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Staying away from politics, says Sasikala ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls

The 69-year old close aide of Jayalalithaa called for unity among the 'true supporters' of the late leader to keep the 'common enemy' DMK away from power.

Don’t teach us Hindutva, why no Bharat Ratna for Savarkar yet — Uddhav Thackeray to BJP

The Maharashtra CM also slammed the Modi government over the ongoing farmers' agitation, saying that India is not a 'private property' of the BJP.

Bengal BJP has shortlisted 4-5 candidates per seat for first two phases, says Dilip Ghosh

The party's Central Election Committee will meet Thursday in New Delhi to finalise the candidates list for 60 seats. Polling will be held in 30 seats each on 27 March and 1 April.

AIADMK says no scope for Sasikala, Dhinakaran to join party, alliance

BJP has never interfered in AIADMK's internal affairs and a big rumour was doing the rounds as if the saffron party was pressuring the party, AIADMK leader D Jayakumar said.

Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Emergency ‘laughable’, says Prakash Javadekar

Javadekar hit back at the Congress leader for attacking the RSS and claiming that his party at no point during the Emergency attempted to capture India's institutional framework.

BJP, AGP wrangling over seat-sharing for Assam polls, senior leaders to meet Amit Shah, Nadda

The AGP is seeking around 40 seats, a demand that is not amenable to the BJP. In 2016, the former had contested 24 seats while the latter fought 84.

Why BJP can no longer ignore this MLA’s outbursts against Karnataka CM Yediyurappa

BJP MLA Ramagouda Patil Yatnal has in the past attacked Yediyurappa & his family, and while the BJP has ignored his outbursts, the MLA is increasingly putting the party in a spot.  

Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigns following allegations of sexual harassment

The development comes a day after purported video clips showing Ramesh Jarkiholi getting intimate with an unidentified woman were widely aired by Kannada news channels.

AAP wins 4 seats in Delhi municipal bypolls, Congress gets 1 ward

More than 50% votes were cast in the bypolls for the five municipal wards held on 28 February. Four of the five wards were held by AAP while one had a BJP councillor.

Now, minister Ramesh Jarkiholi ‘caught in sex CD scandal’ in trouble for Karnataka’s BJP govt

Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, who jumped ship from Congress in 2019 to join BJP, is accused of seeking sexual favours from a woman in exchange for job.

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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.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

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.