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Apple alert row: Rahul says ‘Adani soul of Modi’, govt ‘snooping’ on Oppn leaders targeting billionaire

A number of Opposition leaders Tuesday said they’d received a message from Apple informing them that their iPhones were being targeted by 'state sponsored attackers'.

Andhra Pradesh HC gives Chandrababu Naidu 4-week bail on medical grounds after 52 days in jail

HC allows TDP chief Naidu to go for cataract surgery in Hyderabad. He has been in judicial custody in connection with alleged skills development project scam since 10 September.

Rajasthan’s Gurjars are upset at Congress’s ‘betrayal’ of Sachin Pilot. For BJP, it’s an opportunity

Gurjars largely voted for Congress in the 2018 Rajasthan assembly elections in the hope that Sachin Pilot would become CM. With that possibility fading, the BJP is looking to capitalise.

Telangana Model of inclusive development will bring BRS back with majority, says K Kavitha

Speaking at a lecture in Oxford, the party MLC delved into a series of policies, strategies & initiatives undertaken by her father, KCR in Telangana.

As Sukhu govt presses on with water cess, Centre sends 2nd missive — ‘illegal, unconstitutional’

Circular dated 25 October cites constitutional provisions to say that no such levies can be imposed. Matter subjudice, says Himachal Water Cess Commission chairman Amitabh Avasthi.  

Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar power-sharing talks refuse to die as Karnataka Congress MLAs won’t stop talking

The CM & his deputy had both staked claim to top post after May polls. Latter's supporters now seem certain he’ll get his turn as CM soon.

Shinde govt forms board of retired judges to look into Maratha quota demand as protests escalate

A reservation sub-committee will also meet activist Manoj Jarange-Patil Tuesday to persuade him to drop the hunger strike.

BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy ‘stabbed’ while campaigning in Telangana

Alleged attacker was caught and 'beaten by BRS workers present' at the site. Accused taken into custody by police.

Sonia Gandhi condemns Hamas attack, reiterates Congress’s stand on ‘rights of Palestinians’

In column she wrote for The Hindu, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi says Israeli govt 'making grievous error in equating Hamas’s actions with those of Palestinian people’.

Ahead of 2024 polls, biopic on Gadkari talks up the ‘highway minister’s’ PM potential

Titled 'Gadkari', Marathi biopic by debutant director Anurag Ranjan Bhusari comes at a time when road transport & highways minister is perceived to be losing capital in Modi govt.

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Bengal’s high voter turnout is the insurrection of a spirit. Wait for true storm

West Bengal is sensitive to the BJP’s illegal immigration discourse—and Mamata Banerjee knew it would hit the Bengalis hard, given that many have their roots in Bangladesh.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.