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Eyeing Trinamool expansion, Mamata inducts Kirti Azad, Pavan Varma, Ashok Tanwar on Delhi trip

Azad, a former cricketer, has been with both Congress and BJP. Tanwar is a former Haryana Congress chief, and Varma a former Janata Dal (United) leader.

‘Slowly, Kerala turning into Syria’ — BJP alleges CPI(M)-led state govt is in cahoots with PFI

Union ministers Muraleedharan and Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Kerala BJP chief K. Surendran lash out at LDF govt after PFI office-bearer was arrested over killing of RSS worker.

Himachal BJP vice-president Kripal Parmar resigns, says party ‘being run like a dictatorship’ 

Kripal Parmar claims he was denied ticket for Fatehpur bypoll, and faced constant ‘humiliation’. State BJP chief says will 'look after his concerns' after receiving his resignation. 

Now, Manish Tewari’s book excerpt sparks row, BJP accuses UPA of being soft on terror

Excerpt from upcoming book by Congress MP Tewari included the sentence 'India should have actioned a kinetic response in the days following India's 9/11'. UPA was in power then..

New BJP spokesperson Bharati Ghosh is former Naxal-fighting IPS officer, once called Mamata ‘Ma’

BJP has taken Bharati Ghosh under its wing after she fell out with Mamata & was slapped with criminal cases, which she describes as 'fake'. BJP says Ghosh is a 'fighter'.

Tawde promotion, Bawankule nomination is how BJP plans to keep Maharashtra old guard happy

Former Maharashtra ministers Vinod Tawde & Chandrashekhar Bawankule were denied tickets in 2019 assembly polls. Now Tawde is national gen secy, while Bawankule is set to be MLC.

Who is Saayoni Ghosh? Actor & Mamata’s ‘streetfighter’ who was arrested, then got bail in Tripura

Saayoni Ghosh, who began her acting career as a character artiste in Bengali TV serials, is Trinamool’s Youth Wing chief. She was arrested on charges including attempt to murder.

No possibility of CAA repeal, says minister Naqvi as farm laws U-turn revives demand

Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says 'people have started playing minority politics around CAA', adding that 'it has got nothing to do with Indian citizens'.

Arvind Kejriwal promises Rs 1,000 per month for every woman if AAP wins in Punjab

Without naming Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, the AAP national convener described him as "fake Kejriwal" and accused him of imitating his promises without implementing them.

TMC leaders claim Amit Shah has assured them he’ll seek report on Tripura violence from CM

Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Santanu Sen, Kalyan Banerjee and Derek O’Brien were part of TMC MPs' delegation that met home minister Monday regarding alleged police violence in Tripura.

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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.