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Amid BJP tie-up buzz, RLD accepts Yogi govt invite for Ram Lalla darshan as ally SP declines it

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has invited all members of assembly to visit Ayodhya for darshan of Ram Lalla’s idol at Ram temple. MLA delegation to visit temple on 11 February.

‘Guiding light for Parliament, country’ — Modi lauds former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

The prime minister was addressing the farewell of Rajya Sabha members in the House. 78 are retiring between February and May after completing their term.

Ex-DMK MP, 15 ex-MLAs from across parties in Tamil Nadu join BJP — ‘points to growing support for Modi’

Apart from DMK, leaders from AIADMK, DMDK & Congress join BJP. State BJP chief Annamalai says first time in history of Tamil Nadu that 16 former representatives were joining the party.

Arrested ex-Delhi Jal Board official passed bribe money to AAP as ‘election funds’, says ED

ED had arrested the ex-chief engineer for his alleged role in handing out a contract to NKG Infra at ‘highly inflated rates’. AAP denies all allegations, says agency acting at BJP’s behest.

Tamil actor Vishal says he won’t be taking political plunge right now, but keeps door open

Clarification comes in backdrop of rumours about him joining politics like fellow actor Vijay, after latter announced the launch of his new party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.

Modi tears into Congress in RS — ‘strangled democracy, now creating narrative of North-South divide’

Days after he lashed out at the opposition party in Lok Sabha, PM continues tirade. In dig at Rahul Gandhi, he says 'Yuvraj was given a startup, now it's a non-starter'.

Why Election Commission’s order on dispute between NCP factions is a flashback of ‘Sena vs Sena’

EC, in both cases, considered tests of party's objectives, constitution and majority in organisation and legislature, finally using legislative strength to settle row on party name, symbol.

‘Siddaramaiah’s tax devolution allegations lack solid grounds,’ says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar accused the Centre of indulging in economic oppression of Karnataka and will hold protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on 7 February.

Fact sheet on Nehru & Indira’s ‘blunders’, white paper on economy — how BJP plans to target Congress

The BJP is learnt to have asked state units to not only publicise Modi government’s achievements but also highlight the ‘misdeeds’ of Congress govts since 1947.

EC recognises Ajit Pawar-faction as official NCP on basis of ‘legislative majority’, allots symbol

Comes a year after the body recognised Eknath Shinde’s faction as the official Shiv Sena. Sharad Pawar faction calls it ‘murder of democracy’.

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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.