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Kejriwal backs MP Mann as AAP’s Punjab CM face, but asks voters to make final choice

Bhagwant Mann is the ‘tallest leader’ of the party, says AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, announces phone number through which people can convey their preferred CM face from party for Punjab.

Third UP minister Dharam Saini quits in 3 days, meets Akhilesh Yadav after leaving BJP

OBC leader Dharam Singh Saini was the Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Ayush. He is considered close to Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit the party Tuesday.

Congress fields Unnao rape survivor’s mother in UP polls, women form 40% of 1st party list

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announces 125 candidates for upcoming UP elections. Fifty of the candidates are women, including actor-activist Sadaf Jafar.

BJP finalises list of 172 candidates for UP elections; party likely to field CM, Deputy CMs

Yogi Adityanath & Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, who are currently members of the Legislative Council, are likely to be fielded from Ayodhya & Sirathu constituencies respectively.

TMC tweaks constitution for ‘national makeover’, proposes working president as Mamata’s deputy

For the first time since the foundation of the party in 1998, TMC’s constitution is set to be amended. Likely changes include setting up of a 2000-member 'national council'.

Day after quitting Yogi cabinet and BJP, SP Maurya says no intention of going back

Maurya, who had crossed over to the BJP from BSP ahead of the 2017 state elections, claimed that his resignation has triggered an 'earthquake' in the BJP.

Dara Singh Chauhan, another UP minister & OBC leader, quits Yogi cabinet & is likely to join SP

Chauhan's resignation comes a day after fellow minister & OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s. An arrest warrant has now been issued against Maurya for alleged hate speech in 2014.

Dissension over Congress’ CM face grows as Sidhu insists ‘people will decide, not high command’

On a day the incumbent CM pushed for the declaration of the party's CM candidate in a TV interview, Sidhu said in a press conference that it was for the people of Punjab to decide.

In Modi’s ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ gambit, Congress sees bid to ‘divide India, overshadow Nehru’

Modi’s announcement to mark 26 December as Veer Baal Diwas came Sunday, on the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, and just a month ahead of Punjab elections.

Why all BJP big guns, from Modi to Nadda, put weight behind Telangana chief after his arrest

Telangana BJP chief and MP Bandi Sanjay was arrested on 2 January while he was staging a protest against a govt order. Sections invoked included those for violating Covid-19 norms.

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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.