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Ex-BSP MLA Jitendra Bablu, accused of burning down MP Rita Joshi’s home, joins BJP

Rita Bahuguna Joshi, whose house in Lucknow was set ablaze in 2009, has put out a video statement, accusing Bablu of “hiding facts” from the state BJP leadership. 

‘Let’s respect democracy’, says Arvind Kejriwal after L-G holds Covid review meet

Delhi L-G Anil Baijal tweets on holding Covid review meeting with chief secretary and other officials. CM Kejriwal says move in violation of Constitution and SC judgment.

New CM Bommai expands Karnataka cabinet, Yediyurappa’s son and detractors left out

Cabinet expansion under new Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai takes place Wednesday, 29 ministers appointed but no deputy CMs. Former CM Yediyurappa had 3 deputies.

18 opposition leaders blame govt for Parliament logjam, urge to hold debate on Pegasus

Opposition leaders also said the govt has 'unleashed a misleading campaign to malign the combined opposition' and blaming it for the continued disruption of Parliament proceedings.

This Bihar NDA ally wants to contest UP elections in 2022. But BJP has set a condition

Over the past few days, Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Santosh Manjhi met BJP brass and UP CM Adityanath. So did Ramdas Athawale of Republican Party of India (A).

Former CEO of Prasar Bharati & TMC leader Jawhar Sircar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

Sircar took oath in Bengali and was greeted by thumping of desk by fellow MPs. He has spent nearly 42 years in public service and is known as a vocal critic of the BJP govt.

Mamata denies PM ambitions, but TMC raises pitch with ‘Sachhe Din’ & ‘Bengal Model’ slogans

Trinamool Congress's slogans are a take on poll pitches crafted by Team Modi for his PM campaigns in 2014 and 2019 — a deliberate bid aimed at 'reminding people of promises Modi failed to keep'.

How Altaf Bukhari, ‘BJP’s B-Team’ in J&K, is surviving without selling dreams about Article 370

No party can reverse 5 August 2019 decision and our only hope is the Supreme Court, J&K Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari tells ThePrint in an interview.

SAD-BSP alliance promises free power up to 400 units, quota in private jobs for Punjab youth

The SAD-BSP alliance said if it comes to power it will also grant Rs 2,000 per month to women heads of 'blue card' holder families and reduce diesel prices for agriculture consumers.

Rajya Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill amid protest by opposition

After a brief debate by few members, the bill was passed with voice vote after which Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day due to opposition's uproar over Pegasus among other issues.

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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.