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After EC’s ‘recognition’ of Anbumani as PMK chief, Ramadoss camp to demand formal hearing by poll body

An EC letter allowing extension of term of party office bearers was released by Anbumani’s supporters Monday, sparking fresh row amid the father-son tussle. Ramadoss camp denies claim.

Devi Lal’s legacy in tatters, INLD makes desperate revival bid with ‘Samman rally’ on Hooda’s turf

Rally to be held 25 Sept in Hooda’s stronghold Rohtak. Being viewed as attempt to reclaim relevance after worst electoral performance in LS and assembly polls in last decade.

Rahul’s blessings & a 6-7 month itinerary—Congress’s Birender Singh plans big with Sadbhav Yatra

Beginning 5 October from Danoda, the yatra will be like Bharat Jodo Yatra & will cover all the 90 assembly segments of the BJP-ruled Haryana.

After Rudy’s victory in bitterly contested Constitutional Club polls, Balyan hints at ‘rigging’

Lucknow: The elections last month for the post of administrative secretary of Delhi’s Constitution Club have brought out in the open the internal fissures...

‘Deals to save nephew’—cracks emerge in INDIA bloc as Congress attacks TMC on Mamata’s turf

Congress inducts former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose. He says he is joining the Cong to strengthen Rahul's fight to safeguard the Constitution. Also says no vacancy for Mamata in PM's office.

Jagan junked Naidu’s pet projects. Now Andhra CM’s repurposing his arch rival’s welfare-industry script

Naidu is reviving his projects dismantled by Jagan, from Amaravati to Anna Canteens, while expanding the YSRCP ex-CM's welfare ambit & taking further his predecessor's industrial plans.

Congress a ‘protector of infiltrators’, stood with Pakistan Army during Op Sindoor: Modi in Assam

Addressing a rally in Assam’s Darrang after inaugurating projects, the PM accused Congress of not standing with Indian armed forces & spreading lies from Islamabad.

Can PK lift Bihar’s spirit? Poll promise of revoking liquor ban finds support across villages

Lifting liquor ban isn’t Jan Suraaj’s only promise. For voters looking for change & who don’t see Lalu’s RJD as alternative, Kishor represents new hope, one Nitish embodied in his early years.

EPS caught in political bind after reviving demand to rename Madurai airport after Thevar icon

EPS has declared that if it returns to power in Tamil Nadu next year, AIADMK will push the Centre to rename Madurai airport after Thevar community icon Pasumpon U Muthuramalinga.

As HC upholds his arrest, a look at Congress ex-MLA Dharam Chhoker’s saga of legal tussles with ED

Dharam Chhoker’s plea to quash arrest fails as HC cites repeated non-cooperation, multiple non-bailable warrants, and Enforcement Directorate’s need for his custodial interrogation.

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.