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AAP wanted to be party with a difference, but it’s talking about cows, caste like any other

A quick glance at some of the election issues the Aam Aadmi Party has chosen for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is revealing.

TRS wants to join hands with YSR Cong to form a federal front without Congress or BJP

Telangana chief minister and TRS supremo KCR had also met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee to forge a federal front of regional parties.

Brexit: What are Theresa May’s options for a ‘plan B’?

There are six possible options for the Prime Minister at this stage.

Dumped by BJP, ‘desperate’ Mehbooba returns to ‘soft separatism’ to find way back to power

Mehbooba Mufti had all but given up on PDP’s “healing touch” policy for 3 years as J&K chief minister when she toed a nationalist line with BJP. 

Theresa May loses Brexit vote in landslide, faces confidence vote

The UK parliament voted 432-202 against the Brexit deal brokered by Theresa May over 18 months.

BJP still pushing for simultaneous J&K and Lok Sabha polls, Modi to visit state on 3 Feb

PM Modi will inaugurate a slew of projects to launch BJP’s push for power in J&K. Governor Satya Pal Malik is on board with the idea of simultaneous polls.

BJP man who could be Chandigarh mayor this week is a ‘bad character’

Rajesh Kalia, BJP’s official candidate, has been convicted twice for crimes, and was part of Chandigarh Police’s A-list of ‘bad characters’ until recently.

From jail, Bulandshahr ‘cop killer’ Yogesh Raj sends Sankranti greetings via posters

Appearance of the posters have angered Muslim residents who call the move brazen, and say they vitiate an already communally charged atmosphere.

PM Modi tells Odisha govt not to wait for elections before spending on development

The PM claimed that the BJP government provided provisions for the development of mining areas inhabited by tribals.

Left out of UP alliance, Congress gives up plan to include BSP in MP cabinet

Congress is upset at being ignored for opposition alliance and Mayawati’s continued attack on the party, says no cabinet berth ‘as of now’.

On Camera

NEET is too high-risk for pen-and-paper tests. It needs a fraud-proof online process

Unless the loopholes are fixed in the NEET system, no matter how many culprits are caught and punished, new ones will continue to emerge.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.