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Amethi done, BJP now plans to win Sonia Gandhi’s Rae Bareli with AIIMS, roads, railways

With Smriti Irani’s win over Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, the BJP’s ambitions are clear for the only Congress seat left in Uttar Pradesh. 

Balasaheb Thorat appointed as the leader of the Congress Legislative Party in Maharashtra

Thorat is the rival of former leader Vikhe Patil who quit the party after his son joined BJP and successfully contested Lok Sabha polls.

Kumaraswamy expands cabinet with 2 Independents but that could do little to save his govt

Political analysts say the instability is due to the dissent within the Congress and JD(S) and as such, this move will not ease the crisis in Karnataka.

Rahul Gandhi is on a week-long trip to London, to return ahead of Parliament session

Congress president Rahul Gandhi left for London Tuesday soon after his meeting with party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Amit Shah to continue as BJP chief at least until assembly elections this year

BJP feels that with assembly elections due in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana, the current setup should not be changed.

Amit Shah expands Shivraj Chouhan’s role in BJP, gets him to head recruitment drive

As Shivraj Chouhan is a senior OBC leader and one of the more popular ones, BJP wants to use his clean image in furthering its membership drive.

Mamata asks agitating doctors to resume work, slams BJP & Left for the strike

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has given doctors on strike a deadline to resume work and warned of action if the order was not followed.

Modi govt not keen on President’s rule in Bengal as ‘Mamata can use it in her favour’

Belief in the BJP is that if President's rule is imposed in West Bengal now, it will help Mamata Banerjee portray herself as the 'victim'.

BJP signals its Dalit outreach by making Thawarchand Gehlot Leader of Rajya Sabha

The BJP has, for the first time, appointed a Dalit as Leader of Rajya Sabha. Thawarchand Gehlot will replace senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley.

After weeks of speculation, Congress clears the air — Rahul Gandhi will remain party chief

Rahul Gandhi had insisted on resigning as Congress president after party's dismal show in the Lok Sabha elections.

On Camera

Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?