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BJP denies Parrikar son’s request for dad’s old seat Panaji, wants him to fight from elsewhere

Ruling party fields sitting MLA Atanasio Monserrate, who jumped from Congress after bypoll in 2019. AAP invites Utpal Parrikar to join, Shiv Sena wants to back him as Independent.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to run against Yogi Adityanath from UP’s Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur Sadar is the seat from where the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded chief minister Yogi Adityanath for UP assembly polls.

BJP rolls out fleet of OBC, Dalit leaders as star campaigners for 1st phase of UP polls

The first phase of voting for the state assembly elections on 10 February will mainly cover western UP, which has a large population of Dalit, OBC, and Muslim voters.

Calcutta HC lawyers write to CJI, call out TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee’s ‘misconduct’ as advocate

Letter comes while Kalyan Banerjee is facing anger from TMC workers for speaking out against CM’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee. He hints it’s a result of that, says ‘Didi is watching’.

Why ex-CM Trivendra Rawat decided not to contest Uttarakhand polls, giving a jolt to BJP

Trivendra Rawat wrote to BJP chief Nadda, stating he doesn’t want to contest under 'existing political circumstances', but would work towards the party’s return to power.

As ED seizes Rs 10 crore, Channi says raids on nephew ‘vendetta’ for Modi security breach

ED says it has seized Rs 10 crore from Channi’s nephew Bhupinder ‘Honey’ Singh and associates in raids related to an illegal sand mining case dating back to 2018.

Shiv Sena & NCP take partnership outside Maharashtra, will fight Goa elections together

Both parties will contest 10 seats each. They have nominal presence in Goa & tried to get MVA ally Congress — single-largest party in Goa in 2017 — to join alliance, but failed.

Late CDS Bipin Rawat’s brother Vijay joins BJP in Uttarakhand, could fight assembly polls

After joining the party, retired colonel Vijay Rawat expressed his happiness and praised PM Narendra Modi for his 'unique vision and mindset'.

AAP names lawyer-turned-politician Amit Palekar as CM face for upcoming Goa polls

Announcing the chief ministerial candidate, Arvind Kejriwal said 46-year-old Palekar, who had recently joined AAP, is ready to 'even give his life for Goa'.

Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘sister-in-law’ Aparna joins BJP, dy CM Maurya calls him a ‘failed family man’

Aparna Yadav is married to Prateek, Akhilesh’s step-brother. While joining the party, she thanked ‘respected Modi and Yogi’ and said she wants to work for the nation.

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.