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BJP wanted to keep me indoors before Bengal polls, injured my leg, alleges Mamata Banerjee

Addressing a public meeting in Jhargram district, Banerjee alleged that earlier it was CPI(M) which used to physically attack her, and now the BJP was doing the same.

It’s BJP vs BJP in Bengal as protests erupt over naming TMC turncoats, newcomers as candidates

Since Monday, BJP workers have staged protests across several Bengal districts for fielding TMC turncoats and new faces and ignoring the party’s old-timers.

Delhi Congress stages sit-in at Jantar Mantar against bill on Lt Governor’s role, powers

Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar said his party is protesting against the Central government's 'autocracy' and 'murder of democracy', and demanded that the Centre withdraw the bill.

Enact law to make Google, FB, YouTube share ad revenue with news media: Sushil Modi tells govt

Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi said Google, Facebook & YouTube end up benefiting from efforts of traditional news media that collect, verify & disseminate credible information.

Punjab polls a year away but Akalis start campaign, announce 2 party candidates too

Experts see Akalis’ early preparation as good strategy since the election is likely to be a major challenge for the 100-year-old party, which broke up with BJP over farm laws last year.

Vajpayee cabinet members deny Yashwant claim that Mamata offered to go to Kandahar during hijack

Yashwant Sinha claimed while joining Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress that she had offered to go and secure the release of IC-814 hostages.

Get my security chief back, cancel suspension, Mamata writes to EC on Nandigram incident

Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee urges EC to cancel order suspending security chief Vivek Sahay 'so my security is not further endangered', says she was aware of security plan and had given consent for that.

9 Akali Dal MLAs from Punjab booked for trying to confront Haryana CM outside Assembly

The MLAs had allegedly gheraoed Manohar Lal Khattar outside the assembly hall on 10 March and had demanded that a resolution be passed in the state assembly against the farm laws.

Sedition cases ‘low’, Modi govt has nothing to hide unlike Congress: MoS Home in Lok Sabha

Responding to a Lok Sabha question, G. Kishan Reddy says Modi govt maintains separate data for sedition cases, Congress shouldn’t talk about misuse of laws.

Mamata blaming BJP for leg injury is out of desperation to win polls, says Rajnath Singh

The defence minister also said Congress & Left parties have lost their political significance in the country, stating the BJP will form the government in Bengal with a clear majority.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

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.