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Nitish Kumar leaves for Delhi as speculations grow over JD(U) joining Union cabinet

Kumar's aide, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, dismissed speculations about his tour being linked with the cabinet reshuffle and said the CM was going to Delhi to get medical treatment.

Rahul Gandhi releases white paper on Covid management, urges govt to prepare for 3rd wave

Gandhi said the management of first and second wave was 'disastrous', and noted that PM’s tears didn't save lives of those who died due to Covid, but oxygen could have saved them.

Gupkar Alliance will attend PM Modi’s all-party meeting, says Farooq Abdullah

The announcement came after PAGD leaders met at Abdullah's Gupkar Road residence to discuss the Centre's invitation.

Raje, Raman, Raghubar — BJP’s ‘loser’ CMs remain party V-Ps only in name, have got no role

Vasundhara Raje, Raman Singh and Raghubar Das became BJP vice-presidents after party lost assembly elections in their home states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

Shiv Sena says MLA letter seeking BJP tie-up driven by ED probe, denies cracks in party

Shiv Sena has accused former ally BJP of using central agencies like ED, CBI and I-T department to target opposition leaders.

AAP’s CM face for 2022 Punjab polls will be from Sikh community, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM & AAP's national convenor Kejriwal said that discussions are going on in the party regarding the CM candidate, adding that the entire Punjab will be proud of him.

‘Working to unite all opposition leaders’: NCP on Sharad Pawar–Prashant Kishor meet

The meeting at Pawar’s Delhi residence was held ahead of the NCP’s national executive meet scheduled on Tuesday. Pawar & Kishor had also held talks for three hours on 11 June.

Raghuram Rajan, Nobel laureate Esther Duflo to join Economic Advisory Council of Stalin govt

Former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, Economist Jean Dreze and former Union minister S Narayan will also be a part of council meant to revitalise Tamil Nadu's economy.

Bal Thackeray set Sena motto as 80% social work, 20% politics, but 6-yr data is another story

Shiv Sena’s audit reports filed with the Election Commission for the past six years reveal that a majority of the party’s spending is focussed on elections.

J&K parties hold discussions after PM’s invite, Congress pitches for statehood restoration

The deliberations came ahead of a joint meeting of six parties, including NC, PDP, CPM and CPI, slated Tuesday to discuss their stand on the Centre's invite.

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.