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Amit Shah’s Konkan visit just the beginning as BJP signals open war in Shiv Sena bastion

Shah visited Sindhudurg’s Kudal to inaugurate a medical college and used the platform to launch a scathing attack on CM Thackeray and the MVA govt.

Sushant Rajput’s cousin to Shahnawaz, what BJP faces in Bihar cabinet say about its politics

Seventeen Bihar ministers were sworn in Tuesday, taking the total strength to 31, of whom 13 are from the JD(U) and 16 from the BJP.

Goodbye Ghulam Nabi Azad — why Congress stayed silent when Modi cried, opponents praised him

Ghulam Nabi Azad held many important posts in Congress and its governments, but neither party or not Rahul Gandhi said anything on his retirement.

Andhra CM Jagan’s sister Sharmila hints at Telangana political entry — without her brother 

YS Sharmila, younger sister of Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, held a political meeting in Hyderabad Tuesday without the backing of her brother or his YSR Congress Party. 

BJP has turned India into a crematorium, will not let it in Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee

The TMC supremo also alleged that peasants are facing atrocities during their agitation outside Delhi and claimed her govt has provided assistance to all farmers in West Bengal.

Proud to be a Hindustani Muslim, says teary Ghulam Nabi Azad as Rajya Sabha tenure ends

In retirement speech, Azad praised Modi as having a ‘personal touch’ and that he learnt a lot from former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.  

BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain inducted into Nitish Kumar cabinet

Apart from Hussain, JD(U) leaders Sanjay Kumar Jha, Shravan Kumar, Lesi Singh and Madan Sahni, and BJP's Pramod Kumar were also sworn in, in the much-awaited cabinet expansion.

‘My doors are always open for you’ — PM Modi bids teary-eyed farewell to Ghulam Nabi Azad

PM Modi said Azad was not only concerned about his party, but also about the country and the House, and that he will always need the Congress leader's suggestions.

Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Sonia Gandhi, discusses ‘active role’ for him in Congress

Sidhu has been staying away from Punjab politics since his resignation from the state cabinet. Sources say he is now reconsidering taking up a ministerial berth.

BJP trying to divide farmers, misleading celebrities, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in LS

Congress MP Ranjan said celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar were being misled and asked if India was so weak that Greta Thunberg 'is being considered an enemy'.

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Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.