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How Congress is sending a message as it considers resolution to remove LS Speaker Om Birla

TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said TMC has also requested Birla to reconsider suspensions of 8 Congress MPs as House proceedings remained stalled for sixth consecutive day.

Assam BJP’s deleted video showing Himanta ‘firing’ at Muslims draws Congress’s ire—’call to genocide’

Through his shrill rhetoric since joining the BJP from the Congress in 2015, Assam CM has painted Bangladeshi infiltration as an existential threat to the Northeast state.

Three-term Ghatkopar corporator, ‘Marathi Hindu’ Ritu Tawde is BJP’s Mumbai mayor pick

The corporator will be BJP’s second mayor in over four decades if elected on 11 Feb; Shinde-led Shiv Sena names Sanjay Ghadi as deputy mayor post for 18-month term.

‘We are real Left’: Launching Kerala poll campaign, Congress-led UDF accuses CPI(M) of Right turn

At the launch of the Congress-led front's Puthuyuga Yatra from Kasaragod, V. D. Satheesan targets Pinarayi government over 'bad governance' and 'courting communal polarisation'.

Solo in Bengal after 19 years, how Congress finally pulled the chute on its alliance with Left

From the very outset of a meeting with top brass, Pradesh Congress chief Subhankar Sarkar was in favour of the party contesting polls all by itself.

A win after years of demand & a poll boycott—ENPO & how it led the fight for Frontier Nagaland

A new agreement brings into existence the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority, with six eastern districts of Nagaland—Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire, Longleng, Noklak and Shamator—under it.

While Bangaloreans bear brunt of 2nd Bengaluru metro fare hike, Centre-state play the blame game

Fares determined by independent fare fixation committee that is 'solely constituted' by Centre, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya counters.

Kalraj Mishra: How the BJP old-timer & Brahmin flag-bearer is stirring the political pot in UP

Mishra has served twice as UP BJP president, and three terms as Rajya Sabha member. He was a Union minister from 2014 to 2017, and has been governor of Himachal and Rajasthan.

‘Modi teri kabr khudegi’: Why PM thinks Opposition ‘wishes him dead’

Addressing Rajya Sabha, Modi also criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his exchange with Union Minister Ravneet Bittu, calling it an 'insult to Sikhs'.

The Modi Lok Sabha speech that never happened: Why Speaker Om Birla ‘urged PM not to come’

The Lower House of Parliament passed the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address through a voice vote, with PM Modi not replying to the discussion.

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.