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BJP MP & wrestling body chief slaps youngster at U-15 event, says ‘age fraud’ was trigger

A video of BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh that shows him slapping a youngster at a U-15 competition in Ranchi has gone viral.

Why BJP big guns strayed from party trend, bunked Kolkata civic poll campaign

Election to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, including for the post of mayor, will be held Sunday. BJP had mounted a highly charged campaign for 2021 Bengal assembly polls.

‘UP plus Yogi bahut hai upyogi’: PM Modi praises CM’s efforts to curb mafias, develop state

Laying the foundation stone of the Ganga Expressway in UP's Shahjahanpur, PM Modi said the Rs 36,230-cr project will provide a big boost to the socio-economic development of the region.

‘Is Modi Hindu or Hindutvawadi?’ asks Rahul at Amethi rally, says they are two different things

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had also sought to make a distinction between Hinduism and Hindutva at a rally in Jaipur earlier this week.

Farmer leader Gurnam Chaduni launches party ‘to purify politics’ & contest in Punjab polls

Chaduni, a member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, said his party — Sanyukt Sangharsh Party — will try to contest all 117 assembly seats in the state.

KTR extends Hyderabad invite to Munawar Faruqui & Kunal Kamra, says ‘we don’t cancel shows’

State IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao says Hyderabad welcoming of ‘all cultures and criticism’ while Bengaluru, where Faruqui’s last show was cancelled, ‘takes comedy too seriously’.

Amarinder Singh, BJP announce pact to contest Punjab polls together

After officially announcing the alliance, Singh exuded confidence that they 'will 101% win the elections' and said winnability will be the main criterion in finalising seats.

Karnataka MLA’s ‘rape’ remark reaches Parliament. BJP says ‘denounce him’, Congress condemns it

Minister Irani hits out at MLA & Congress in Lok Sabha, state Congress chief Shivakumar says 'all men in politics need to do better to shed our inherent regressive attitudes'.

Hold surya namaskar contests, visit freedom fighters’ homes: Modi’s advice to UP BJP MPs

PM met 36 BJP MPs from poll-bound Uttar Pradesh over an informal breakfast Friday, and advised them to connect with people and form bonds with party workers such as booth pramukhs.

‘Begging pardon’ — Karnataka Congress MLA apologises for ‘enjoy rape when inevitable’ remark

Apart from tendering an apology in the Assembly, Karnataka MLA Ramesh Kumar also tweeted saying his intention wasn't to 'trivialise the heinous crime but was an off-the-cuff remark'.

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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.