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Allies turn rivals, foes become friends—Kerala local polls reshape grassroot political dynamics

Coming just months before assembly elections, due by April next year, local body polls in the state this week are crucial, with parties looking to secure momentum-building performances.

‘Rs 500 crore for Punjab CM’s post’: Navjot Kaur Sidhu rakes up controversy with a startling claim

Congress MP and former deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa told ThePrint that the Sidhu couple seems to have completed the 'mission' for which they had come to the Congress.

Political reactions: Rahul calls Goa nightclub tragedy a ‘criminal failure of safety and governance’

Reactions are pouring in from across party lines, including from Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

1 year of Fadnavis 3.0: Iron grip on power, sidelined Shinde, big infra push & a messy balance sheet

Despite a 235-seat mandate, Fadnavis has had to deal with recalcitrant allies & controversies. While he has managed to fast-track projects like Metro, airports, expressways, finances are constrained.

‘Game being played’: Congress bristles at Tharoor invite to Putin banquet while Rahul, Kharge snubbed

'I don't know the basis of the invitation. This is all done by the govt...by Rashtrapati Bhavan. What do I know? All I can say is that I am honoured to have been invited,' Tharoor said.

Rahul said it’s ‘tradition’ for foreign leaders to meet LoPs. Indeed they did, under Manmohan, Vajpayee

Rahul claimed Modi govt is 'insecure' about letting Leader of Oppn meet foreign dignitaries. In 2004, Putin met then LoP Advani during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s term.

Aiming for ‘Stalin rule’ in Kerala, DMK takes electoral plunge, fields 20+ faces in local body polls

Party has fielded candidates in Kollam and Idukki districts. Both leading alliances in Kerala are members of INDIA bloc, as is the DMK.

IndiGo flight cancellations reach Parliament, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari questions airline’s ‘monopoly’

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also moves a notice in Rajya Sabha, requesting the civil aviation minister to make a statement on the disruption of IndiGo flight operations.

Cartier watches add to troubling times for Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, his deputy Shivakumar

The glittering watches they wore at a breakfast meeting have triggered a political storm, with the BJP reviving attacks on their wealth declarations and graft allegations.

MP-MLA court considers plea questioning Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship, sets hearing on 5 Dec

Court takes note of a Bengaluru-based BJP worker's petition accusing Rahul of providing information to enemy countries and obtaining a fake passport.

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 in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

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.