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Congress’ drive to fight & win missing — Meghalaya ex-CM Mukul Sangma after joining TMC

Mukul Sangma was among the 12 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya who jumped ship to the Trinamool Congress. 

Another TMC vs BJP face-off coming soon as Kolkata holds municipal elections next month

BJP's appeal to hold polls in 112 civic bodies together is pending before Calcutta HC, but State Election Commission has gone ahead and declared the dates for KMC polls.

Hardcore BJP voters in UP’s Baghpat don’t believe Modi’s ‘change of heart’, Yogi gets thumbs-up

Old RLD stronghold Baghpat started voting for BJP in 2014, but farmers are showing signs of coming back to Jayant Chaudhary’s party. Many still like UP’s Yogi Adityanath govt.

TMC main opposition in Meghalaya now as ex-CM Mukul Sangma, 11 other Congress MLAs ‘defect’

12 out of 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya have formally submitted a letter to the assembly Speaker about joining the TMC, the party said in  a statement.

Rebel UP Congress MLA ‘seen as sister by Priyanka Gandhi’ joins BJP in Rae Bareli

Aditi Singh's entry into BJP is being seen as a boost to the party in the Gandhi family bastion ahead of 2022 polls. She is daughter of late veteran Congress leader Akhilesh Singh.

Mamata meets PM Modi, says ‘political differences shouldn’t impact Centre-state relations’

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says she also talked to the PM about pending financial dues of the state, and increase in the BSF’s jurisdiction. 

TMC instigating trouble in Tripura, is worse than Taliban, says Union minister Pratima Bhoumik

BJP's Bhoumik, Lok Sabha MP from Tripura West, also claimed that 'violence came to Tripura this August when the Trinamool Congress came here', and called Mamata Banerjee a 'gunda'.

Why Mamata made Trinamool MPs shift Delhi dharna venue from Amit Shah’s home to North Block

16 Trinamool MPs staged a sit-in at Delhi Monday to raise the issue of alleged attacks on party leaders in Tripura ahead of the municipal polls.

SP & RLD seal alliance for UP polls, Jayant Chaudhary’s party could contest 35 seats

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav met RLD president Jayant Chaudhary in Lucknow Tuesday. Later, both tweeted photos with captions to the effect of 'heading towards change' with each other.

Mayawati accuses SP, BJP of taking credit for work conceptualised by previous BSP govts

The former Uttar Pradesh CM said the Bahujan Samaj Party ​does not release election manifestos like other parties as it believes more in 'doing work than making tall claims'.

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NLUs are charging outrageous fees. Law schools are too expensive for average Indian families

Unaffordable and exorbitant education at NLUs has a structural cause—limited state funding. It makes them dependent on their own revenue and allows them to charge outrageous prices.

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.