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Thackeray cousins share stage for 1st time in 20 yrs. Raj says ‘Fadnavis did what even Balasaheb couldn’t’

Thousands of Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS workers gathered at NSCI Dome campus in Mumbai’s Worli to witness the first joint rally by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray in nearly 20 years.

Adani-run Vizhinjam port crucial for Kerala, will support if UDF returns to power—Congress’s Satheesan

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the Adanis over various issues. Satheesan also said there is internal democracy in Kerala Congress, not infighting. 

‘Cockroach, centipede’ crawl into AP’s political discourse as food at state-run hostels comes under lens

YSRCP accused TDP-led govt of serving inferior insect-infested food to students in contrast to the upgraded mid-day meal scheme implemented by their leader Jagan Mohan Reddy.

What forced BJP reversal on ‘Hindi as 3rd language’ orders for Maharashtra govt schools

Mahayuti backtracked on resolution mandating Hindi as default 3rd language in govt schools across Maharashtra. Reversal had more to do with political compulsions than education policy.

Why major Dravidian parties DMK, AIADMK never share power with allies

Congress steps up demand for greater power-sharing within INDIA bloc ahead of 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, but DMK remains silent, triggering fresh political chatter in the alliance dynamics.

Elected Bengal BJP chief, Samik Bhattacharya is party’s RSS-backed warhorse

New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial assembly elections scheduled for next year in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed senior party leader...

In Andhra Pradesh, 2 IAS officers’ protracted wait for postings under Naidu govt, 4 IPS in same quandary

While the 2 IAS officers, including current senior-most one in cadre, await postings for over a yr, 2 others who retired Monday were reposted in same positions as ex-officio secretaries.

3rd-gen politician & businessman in RSS good books. Why BJP picked Hemant Khandelwal to lead MP unit

In his first address to party workers after taking charge as MP BJP chief, Khandelwal issued a stern warning—fall in line, or fall by the wayside.

TMC MLA, city counsellors among 18 named in CBI supplementary chargesheet in 2021 BJP worker murder case

The agency had registered the case on 25 August, 2021, after taking over FIR dated 2 May, 2021. Case pertains to post-poll violence involving murder of Avijit Sarkar.

After cabinet meet, Mohan Yadav govt issues show cause to official who ordered probe against minister

At state cabinet meeting Tuesday, MP Public Health Engineering Minister Sampatiya Uikey asked that action be taken against official who initiated probe against her, it is learnt.

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Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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.