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J&K’s lone AAP MLA Mehraj Malik booked under PSA. ‘Jail can’t intimidate soldier of AAP,’ says Kejriwal

The AAP's J&K president was taken into preventive custody after videos circulating on social media purportedly showed him verbally abusing the Doda DM.

‘You lost 4 acres? I lost 40’: As Kharge chides rain-hit farmer, Oppn slams Congress chief’s ‘arrogance’

Union minister Kumaraswamy and Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra hit out at Congress president, say Kharge had insulted farmer & his conduct is proof of Congress's 'traditional arrogance'.

Congress gets four more MLCs, strengthens its position in Karnataka’s Upper House

Dr Arathi Krishna is considered the 'high command candidate', people aware of the development said. Other nominated members are F.H.Jakkappanavar, Shivakumar.K & Ramesh Babu.

Congress launches newsletter attacking ECI, BJP on ‘vote theft’ allegations

The party shared the newsletter on X, which highlights Rahul Gandhi’s 7 August Bengaluru presser on 1 lakh alleged fake voters in one seat & the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.

In Bihar’s Gopalganj, SIR leaves both NDA and INDIA voters ‘dead’. But it’s ‘not an election issue’

Even as the exercise has triggered a political storm, dominant sentiment is that deletions affected voters across political leanings. 'Vote chori' campaign has 'no resonance on ground'.

Ahead of key BSP rally, Mayawati revokes ex-MP Ashok Siddharth’s expulsion hrs after his public apology

Siddharth, father-in-law of her nephew Akash Anand, now BSP national coordinator, was expelled in Feb over ‘anti-party activities’. On X, he promised to ‘never repeat’ his mistake.

AIADMK removes senior leader Sengottaiyan from party posts, day after his call for unity

The veteran MLA had pitched a 10-day deadline, urging party leadership to bring together all estranged leaders to make the party stronger for the 2026 TN polls.

Commander to CEO: How Stalin has shaped DMK into a machine permanently in poll mode

As Stalin completes 7 years as DMK president, analysts say he runs the party much as he runs the govt—through review meetings, reports, grievance cells and structured monitoring.

A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Jat heartland endorses RSS chief Bhagwat’s ‘3 children’ push

Gurugram: The Sarva Jatiye Kandela Khap Panchayat in Jind, the Jat heartland of Haryana, has rallied behind RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's call for Indian couples...

Ballot paper over EVM: Siddaramaiah govt defends ‘bold step towards restoring democracy’ amid BJP barbs

Bengaluru: The Congress-led government in Karnataka has decided to use ballot papers in all urban local body elections, including the long-pending Bengaluru city council polls. The...

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

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.