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11 Bengal hill tribes will ‘definitely get ST status’ as govt works on Gorkhaland solution

Two BJP leaders say the party is discussing and working on classifying indigenous hill tribes as STs. But GJM factions dismiss this as a 'bluff'.

UP 2022 in focus, Bhim Army’s Aazad is cycling across state to ‘unite exploited’, expand base

Chandra Shekhar Aazad wants to highlight issues of inflation, rising petrol prices and anger against BJP. Analysts say alliances will be critical to his assembly polls plans.

‘Dilli Darbar’, free digital edition — Trinamool’s ‘Jaago Bangla’ is reborn with eye on Delhi

First published in 2004, Jago Bangla is currently a five-to-six-page weekly. The newspaper will remain free of advertisements, government or private.

Arun Kumar — the ‘tech-savvy’ J&K expert who is now RSS’ coordinator with BJP

RSS joint secretary Arun Kumar, 57, was appointed to the key post Sunday. His expertise is expected to firm up BJP strategy in the region, especially amid speculation that there may be elections in J&K.  

Assamese culture superior to RSS ideology, don’t need Sangh lessons on cow, Gaurav Gogoi says

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, in an interview with ThePrint, says Assam's Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 is an attempt to distract people from the mismanagement of Covid and economic distress.

‘Not allowed to speak on China border row’, Rahul Gandhi walks out of defence panel meet again

Rahul Gandhi had earlier walked out of his first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence following a verbal spat over a briefing on military structures.

Piyush Goyal gets a step up in BJP, named new Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha

Piyush Goyal replaces former Union minister Thawar Chand Gehlot, who was dropped from the Union Cabinet and appointed Karnataka governor last week.

‘Fix criminal liability’: After BJP, now Congress wants probe into bus procurement by AAP govt

Congress has demanded a CVC probe into the procurement of 1,000 DTC buses by AAP govt in Delhi. A local panel had earlier dismissed charges of corruption.

Even opposition leaders praising AAP’s good work — Kejriwal on Navjot Singh Sidhu’s remark

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also said he felt encouraged after Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted that the AAP has always recognised his vision and work for Punjab.

Why everyone’s upset with Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole — Sena, NCP & his own party

Nana Patole, a 4-time legislator from Bhandara and a former Lok Sabha MP, has managed to rile up allies and his own party leaders, but Congress workers are happy with him.

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.