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Deepender Hooda at helm, Congress front & centre at Vinesh Phogat’s Haryana homecoming. No BJP

Political undercurrents marked Phogat’s roadshow as parties brace for assembly polls. Vinesh’s cousins too skip event, target her for forgetting Mahavir Phogat in her gratitude note.

Anna Canteens back in AP, but here’s why Naidu may not deliver on ‘Super 6’ poll promises anytime soon

Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh says previous Jagan govt 'took 3 yrs to implement their promises', adds that his father's govt will implement all promises 'in systematic manner'.

In Khushbu’s return to active politics, TN BJP gets another crowd-puller, but ‘outsider’ image hangs heavy

Known for controversial statements & being a crowd-puller, the actor-politician, who had resigned as NCW chief, returns at a time when BJP state chief Annamalai is going on study leave.

How Hemant Soren is making his prison stint a poll plank to attack BJP in tribal Jharkhand

In countless public meetings, the CM has brought up his 5-month incarceration, presenting himself as taking up the cause of tribals, the poor, and Dalits. Polls due in November-December.

LS setback won’t deter BJP, it will rule for next 35 yrs, says Shah. Party sets 10-cr membership target

Party has a strong foundation, home minister tells BJP workers at a closed-door meeting. Sambit Patra says new members can join through missed calls, QR codes, NaMo app.

JMM leader Champai Soren reaches Delhi amid speculations of him likely to join BJP

Soon after landing in Delhi, Soren told reporters that he hasn’t met any BJP leader and he is in the national capital on a 'personal' visit.

JJP meltdown: 7 MLAs abandon party ahead of Haryana polls, only 3 including Dushyant left standing

Soon after EC declared poll dates, JJP received 4 back-to-back resignations, including that of Uklana MLA Anoop Dhanak. Three others have already distanced themselves from party.

All about Jay Pawar, Ajit’s ‘soft-spoken’ son who may soon have to shoulder weight of a family bastion

Maharashtra may witness another Pawar vs Pawar clash in upcoming assembly polls with Jay expected to contest against his cousin, Yugendra, son of Ajit’s younger brother, in Baramati.

Lok Sabha jolt to strategies that backfired, what’s giving BJP the jitters in poll-bound Maharashtra

Election Commission's announcement of delayed assembly polls in the state has political analysts wondering whether ruling Mahayuti is 'biding its time'.

In SC/ST outreach, VHP plans nationwide dharm sabhas, padyatras to take up ‘pressing’ issues of Hindus

RSS affiliate to carry out exercise in SC/ST colonies, villages to also 'promote social harmony'. BJP won 54 of 131 LS seats reserved for SC/STs this time, compared to 77 last election.

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?