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Akhilesh Yadav to make assembly polls debut from UP’s Karhal, was MLC when he served as CM

Karhal is part of Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, where the sitting MP is Akhilesh's father and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akhilesh was CM from 2012 to 2017.

BJP MP who beat Scindia in 2019 now alleges ‘factionalism’ by his supporters, writes to Nadda

Guna MP Krishnapal Singh Yadav alleges Jyotiraditya Scindia’s supporters are spoiling atmosphere, says 'those who were recently inducted are yet to adjust themselves' to BJP way.

BJP’s 1st list for Punjab polls features mostly tried-and-tested leaders, some turncoats too

BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh says 12 farmers, 13 Sikhs and eight SC members are on the list. There are doctors, sportspersons and industrialists in those categories.

BJP’s Goa list sparks rebellion: 4 leaders resign, ex-CM says ‘party taking me for granted’

Leaders who've left BJP include a sitting minister, deputy speaker of assembly, Manohar Parrikar's son and wife of one of the 2 deputy CMs. Ex-CM Parsekar considers quitting too.

Tapir Gao — BJP MP who claimed ‘abduction’ of Arunachal youth keeps flagging China ‘incursions’

Gao’s tweet created an uproar, drawing attention of Opposition politicians. Two-time Arunachal East MP has talked about various ‘incursions’ by the Chinese army into his state.

‘Compelled to file defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal’, says Punjab CM Channi

While speaking to the media Friday, Charanjit Channi said that Delhi CM has 'crossed all limits' after he dubbed him a 'dishonest man' over ED raids on nephew.

Congress unveils manifesto for youth, Rahul Gandhi says vision document ‘not hollow words’

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was also present during the launch, hinted at being the CM candidate for the party by saying, “Do you see any other face in UP from the Congress’ side?"

BJP Uttarakhand list out — Khanduri’s daughter among 10 MLAs dropped, singer Jubin’s dad in race

Some of the 10 legislators dropped placated with tickets for family members. Former state Congress women’s wing chief Sarita Arya, who joined BJP 3 days ago, nominated too.

‘Not my dad’s property to give away’: Congress’ ex-CM Rane denies helping BJP in Goa’s Poriem

Fadnavis said Pratapsingh Rane ' left the seat for us' at BJP’s request, while announcing his daughter-in-law Divya as its candidate for Poriem. Ex-CM has held seat since 1989.

Aparna isn’t even the first Yadav to break away: 9 times politics came before family in India

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav moving to BJP has brought the spotlight on political family splits. Such cases have been seen across states and parties.

On Camera

Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.