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Pappu Yadav’s arrest ‘undemocratic, insensitive’ say Nitish allies as cracks appear in NDA

Don-turned-politician & former MP Pappu Yadav was among the few politicians seen helping people on ground amid Covid surge. He was arrested Tuesday for violating lockdown rules.

BJP says over 84% Covid vaccines exported were part of commercial, licensing liabilities

Accusing Congress and AAP of spreading misinformation, BJP's Sambit Patra said no country can exist as an island in the global era and emphasised need for cooperative globalisation.

Congress creating false panic in fight against Covid, JP Nadda writes to Sonia Gandhi

The BJP president wrote a four-page letter to Sonia Gandhi a day after the Congress Working Committee hit out at PM Modi and his govt over the handling of the Covid crisis.

‘X’ category security cover for 77 BJP MLAs in Bengal in view of potential threats

The Members of the Legislative Assembly will be secured by armed commandos of the CISF and the CRPF, official sources said.

CWC holds off polls for Congress president, to focus on ‘saving every life’ amid Covid 2nd wave

CWC meeting Monday also discussed party's poor performance in the just-concluded assembly elections and Modi govt's handling of the Covid crisis amid the second wave.

Congress needs to take note of serious setbacks in assembly polls, says Sonia Gandhi

At a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, Gandhi said she intends to set up a small group to look at every aspect that caused such reverses and come back with its findings.

Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as Assam’s 15th Chief Minister

Along with him, 13 other legislators were also sworn in as ministers. The BJP alliance is the first non-Congress govt in Assam to win elections for the second consecutive term.

Thai ‘call girl’ dies of Covid in Lucknow, BJP MP denies son’s ‘link’ to her, demands probe

The Thai woman, who was in India on 'tourist visa', died of Covid in a Lucknow hospital and was cremated by Lucknow police, with no one coming forward to claim her body.

Govt’s repeated chest-thumping at receiving foreign aid is ‘pathetic’, says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress had last week demanded transparency and urged PM Modi to make public the details of all the relief material received by India from different countries.

Now, Union minister Gangwar writes to CM Yogi to flag ‘grave concern’ about UP Covid crisis

While Santosh Gangwar is first Union minister to write to UP CM about Covid mismanagement, several BJP MPs & MLAs in state have also flagged issues in their letters to Yogi.

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China is worried about US–Philippines military exercises. It’s too close for comfort

Official Chinese statements have described the drills as destabilising, warning that they risk escalation and that the participating countries are 'playing with fire.'

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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.