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‘A party that removed Article 370 can also…’: Jairam’s warning for Mizoram, other Northeast states

AICC gen secy says only Congress can protect special provisions Mizoram enjoys under Constitution, adds that ‘ghost party’ BJP is trying to enter state through regional parties.

Bid to unify non-Jat vote? In break from tradition, BJP appoints OBC MP Saini as its Haryana chief

Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini replaces Jat leader OP Dhankar, who has been elevated to post of national secretary. Haryana goes to polls next year, when general elections are also due.

Uddhav draws ‘dynasties’ parallel between Thackerays & Chandrachuds — ‘CJI got here on merit’

CJI had headed bench that heard Sena vs Sena tussle, and had also pulled up Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narvekar for delay in hearing disqualification petitions of the rival factions.

Gehlot takes a leaf out of CM Baghel’s book — cow dung at Rs 2/kg among Rajasthan CM’s 7 poll promises

Govt will purchase dung from cattle owners to produce biogas if Congress returns to power, says Gehlot. Other guarantees include implementation of old pension scheme and free laptops.

Ahead of 2024 polls, RSS brass meets Shah, Sitharaman & other ministers over economic policies

BJP and RSS hold meeting to discuss strategies on how to take PM Narendra Modi's economic policies to voters. Sangh affiliates also give feedback on impact of welfare schemes.

‘Want to cross-examine Hiranandani’ — Mahua Moitra’s letter to LS panel seeking more time to depose

TMC MP calls allegations against her a 'motivated, malicious slander campaign', adds that Darshan Hiranandani affidavit 'provides no actual inventory of what he has allegedly given me'.

‘Gehlot se bair nahin, MLAs ki khair nahin’— why Congress’s bet on incumbents could backfire

CM Gehlot’s welfare schemes are popular, but Congress’s decision to field many sitting MLAs is causing discontent, including in east Rajasthan where party won 49 of its 100 seats in 2018.

After govt promises job to daughter, family agrees to cremate Punjab teacher who died by suicide

AAP govt has promised job to Balwinder Kaur’s daughter when she turns 18. The unemployed teacher's suicide Saturday has triggered a political storm in Punjab.

EC sends notices to Sarma & Priyanka for ‘prima facie’ poll code violations, seeks reply by 30 Oct

In its notices, EC refers to Assam CM Sarma’s ‘communally charged’ remarks & Gandhi’s ‘false statements’ about PM Modi at election rallies. They have until 30 October to respond.

‘BJP fears Rajasthan loss’— Pilot questions ‘timing, intent’ of ED action against Congress leaders

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has questioned the “timing, purpose, and intent” of the Enforcement Directorate’s actions Thursday, including summons against Rajasthan...

On Camera

Dear Ralph Lauren, my DU college aesthetic is not your costume

What is truly confounding about Ralph Lauren’s bastardisation of the Bandhani into a printed tie-dye is the price tag—Rs 44,800.

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.