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Rahul Gandhi should be sent back to school to know ministries under Centre, says Giriraj Singh

In response to Gandhi's comments on the need for a separate fisheries ministry, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said his government has invested Rs 32,000 crore in fisheries since 2014.

Only 1 out of 8 Uttarakhand CMs completed 5 yrs in office. Rawat is latest to leave early

Uttarakhand has had 8 CMs so far, including Nityanand Swami (2000-2001) and Bhagat Singh Koshyari (2001-02), who occupied the chair before the state had its first election.

Trivendra Rawat quits as CM, thanks BJP for ‘golden opportunity’ to serve Uttarakhand

Rawat joins the list of Uttarakhand CMs who have been unable to complete their five-year term.

Should have shown concern when I was in Congress — Scindia hits back at Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi Monday said that had Scindia remained in the party, he would have certainly become chief minister but was now a 'backbencher' in the BJP.

‘We don’t need you, you need us’ — the DMK line that forced Sonia Gandhi to call Stalin

Sonia Gandhi called up Stalin Saturday night to seal the seat-sharing deal, with the DMK finally handing over 25 seats to the Congress, 16 less than in 2016.

No CM face for BJP in Assam before elections, says state party chief

Ranjeet Kumar Dass said the decision on CM candidate will be taken by the BJP Parliamentary Board at the time of forming the next government.

Scindia could’ve become CM with Congress, now a backbencher in BJP, says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress leader said that Jyotiraditya Scindia who resigned from the party last year to join BJP, had the option to strengthen the organisation by working with its members.

Mamata Banerjee’s close associate Sonali Guha, 4 other Trinamool MLAs join BJP

Sonali Guha and Rabindranath Bhattacharya, a prominent face of the Singur movement, joined the BJP after they were denied the poll ticket.

Uttarakhand CM in Delhi amid leadership change rumours, state leaders call him ‘uninspiring’

BJP leadership summons Trivendra Singh Rawat to Delhi after two observers visit Dehradun to meet MLAs & ministers. Their report says CM is failing to inspire MLAs and is losing grip over state.

Focus on Odisha border disputes, political violence — BJP firms up strategy to target BJD govt

With an eye on forming next govt in Odisha, BJP draws up roadmap that includes talking up Modi govt's achievements at the Centre, pointing out issues in CM Naveen Patnaik's govt.

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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.