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In Haryana, BJP’s ex-ally Dushyant Chautala calls for floor test, Congress seeks time with governor

JJP's Chautala writes to Governor saying BJP govt has lost majority in House. Meanwhile, Congress is looking to submit memorandum to Governor on state's political situation.

52 criminal cases & love of horses — who’s Bihar ex-MLA Anant Singh, out campaigning on 15-day parole

‘Chhote Sarkar’ Anant Kumar Singh, serving a 10-yr sentence in a Patna jail, was released on parole this week and is campaigning for JD(U)’s Lalan Singh in Munger.

JJP’s Dushyant Chautala says he’ll back Congress in no-trust motion against Haryana’s BJP govt

Chautala should parade 10 MLAs before governor to prove intent, says Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Ball in Hooda's court, JJP to give outside support to his government, retorts Chautala.

Tamil Nadu’s first ever BJP MLA, C Velayuthan, dies at 73. Modi, Nadda, Annamalai pay tributes

Chennai: The first Bharatiya Janata Party member to be elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, C. Velayuthan, passed away at his hometown in...

After ‘racism’ row, Sam Pitroda resigns as Indian Overseas Congress chief

Decision to step down was on his own and party has accepted decision, says senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

Khattar says resignation wasn’t sudden, ‘suggested’ change of guard to Modi a year ago

Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar also says he doesn’t think anyone else would’ve transferred power voluntarily like he did with his successor Nayab Singh Saini.

Man livestreams from poll booth in Gujarat’s Dahod, Congress says he’s son of BJP candidate

Polling took place Tuesday in this reserved seat for Scheduled Tribes where Congress candidate Prabha Taviad is up against BJP’s Jasvantsinh Bhabhor.

‘Unwell’, ‘retired’, ‘sitting at home’, ‘national interests’ — 7 JJP MLAs skip poll campaign

Haryana-based party is contesting on all 10 parliamentary seats. Action initiated, says party supremo Ajay Chautala.

‘Rahul exposes truth about Adani every day,’ says Priyanka after PM questions silence on Adani-Ambani

Priyanka Gandhi alleged Modi govt has waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of billionaires like Adani and Ambani, whereas farmers in Uttar Pradesh have been committing suicide.

‘Now I know why Congress wanted to defeat Murmu’: Modi lashes out over Pitroda’s remarks on skin colour

Jairam Ramesh calls Sam Pitroda's comments — comparing the appearance of Indians from different regions to ethnic groups across the world — 'unfortunate & unacceptable'.

On Camera

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.