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Pashupati Paras, the new Union minister who was an ‘invisible’ Bihar politician until June

Pashupati Kumar Paras was among the leaders who made it to Team Modi after Wednesday’s cabinet reshuffle. He takes over Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

BJP believes in taking along all communities, says MP’s new governor Mangubhai Patel

Former Gujarat minister Mangubhai Chaganbhai Patel took oath as the governor of Madhya Pradesh Thursday and thanked PM Modi among other leaders for giving him the new opportunity.

Eye on social engineering, state and LS polls as Team Modi gets record OBC, SC faces

With 36 fresh faces, Team Modi now has 27 OBC, 12 Dalit and 8 tribal ministers. The remaining 30 belong to the so-called upper caste category.

Caste equations take centre stage as 7 from UP make it to Team Modi ahead of assembly polls

Of the seven newly inducted ministers from Uttar Pradesh, three are OBCs, three are Dalits. The 7th is a Brahmin, and the choice has surprised many.

4 new Bengal faces in Team Modi reveal BJP’s state strategy for 2024 polls

Four MPs inducted in Council of Ministers indicate BJP made careful political considerations to ensure support from the communities when the country votes in the next Lok Sabha polls.

Modi govt rewards Scindia for delivering Madhya Pradesh to BJP

Scindia resigned from the Congress and joined the BJP in 2020, triggering a chain of events that led to the collapse of the Kamal Nath govt just 15 months after its formation.

Maratha face, Shiv Sena critic, Konkan strongman — why BJP picked Rane for Union Cabinet

Narayane Rane’s promotion has been a long time coming. He joined BJP in 2017 and had then hoped to be a part of the Fadnavis govt, but Sena opposition blocked it.

Judge recuses himself from Nandigram hearing on Mamata plea, calls it ‘psychological offensive’

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, in her petition seeking recusal questioned the judge's previous association with the BJP.

Labour minister Santosh Gangwar resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle

Gangwar, who resigned from his post of Minister of State for Labour and Employment early this morning, said he was not aware what his new role in the government will be.

AAP is open to poll alliance in UP, will replicate Delhi governance model: MP Sanjay Singh

Sanjay Singh tells ThePrint what transpired at his meetings with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar.

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.