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12 Telangana Congress MLAs quit party, request merging CLP with ruling TRS

If the request is accepted, the Congress may lose the Opposition party status as its number will come down to six in the Telangana assembly.

Mayawati hiding desertions from BSP camp by blaming Akhilesh for gathbandhan failure

Akhilesh Yadav may feel bitter if Mayawati decides to snap the SP-BSP alliance, but the latter is known for dumping her party's allies.

RLD to contest UP bypolls on its own after BSP-SP announce solo plans

The RLD contested the Lok Sabha elections as a part of the SP-BSP alliance and lost in all the 3 seats it contested in. The BSP and SP are now contesting the state polls separately.

Ally JD(U) hits back after Giriraj iftar jibe: ‘We sport a tilak and wear skullcaps’

BJP president Amit Shah tells union minister Giriraj Singh to avoid making such statements.

Religious conversion is like seeking sex in return for a favour, says new minister Sarangi

Pratap Chandra Sarangi, MoS in the Modi govt, says conversions through fraud, force or allure should be treated as a crime, an inhuman act.

Mayawati now says break-up not permanent, leaves BSP & SP workers confused

BSP chief Mayawati, however, insists her party will contest the bypolls alone even as SP's Akhilesh says he will now 'reflect deeply' on the development.

5 reasons why BJP, Congress or JD(S) can’t take Karnataka voters for granted

The urban local body elections in Karnataka have come as a lesson for the Congress-JD(S) coalition, as well as the BJP.

H Vishwanath resigns as Karnataka JD(S) chief, over party’s Lok Sabha poll performance

Vishwanath took 'moral' responsibility for the JD(S)'s defeat in the Lok Sabha election in which BJP won 25 of the 28 seats.

Kejriwal announcement of free travel for women a publicity stunt, says Congress

Delhi CM Kejriwal often makes announcements which he either does not fulfil or which do not come under his jurisdiction, said Congress.

UP’s ‘permanent gathbandhan’ lasts 5 months as Mayawati says won’t fight polls with SP

Mayawati tells party members that BSP will go it alone in bypolls and 2022 assembly elections. Samajwadi Party says it has not been informed.

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?