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BJP crossed all limits to stop a woman’s nomination in UP blockhead polls, slams Congress

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the BJP perpetuated violence and misbehaviour with women.

A ‘keen but quiet worker’, new health minister Mansukh Mandaviya holds cause of girl child dear

Mansukh Mandaviya was handed the health portfolio in this week's Cabinet reshuffle by PM Modi. He was also made the Cabinet minister for chemicals and fertilisers.

J&K statehood a must for credible poll exercise, will instil faith, CPM’s Tarigami says

CPI(M) leader & Gupkar Alliance spokesperson, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, says J&K parties are not against delimitation but want it along with the rest of the country. 

First Deepika, now Kareena — Karni Sena chief & BJP leader threatens Pataudis over ‘love jihad’

At mahapanchayat in Pataudi on ‘love jihad’ and religious conversion, Suraj Pal Amu allegedly threatens Saif and Kareena, says seed of ‘love jihad’ was sown from the time of Sharmila Tagore.

Will focus on the differently abled and the elderly, new social justice minister says

In an interview to ThePrint, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar said record OBC, SC faces in Team Modi show the govt's commitment to 'Sab ka saath'.

Jyotiraditya Scindia assumes charge as Civil Aviation Minister in PM Modi’s new cabinet

Scindia has taken charge of civil aviation sector at a time when it is facing strong headwinds due to Covid that has resulted in financial woes for the industry players.

No Sushil Modi, RS Prasad out — Why Team Modi has no room for Bihar BJP’s old guard

Bihar BJP leaders who called the shots between 1995 and 2020 are increasingly being made irrelevant. In the cabinet expansion, two leaders were dropped, one was excluded.

BJP appoints ex-IPS officer ‘Singham’ K Annamalai as Tamil Nadu unit chief

K Annamalai, who quit the IPS to join politics, will take the place of L Murugan who was inducted into the Union Cabinet on Wednesday as a minister of state.

5 ministers, including a first from Tripura — how Team Modi revamp boosts BJP’s NE mission

On Wednesday, PM Modi inducted a record five Northeast leaders into his Council of Ministers — two cabinet ministers and three ministers of state.

BJP should thank Sena, NCP for ‘human resource’ in PM Modi’s cabinet, says Sanjay Raut

The Shiv Sena MP pointed out the new central Ministers of State, Kapil Patil and Bharti Pawar, were earlier with NCP while MSME Minister Narayan Rane was in the Sena before.

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.