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Cracks emerge in MP BJP over Indore deaths; Uma Bharti opens front, calls contamination ‘maha paap’

MP govt is facing flak over its response to the health crisis, especially after a video showed Minister Vijayvargiya's irritable reply to a journalist over a question on the deaths.

‘Direct action with no compromise’: Assam CM says will push out ‘foreigners’

Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Assam govt will push out illegal migrants once identified as such by Foreigners' tribunal. He added 2000 "foreigners" have been identified & pushed back.

Sabarimala gold plating row heats as LDF-UDF trade blows. On target: Sonia Gandhi, ex-CPI(M) minister

Latest tussle is after reports that Special Investigation Team will be questioning Congress MP Adoor Prakash on alleged links with prime accused in gold plating row.

Tamil Nadu polls around the corner, OPS & Dhinakaran signal openness to joining hands with Vijay’s TVK

Chennai: With just four months to go for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, political alignments outside DMK-led and AIADMK-led camps are beginning to...

In UP, SIR draft roll sets off alarm bells in BJP. Focus now on adding new voters in urban strongholds

Provisional data accessed by thePrint shows 18.7% of electorate could be struck off from rolls. Lucknow recorded highest voter deletions, followed by Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Meerut and Prayagraj.

Ankita Bhandari murder: Pressure mounts from within BJP as Uttarakhand ex-minister demands CBI probe

Former cabinet minister says 'crime occurred in sacred land of Mahadev, where safety of our daughters should be paramount'. Other BJP leaders also demand probe into hotel receptionist's murder.

‘Why not BJP?’: Meet Mumtaz Thaha, the party’s first Muslim woman councillor in Kerala

Mumtaz Thaha’s victory is significant for BJP, which has launched a minority outreach programme in the state to counter its image as an ‘anti-Muslim’ party.

‘BJP ignored us’: Ally Athawale unhappy with NDA’s seat-sharing ahead of BMC polls

The Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief added that BJP and Shiv Sena's alliance has created trouble for his party, claiming that RPI was not even included in seat-sharing talks.

Akali Dal turns Mann’s ‘dinosaur’ jibe into comeback campaign. Punjab politics takes ‘Jurassic Park’ turn

From lizards, to dinosaurs crushing brooms with their feet, AAP & SAD have turned barbs into a memefest with AI images packed with political messaging.

Rumbles in NCP camps over Pawar parivar civic poll pact—discontent for some, practical move for others

Coalition of NCPs led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar sets off speculation of a merger in the future even as parties say alliance only for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic polls.

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.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.