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Lalu Prasad bends over backwards as Bihar alliance gets seat-sharing in place

RJD doles out the seats to allies, leaving it with less than half of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats — a first for the party.

Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front banned by the Centre

Chief Yasin Malik is under arrest and at present lodged in Jammu's Kot Balwal jail.

This is why Amit Shah had an unusual explanation for Himanta Sarma not contesting polls

In a statement, BJP chief Amit Shah said party had chosen not to make Himanta Biswa Sarma contest the polls given his responsibilities in not just Assam but the entire northeast.

Karnataka Congress says ‘hidden hand’ behind EC move to put farm loan waiver scheme on hold

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy says stalling the scheme will have no effect on the trust that people have in Congress-JD(S) govt.

LK Advani ‘sensed wind of change in BJP’, called up Amit Shah to bow out of Lok Sabha race

BJP has fielded party president Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, the Lok Sabha constituency L.K. Advani has won six times.

BJP denies tickets to 6 sitting MPs from UP including Krishna Raj & Ram Shankar Katheria

The party renominated Smriti Irani from Amethi to take on Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Congress loyalist Sam Pitroda ‘baffled’ by PM Modi’s response on Balakot airstrikes

'My asking a question should not create kind of reaction it has created, even at level of the prime minister. I am baffled,' said Pitroda.

Centre wants states to bolster security at campaign venues of PM, other high-risk leaders

The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that states should ensure surveillance and access control at venues where high-risk dignitaries hold public meetings.

PM Modi slams Sam Pitroda & calls opposition ‘terror apologists’

This is a New India- we will answer terrorists in a language they understand and with interest, said PM Modi.

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir joins BJP and is likely to contest Lok Sabha elections

Gambhir who joined the party in the presence of union minister Arun Jaitley may be fielded from the New Delhi constituency, currently represented by Meenakshi Lekhi.

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?