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Bhupen Bora appointed Assam Congress chief, Loken Singh is interim president in Manipur

Assam Congress also gets 3 working presidents. Organisational changes come weeks after party's defeat in the assembly polls.

Oppn eager to unite, Mamata to play key role in building cooperation: TMC ahead of Delhi meet

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to meet with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders in Delhi. Trinamool says this could pave way for a better coalition against BJP.

TMC nominates ex-Prasar Bharti CEO Jawhar Sircar for Bengal RS seat vacated by Dinesh Trivedi

Bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat will be held on 9 August if opposition BJP fields a candidate. Otherwise, the Trinamool candidate will be declared elected unopposed.

Congress open to alliance or ‘tactical understanding’ in UP but SP ‘won’t repeat 2017 mistake’

UP Congress leaders say alliance with the party will be helpful for any opposition unit. But SP leaders say Congress has limited winnability prospects. BSP not interested either.

Navjot Sidhu, Revanth Reddy, Nana Patole — why Congress rewards BJP rebels with state chief post

Former BJP MP Sidhu takes charge as Punjab Congress chief, days after ex-ABVP-TRS-TDP Revanth Reddy became Telangana chief. Nana Patole became Maharashtra party chief in February.

‘Kab banega mandir?’: BSP invokes Ram & Parashuram as it begins ‘Brahmin outreach’ from Ayodhya

At Brahmin Conclave in Ayodhya, BSP gen secy Satish Mishra says it's time to uplift the Brahmins who he said have been 'pushed to be a marginalised community'.

1 Rajya Sabha seat, 2 ex-BJP faces — Mukul, Yashwant emerge as likely TMC picks for bypoll

All eyes in Trinamool on upcoming RS byelection, necessitated by the defection of former Trinamool leader Dinesh Trivedi to BJP. Election is slated for 9 August.

‘It’s resolved’, says Rahul Gandhi on Punjab Congress infighting

The Congress leader's comments came after Punjab CM Amarinder Singh attended Navjot Singh Sidhu’s coronation as the new state unit chief at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh.

TMC elects West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee as party chairperson in Parliament

While addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien said Banerjee has been the guiding force behind the TMC parliamentary party for a long time.

Don’t politicise issue of Covid vaccines, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tells Opposition

While responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Mandaviya asserted that everyone should work together to ensure people are vaccinated against Covid.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

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.