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Haryana govt gave BPL ration cards to 12 lakh families before 2024 polls, only to cancel 11 lakh after

Congress's Bhupinder Singh Hooda says the BJP distributed free ration like election bribes before snatching away the cards from families post its Haryana victory.

‘We promised restoration of Article 370, not normalising abrogation’—NC MP Mehdi slams own Omar govt

National Conference Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi says his party has failed to live up to its core election promise, choosing a 'cosy' relationship with the Centre over resistance.  

Pramod Mahajan insisted, Vajpayee relented. The origin story of BJP’s 13-day govt

Book by Ashok Tandon, incharge of media relations in Vajpayee PMO, also narrates drama that unfolded at Palam airport when special plane was being dispatched during IC-814 hijack.

Dalit lynched in Kerala: CPI(M) blames RSS ‘politics of hatred’, Congress slams ‘law & order failure’

The CPI(M)-led Kerala govt announces a 10-member SIT-led probe amid heightened tensions with the BJP-RSS; Palakkad Superintendent of Police will lead the team.

How BJP tried to use ‘vote chori’ to launch an attack on Congress in Haryana assembly

Congress-BJP slugfest after 2 BJP MLAs move motion on discussion of electoral reforms. ‘Assembly can’t discuss ECI,’ says Congress; BJP says, ‘they cry Vote Chori on streets, shy away in assembly'. 

Two ‘namoone’, one in Delhi, one in Lucknow—Yogi lashes out amid SP-BJP spat over cough syrup case

In UP assembly, CM says SP workers involved in the illegal trade & none of them would be spared. Akhilesh has alleged Yogi govt shielding those involved.

Buoyed by local polls sweep, UDF hits fast forward on game plan for Kerala assembly elections

Fresh after its victory in the local body polls, the UDF is already discussing Assembly poll strategy, including a march in February. It has also inducted two parties as associates.

Internal fighting saw Mahayuti & MVA form unlikely ties in some seats. How they fared in Maharashtra

Similar alliances are already being explored for civic polls in places such as Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. Sunday’s results will give a shot in the arm to that experiment.

From Tilak to Gandhi, to Modi—the long political life of the Bhagavad Gita

What explains the Gita's resurgence in political sphere? Concerted attempt to push it for political mobilisation, or is it organic? A look at its political career in modern Indian history.

BJP’s sweep, boost for Shinde, MVA’s fall—what local body polls say about power play in Maharashtra

Shinde-led Shiv Sena emerged as the second strongest party after BJP, showing that the deputy CM has cultivated an individual space for himself within Maharashtra, political watchers say,

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.