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Yediyurappa & son holiday in Dubai, skip first BJP state exec meeting since Bommai became CM

Yediyurappa shared photos of his visit to Dubai expo, the first he has shared on 'vacation'. They were timed to coincide with photos of executive meeting shared by BJP leaders.

No Maharashtra assembly Speaker poll this session amid fresh ‘tiff’ between MVA govt & governor

The governor is believed to have questioned the constitutionality of electing the assembly Speaker through a voice vote as against a secret ballot after the rules were amended last week.

BJP’s quest for star power in Punjab leads to ex-cricketer Dinesh Mongia, once a ‘fixing-accused’

Mongia played for India in 2003 World Cup, but match-fixing allegations tainted his career. Two Congress MLAs Fateh Jung Bajwa and Balwinder Singh Laddi also join BJP.

Finest traditions of our democracy being deliberately damaged, says Sonia Gandhi

Speaking at the party's 137th Foundation Day event, Gandhi vowed that the Congress shall not remain a mute spectator and will not allow anybody to destroy India's rich heritage.

Caste arithmetic, ‘placating’ Dushyant Chautala: Factors driving Haryana cabinet expansion today

This is Haryana govt's first cabinet expansion since it was sworn in two years ago. BJP says it was 'long overdue' but could not take place earlier due to the farmers’ protests.

‘Punjab is ready for change this time’, says Kejriwal as AAP is No.1 in Chandigarh civic poll

AAP won 14 out of 35 seats in the Chandigarh municipal polls, becoming the single largest party, while the BJP lost its majority and was reduced to 12 seats.

Chandigarh DSP slaps defamation notice on Sidhu for saying MLA makes ‘police wet their pants’

Navjot Singh Sidhu purportedly said at a rally that MLA Navtej Singh Cheema 'could make a police officer wet his pants', and suggested 'party workers be like Navtej'. 

With BJP’s eye on Goa polls, Tejasvi Surya withdraws call to ‘reconvert’ Muslims, Christians

BJP youth wing president, no stranger to controversy, had called on Hindu mutts to set annual targets for the conversion of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism.

UP Brahmins ‘have grievances’, so BJP forms 4-member panel to woo them ahead of 2022 UP polls

The decision to constitute the committee was taken at a meeting of the party's Brahmin state leaders with the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh poll in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday.

Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, JP Nadda ahead of Punjab polls

The BJP has announced that it will contest for the upcoming state assembly elections in alliance with Amarinder Singh's newly floated Punjab Lok Congress party.

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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.