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Valley parties alone in call for Article 370 return, all others wanted it gone, says Ram Madhav

In an interview with ThePrint, senior RSS leader Ram Madhav says while statehood will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh will remain a Union territory.

TMC, Congress, 12 other parties meet to evolve joint strategy on Pegasus, other issues

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was part of the meeting held in the chamber of leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday.

CPM plans its first ever campaign to celebrate Independence. BJP calls it ‘existential crisis’

CPI(M) says 'idea of India' is under threat, plans year-long campaign to celebrate 75 years of Independence, including hoisting of Tricolour, a first since its inception in 1964.

Facebook ‘delayed’ action on fake accounts promoting BJP MP, claims US whistleblower

Facebook rejected claims made by Sophie Zhang, a former data scientist at the firm, saying 'combatting coordinated inauthentic behavior is our priority'.

Amarinder meets Sonia Gandhi, says Sidhu’s continued attacks on him ‘reflect poorly’ on party

Congress’ Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat says Sonia Gandhi has advised both Navjot Sidhu and Amarinder Singh that they have to cooperate with each other and work together.

‘Not what we wanted’ — why opposition rejected govt’s ‘debate offer’ on farmers in RS

Rajya Sabha was adjourned Tuesday as Oppn accused govt of not allowing discussions on some of the most prickly issues raised by them, including repeal of farm laws.

J&K statehood should be restored before holding assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi says

Gandhi, who is in Srinagar to inaugurate the new Congress Bhawan, said that when his party was in power, it tried to unite the country but the BJP believes in divisive ideology.

Opposition talks unity & Congress revival to counter BJP at Kapil Sibal’s ‘birthday dinner’

Kapil Sibal, who just turned 73, hosts opposition leaders for a birthday dinner at his residence where primary topic of discussion is unifying parties against BJP.

Telangana politics now revolves around Dalits & KCR triggered the change. Here’s why

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has announced a Dalit Bandhu scheme that promises Rs 10 lakh in cash to each SC family. 

Uddhav & Sonia have direct line of communication, says Sena’s Sanjay Raut, denies cracks in MVA

Sanjay Raut, 59, a Rajya Sabha member of Shiv Sena, is currently in Delhi for the ongoing monsoon session, which ends Friday.

On Camera

The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Making the Social Stock Exchange succeed is not optional; it is a dharmic obligation to the millions of Indians whose lives remain outside the reach of ordinary markets.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.