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BJP asks MPs, MLAs who are eligible for Covid vaccine to opt for paid facility

India has begun its second phase of Covid vaccination, which will cover over 10 crore people in two priority groups — people aged above 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities.

Tejashwi urges Biharis living in Bengal to back Mamata, stays mute on RJD-TMC alliance

After a meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that the first priority of his party was to stop the BJP's progress in West Bengal.

‘Love jihad’ and ‘nationalism’ prompt two former high court judges in Kerala to join BJP 

Justices P.N. Ravindran and V. Chitambaresh joined the BJP during the 'Vijaya Yathra' in Kochi Sunday. Ravindran says he won’t contest polls but will campaign for party.

CM Biren Singh wants Bose statue at Moirang where INA flag was hoisted first time, says PM keen

Manipur CM Biren Singh also tells ThePrint he is confident BJP will win West Bengal and retain Assam where 'there will be no impact of CAA'.

Amarinder Singh appoints Prashant Kishor as principal advisor, Punjab govt to pay him Re 1

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s decision to appoint Prashant Kishor to the govt comes a year ahead of the 2022 assembly elections in the state.

Former Miss India Delhi Mansi Sehgal joins AAP, says clean politics can change the world

Speaking on the occasion, Sehgal said she was 'inspired by the honest governance of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal' and therefore chose to join the party.

How BJP is using Sourav Ganguly, Mithun & Prosenjit to build popularity in Bengal

Over the past 2 months, photos of top BJP-RSS leaders with the three Bengali icons has gone viral on social media, with experts calling it ‘attempts by BJP to build acceptability’. 

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Rathod becomes first minister to resign from Maha Vikas Aghadi govt

Sanjay Rathod, who held the forest profile in Maharashtra govt, tendered his resignation to CM Uddhav Thackeray after an hour-long meeting Sunday afternoon.

Assam ally BPF’s split from BJP ‘to help Congress but ruling party has no reason to worry’

The parting of ways between BJP and BPF follows months of tensions that first caught public attention in January 2020, when the BPF rejected the third Bodo Accord.

How Congress plans to pull off a Chhattisgarh-styled election victory in Assam

Following its success in the Chhattisgarh polls, Congress is rolling out the booth management strategy in Assam, hoping to reclaiming lost ground.

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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.