’ national anthem

In his inaugural address for the year to the House, Ravi said his repeated requests and advice to play the national anthem at the beginning and the end of the address has been ignored.

Subhash Barala, RPN Singh, Sudhanshu Trivedi make BJP’s list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

58 Rajya Sabha members from five states including 8 central ministers, ex-PM Manmohan Singh, and BJP president JP Nadda, are set to retire by May this year.

Who is Mamata Bala Thakur & why TMC wants this Matua leader in Rajya Sabha

Matuas form the second-largest bloc of SC voters in West Bengal. Mamata Bala Thakur's late husband Kapil Krishna Thakur had won Bongaon Lok Sabha seat for TMC in 2014.

The sooner the govt is out of people’s lives, the better — Modi’s last Parliament speech before polls

The PM said the 17th Lok Sabha has been about 'perform, reform and transform', adding that his govt has made 'game-changing decisions' from women's quota bill to Article 370 abrogation. 

Amit Shah pledges CAA rollout before Lok Sabha polls. Why it’s crucial for BJP in Bengal

Bengal sends 3rd-highest number of MPs to Lok Sabha. Mamata has vowed to not let Citizenship (Amendment) Act be implemented in state, where BJP continues to woo the Matua community.

‘Not the western kind’ — as Lok Sabha discusses Ram Mandir, Congress attempts to define secularism

Opening discussion in Lok Sabha on behalf of Congress, Gaurav Gogoi says: ‘We believe in secularism but not the western definition of it. We believe in Sarva Dharma Samabhava.'

‘AAP to announce 14 candidates for Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, Chandigarh,’ says Kejriwal

Addressing ‘doorstep delivery’ of ration under Punjab govt’s National Food Security Act, Delhi CM said the candidates will be announced in the coming 10-15 days.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

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.