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Poverty in Haryana, youth leaving India, says BJP’s Birender Singh as he plans ‘Meri Awaz Suno’ rally

How can those who don’t have votes for their own party help BJP, says Birender of ally JJP. Political analysts feel rally aimed at pressuring BJP to snap ties with Dushyant Chautala-led party.

Haryana minister Sandeep Singh seeks anticipatory bail as woman coach accuses him of rape attempt

1st hearing of Sandeep Singh’s bail plea was held Tuesday & case is now listed for 13 September. Congress MP Kumari Selja has asked CM Khattar if he will still not seek Singh's resignation.

Makers of Constitution ‘erred’ — G20 banquet invite spurs ‘Bharat vs India’ slugfest

Congress says use of 'President of Bharat' in G20 invite an attempt by BJP to 'divide India'. BJP hits back by asking why organisers of Bharat Jodo Yatra hate 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.

Maharashtra’s Maratha quota stir puts Fadnavis in a tight spot, CM Shinde attempts damage control

After protesters in Jalna were lathicharged, Deputy CM & Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis is under Opposition fire. CM Eknath Shinde says 'committed to restoring Maratha reservation'.

‘What if Opposition renames INDIA alliance Bharat’ — Kejriwal questions ‘President of Bharat’ G20 invites

Indicating that BJP govt was 'extremely upset' with Opposition parties coming together, Delhi CM & AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal also criticises Centre's push for 'One Nation, One Election'.

‘No politics discussed’ — Karnataka Congress chief Shivakumar after meeting BJP’s Tejaswini Ananth Kumar

Tejaswini, wife of the late BJP leader Ananth Kumar, had called party's decision to field Tejasvi Surya from Bengaluru South in 2019 'shocking'.

President Droupadi Murmu sends out G20 dinner invite as ‘President of Bharat’, raises political heat

The invitations, which were sent out Saturday, do not mention the word ‘India’. Some view this change as a means to avoid confusion with the Opposition alliance ‘INDIA’.

‘Govt can resolve crisis, if it wants’: Meitei & Kuki civil society groups’ message for CM Biren Singh

Civil society groups representing the 2 communities have slammed N Biren Singh for pointing to existence of ‘too many’ such organisations in state, functioning ‘without common aspiration’.

‘Dravidian Model better than Gujarat Model’ — Tamil Nadu CM Stalin lambasts BJP on his podcast

In the podcast — aimed at addressing national issues 'from South Indian perspective' — Stalin accused BJP of not fulfilling its 2014 poll promises & being unfair to non-BJP states.

Buoyed by Karnataka win, Congress guns for Telangana with mega rally, CWC meet, 5 poll guarantees

Congress, once the principal challenger to ruling BRS, seemed to be ceding opposition space to BJP. Now, it has renewed its efforts to regain lost ground in Telangana.

On Camera

Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

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.