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No questions or debate, only suggestions & praise — how ‘Opposition-less’ Nagaland functions

No-Opposition arrangement in Nagaland assembly has erased any scope for checks and balances that a democratic system offers, but legislators don't seem too bothered about its implications.

TMC manifesto promises new CBI, ED, NIA chiefs & amendment on appointment of governors

TMC proposes replacing Ayushman Bharat with Bengal’s Swasthya Sathi, besides doorstep governance, free cycles for girl students, monthly stipend for women & old-age pensions.

Don’t agree with BJD’s anti-Odia approach, rampant corruption, says Dharmendra Pradhan

BJP is the party of the future in Odisha, said Pradhan, who has been working as minister in Modi's cabinet and will contest elections after 15 years from Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat.

Others not taking BJP head-on, VBA main Opposition in Maharashtra, says Prakash Ambedkar

In an interview, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar blames Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut for falling-out with Maha Vikas Aghadi and rules out any future alliance with bloc.

In the Wayanad he calls ‘home’, local issues are casting a shadow on Rahul’s re-election

Rahul Gandhi is looking at an uphill battle in Wayanad, where he is contesting against CPI’s Annie Raja & Kerala BJP chief K. Surendran. Voting in Kerala will be held on 26 April.

“If there is no tampering with EVMs, BJP will not go beyond 180 seats” says Priyanka Gandhi

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) , April 17 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Indian National Congress' General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi campaigned in Uttar...

In J&K’s Udhampur, Congress demands Article 371 as BJP trumpets 370 abrogation

Modi, Adityanath bring up Article 370 abrogation at rallies in region. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh's 371 pitch finds resonance among section of voters in Jammu.

Maneka Gandhi says son Varun being denied LS ticket ‘was uncalled for’ — ‘He was a very very good MP’

Currently the longest-serving MP, Maneka, who will contest this election from Sultanpur, also said she was 'clueless' as to why several BJP MPs were not given tickets this time.

SGPC rues PMO rebuff to release of ‘Bandi Singhs’, reiterates cause amid declining electorate

Sikh body regrets govt's 'negative attitude' towards Akal Takht panel, which is seeking release of 'Bandi Singhs' jailed during militancy in 1980s-1990s & incarcerated for decades.

Lok Sabha polls: Puducherry tourism sector demands better parking and traffic decongestion

Puducherry , April 17 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, stakeholders in Puducherry's tourism sector are rallying for enhanced infrastructure and prioritising attention...

On Camera

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

India to start delivery of BrahMos missiles and launchers to Philippines tomorrow

India has completed storage-building space in one of the Philippines' islands as part of $374.96 million deal signed in January 2022.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.