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All about the Mirdhas of Rajasthan — how ex-Congress MP Jyoti Mirdha joining BJP could affect Jat votes

The Mirdhas are a Jat family that has been part of Rajasthan’s political scene since before Independence. BJP hopes to use Jyoti Mirdha to help counter former ally Hanuman Beniwal.

Amit Shah to visit Bihar today, address rally in Jhanjharpur

New Delhi , September 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will address a public rally in Jhanjharpur on Saturday...

Shinde comes into his own? CM takes centrestage with ‘personal outreach’ to Maratha quota activist

In June 2022, Shinde toppled MVA government and became the chief minister with the BJP's help. However, Fadnavis was widely believed to be running the show.

‘Being targeted, not boycotted’ — what 14 blacklisted anchors have to say about INDIA’s ban on them

Anchors include Arnab Goswami of Republic TV and prominent faces from networks like India Today, Aaj Tak and DD News, among others. BJP says this shows INDIA alliance’s 'insecurity'.

Karnataka govt unveils ‘practical framework’ for fact-check unit — ‘not here to control narrative’

Unit to fact-check social media content & combat fake news will have oversight committee including ADGP-rank officer, govt officials, civil society members & others.

If Congress wants to benefit, it should boycott Rahul Gandhi not journalists, says Sambit Patra

The BJP spokesperson took a swipe at the Congress over the opposition INDIA bloc's decision to boycott 14 broadcast media anchors.

‘If someone’s working for good of world, it’s Modi,’ says MP CM Shivraj Chouhan, heaping praise on him

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who the BJP hasn’t named as its CM candidate yet for poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, lavished generous praise on Modi at an event in Sagar district.

‘Mere eyewash’ — Punjab AAP MLA slams ‘School of Eminence’ opened by Kejriwal, evokes poll promise

On Wednesday, Punjab govt inaugurated its first ‘School of Eminence’. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, MLA from Amritsar North, claims cosmetic changes had been made to an existing school.

BJP on a sticky wicket in Andhra as its ally Pawan Kalyan declares alliance with Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP

Kalyan, whose JanaSena Party joined NDA in 2020, announced the alliance after visiting Chandrababu Naidu, who is in jail in a scam case. BJP leaders wary of joining hands with TDP.

Gogoi-Himanta row: Assam CM’s wife breaks silence on subsidy allegation, threatens defamation case

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi keeps up attack on couple, produces minister Piyush Goyal's reply in Parliament where he had listed approved projects under PM Kisan Sampada Yojana.

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Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

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).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.