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40% quota in govt jobs, 25% in police — Priyanka Gandhi releases ‘women manifesto’ for UP

Congress’ UP incharge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday released a special manifesto, meant for just women voters in Uttar Pradesh.

Sonia Gandhi slams Modi govt over border tensions, suspension of Rajya Sabha MPs at CPP meet

Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party meet, Gandhi also expressed anguish over the civilian killings in Nagaland & said justice for families should be ensured at the earliest.

Trinamool testing waters in South? Congress, BJP leaders ‘approached’ in Karnataka & Telangana

Political circles in Karnataka & Telangana are abuzz with reports of TMC leaders as well as poll strategist Prashant Kishor approaching leaders who have clout independent of party.

Sun may set for BJP leaders who don’t toe party line — Amit Shah’s ‘signal’ for Vasundhara Raje

At BJP meeting in Jaipur, Amit Shah sends clear signal to Vasundhara Raje, who is feuding with state chief Satish Poonia: 'Fight polls as a team, don’t think about CM post'.

Indian scientists planned nuclear test in 1997. But PM Deve Gowda gave 3 reasons to say no

Lt Gen (retd) J.S. Dhillon has told Gowda’s biographer that Mehbooba Mufti’s father had sought the Army’s help to ensure her victory in the 1996 Jammu and Kashmir election.

Mamata’s sister-in-law enters politics with Kolkata civic polls, opposition cries ‘dynasty’

Kajari Banerjee will be a TMC candidate in Ward 73, where Mamata lives. Opposition parties have denounced her selection as ‘dynastic politics’.

PM Modi says red-capped people spell ‘red alert’ for UP, Akhilesh Yadav hits back

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav replied to PM Modi's jibe saying red cap is a red alert for BJP and listed price rise and Lakhimpur Kheri violence among the 'alerts'.

‘BJP will get befitting reply in UP,’ says RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary during rally with Akhilesh

While making the formal announcement of the RLD-SP pact, Chaudhary said the first thing their 'double-engine govt' will do is build a memorial for the 'martyrs' of the farmers’ protest.

NC passes 7 resolutions, demands full statehood for J&K, restoration of Articles 370, 35-A

At a day-long convention, NC alleged that J&K has been 'downgraded and downsized' by bifurcating it into two UTs disrupting the social fabric, integrity & culture of the erstwhile state.

PM Modi inaugurates 3 major projects including AIIMS, fertilizer plant in UP’s Gorakhpur

The projects, built in Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s home turf Gorakhpur, are worth over Rs 9,600 crore. The third project inaugurated was ICMR's Regional Medical Research Centre.

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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.