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TDP’s Eluru MP, who tested positive for meth after Hyderabad farmhouse drug bust, put on notice

Putta Mahesh Kumar told to distance himself from party activities until police clear his name. He was detained with 11 politicians & businessmen from farmhouse belonging to a BRS ex-MLA.

BJP 1st Bengal list out: Suvendu to fight for Mamata’s current seat & one where he defeated her in 2021

Among other prominent BJP leaders in the state, former MP and state president Dilip Ghosh will contest from Kharagpur Sadar, while Agnimitra Paul has been fielded from Asansol South.

Kerala heads to crucial assembly polls with Pinarayi’s LDF chasing history & rivals sensing opportunity

With polling on April 9, Kerala’s election battle centres on whether ruling LDF can secure an unprecedented 3rd consecutive mandate as UDF hopes for a comeback & NDA looks to widen its limited base.

TVK denies alliance talks with NDA for Tamil Nadu, says Vijay cannot be deputy CM

Vijay entered politics after leaving his film career with the clear aim of serving the people as the chief minister, asserts TVK administrative committee's chief coordinator.

Why didn’t govt preempt LPG shortage, asks Kharge. Nadda says ‘a Congress leader hoarding cylinders’

An LPG crisis has hit India due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade amid the war between the US-Israel and Iran in West Asia.

‘999 days to go’: BJP begins countdown to unseat Congress in Telangana after CM pushes 99-day plan

BJP has launched state-wide campaign targeting Congress govt’s failure to implement 6 promises within 100 days of coming to power, says party president N. Ramchander Rao.

Caste, freebies, Dravidian ideology & a new player—Tamil Nadu election no longer a DMK, AIADMK duopoly

The 2026 polls are being defined by a mix of governance issues, social fragmentation & ideological clashes. What adds to the buzz is the emergence of a new player in TVK.

CPI(M), CPI name Kerala candidates; Vijayan to defend Dharmadam, Shailaja shifts to Peravoor

The parties announced their candidates for Kerala assembly elections shortly after the Election Commission declared polling dates for four states and a Union Territory.

RSS backs Modi govt on response to West Asia conflict—’It’s working in supreme interest of nation’

RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale made the remarks at a time when Opposition has sought a parliamentary debate on the issue. RSS, he said, believes in world peace.

AAP releases first list of 14 candidates for Assam assembly polls

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released the first list of 14 candidates for the assembly elections to Assam, dates for which, including West...

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India-Europe ties can stabilise the chaotic international order

Working together, they could help create the diplomatic space necessary to prevent current tensions from sliding into wider conflict.

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.