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Why BJP fighting 2023 Chhattisgarh polls without CM face is not good news for Raman Singh

Raman Singh was Chhattisgarh CM for 15 years till BJP's loss in 2018. Since then, Singh remained face of BJP in the state, taking on CM Baghel on Covid handling, Naxal problem.

Mayawati to blend Hindutva with her Dalit politics, plans first Brahmin convention in Ayodhya

Outreach by Mayawati, ahead of 2022 UP polls, is a reminder of her 2007 campaign when Dalit-centric BSP successfully wooed Brahmin voters, a combination that helped party win majority on its own.

Siddaramaiah alleges Modi govt used Pegasus to topple Karnataka’s Cong-JD(S) govt in 2019

Former CM Kumaraswamy says Pegasus spyware scandal nothing new, says focus should be on Covid. Meanwhile, Congress leaders Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah deny leadership tussle.

Eye on 2024, Trinamool readies to take Mamata’s Martyrs’ Day rally beyond Bengal to BJP states

Mamata Banerjee's 21 July speech will be telecast on giant screens across West Bengal and five other states — Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Tripura and Delhi.

‘Is it govt or money lender from old Hindi films’: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over tax on fuel

The Congress leader attack came a day after the Lok Sabha was informed that the Centre's tax collections on petrol & diesel rose by 88% to Rs 3.35 lakh crore in the last fiscal.

‘Congress still not out of its stupor, spreading lies on Covid’, PM Modi says at BJP meet

Addressing the BJP parliamentary party meet, PM said there is no vaccine shortage in the country, added that the Congress is unable to digest the 'BJP's growth'.

Report on Pegasus by ‘disrupters’ & ‘obstructers’, says Amit Shah on ‘snooping’ allegation

Opposition parties Monday hit out at the Modi govt over the alleged phone-tapping of prominent personalities and demanded an independent judicial or parliamentary committee probe.

Will boycott Minister Nisith Pramanik in Parliament, he is Bangladeshi, Trinamool says

MoS (Home Affairs) Nisith Pramanik's Lok Sabha profile states he was born in West Bengal, but the Trinamool Congress claims he is a Bangladeshi citizen.

‘What terror are you fighting by spying on Rahul Gandhi?’ — Congress lashes out over Pegasus list

Trinamool Congress, whose senior leader Abhishek Banerjee was named in the list, wants PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah 'to answer the hard questions' in Parliament.

‘Jasoos sarkar, Snoopendra Modi’: Oppn slams govt over Pegasus row as monsoon session begins

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins other opposition leaders to target Modi govt over surveillance allegations, issue expected to dominate monsoon session of Parliament.

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.