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Badal’s Akali Dal splits. Akal Takht ex-Jathedar Harpreet Singh elected president of rebel faction

Chandigarh: Former Jathedar of the Akal Takht Giani Harpreet Singh was Monday chosen president of the rebel Shiromani Akali Dal, a breakaway faction of...

Proxy pushback: After Rajnath, now Gadkari & Venkaiah; BJP is running out of patience with Trump

New Delhi: After an initial period of restraint, BJP leaders have now started criticising President Trump for the 50% trade tariff he has imposed...

Akhilesh & Mahua jump barricade, Rahul rushes to TMC MP’s aide as Oppn march to EC runs into police wall

Leaders of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi & Mallikarjun Kharge, and other MPs at the protest march were detained and taken to the Parliament Street Police Station on Monday.

Air India rejects Venugopal’s ‘plane on runway’ claim after flight diversion, MP cites captain announcement

Airline counters KC Venugopal, who was onboard, on his claim that flight made go-around due to another aircraft on Chennai runway. BJP says if false, allegation should invite no-fly list.

Opposition MPs to march from Parliament to ECI office despite no police nod

New Delhi: Members of Parliament from Opposition parties in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to march from Makar Dwar in Parliament...

Anand Sharma resigns as Congress foreign affairs dept chief, citing need to ‘bring in younger leaders’

Over last few years, the ex-Rajya Sabha MP found himself at odds with party leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, over many issues, more recently on Gandhi's 'dead economy' remark.

How a new Pawar is becoming a big headache for Maharashtra govt, with a senior Pawar’s blessing

From exposing ministers’ alleged misconduct to joining protests, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar's new role as party general secretary has seen him taking on state govt more aggressively.

Ambulance scam to data theft FIR, ‘fraud’ is the flavour of Bihar poll season as PK & BJP clash

New Delhi: As the Bihar assembly elections draw near, tensions are rising between the BJP and political strategist Prashant Kishore. Kishore, who recently launched...

PMK father-son feud: After mediation flops, setback for Ramadoss as HC allows Anbumani to hold meeting

Chennai: In a major setback to Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss, the Madras High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the...

Rahul’s ‘80 voters in one home’ charge—what ThePrint found at House no. 35 in Mahadevapura

Bengaluru: Dipankar Sarkar, a 34-year-old food delivery executive, had taken the day off on Friday as his wife was unwell, helping with the cooking...

On Camera

The big squeeze: Why India’s richest states are spending more but building less

As consumption, debt servicing and welfare schemes eat chunks out of productive investment, the future isn’t looking too rosy anymore.

Brigadier & son assaulted in South Delhi for objecting to public drinking. No FIR yet, Army seeks action

Army has written to Delhi Police seeking action against the accused involved in the Friday night episode.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.