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‘Your followers unleash nafrat on your critics’ — Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter to Rahul Gandhi

In stinging letter to the Congress MP, former party leader Sharmistha Mukherjee says she and her late father are being subjected to 'vicious online trolling' by his supporters.

BJP & SAD in talks to revive tie-up for Lok Sabha polls, seat-sharing formula to be finalised soon

Both parties keen to ally but decision hinges on seat-sharing agreement, on which talks took place last month. ‘Announcement may take place after Parliament session,’ it is learnt.

It’s battleground Sivaganga as Karti interview ‘praising Modi’ divides TN Congress

Congress leaders move two separate resolutions on Karti's renomination from Sivaganga: One opposing it, and the other supporting it. Those opposing Karti termed 'rebels' by AICC leader.

Jayant Chaudhary in NDA camp after Charan Singh Bharat Ratna, but here’s where seat talks stand

Jayant Chaudhary’s alliance with BJP will deal another blow to INDIA bloc weeks before general election. Last month, one of its prime architects — Nitish Kumar — returned to NDA.

Sonia ‘welcomes’ Bharat Ratna to Narasimha Rao & Charan Singh but here’s why Gandhis won’t celebrate

While Rao shared an icy equation with Sonia Gandhi that pushed him into political oblivion, Charan Singh quit Congress in 1967, dissolved party’s state govts & got Indira arrested.

Ignored by local admin, thousands flock to Karnataka CM’s ‘Janaspandana’ to get grievances redressed

Several people at Janaspandana complained of rampant corruption in government channels. This was the second such event organised in Karnataka in six months.

Shah’s meet with Chandrababu sets off talk of BJP-TDP reunion. Jagan’s Delhi trip thickens Andhra buzz

Indication is that TDP chief Naidu is offering 30 assembly seats & around 6 Lok Sabha seats to BJP & Jana Sena. Meet comes soon after BJP reconciliation with Nitish in Bihar.

Bharat Ratnas to ex-PMs Rao, Charan Singh & scientist Swaminathan — how it helps BJP’s politics

BJP leaders say party has empowered icons not recognised by Congress during their time. Rao had a falling out with Gandhi family, Congress had withdrawn support to Charan Singh govt.

‘UPA couldn’t handle 2008 global financial crisis. It wasn’t as serious as Covid,’ says Sitharaman

Presenting the 'white paper' in LS, the Finance Minister compared the 2008 financial crisis and the pandemic, hinting at then Congress-led UPA govt's inadequacy in handling it.

Mumbai Congress worried after 2 top leaders quit party — ‘unhappy with high command’

Milind Deora & Baba Siddique left the party to join Maharashtra's ruling alliance. Congress's Mumbai unit chief says 'only central leadership could fulfill their political expectations'.

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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.