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After Kartavya Path, ‘Bharat Mata Dwar’? BJP Minority Morcha chief asks Modi to rename India Gate

Jamal Siddiqui praises PM for changing names of streets & places named after 'Mughal aggressors or British plunderers', says the name 'Bharat Mata Dwar' will 'instil respect' in visitors.

Delhi government holding back ten ‘sensitive’ CAG reports

New Delhi , January 6 (ANI): An important list of reports is pending to be tabled in the Delhi Assembly, but none of these...

Tamil Nadu governor skips address, walks out of assembly over ‘insult’ to National Anthem, Constitution

Raj Bhavan alleges that CM Stalin & speaker refused to sing National Anthem despite governor’s ‘reminder’ amid sloganeering in the assembly.

Priyanka’s ‘cheeks’ to Atishi ‘changing her father’, BJP’s Bidhuri makes sexist barbs one after another

BJP's Kalkaji candidate Ramesh Bidhuri made the remarks regarding Delhi CM Atishi during a rally Sunday. AAP says Bidhuri's comment 'exposes BJP’s anti-women mindset'.

‘Would’ve been pleased with tributes in his own quiet way.’ Family, peers remember Manmohan Singh

Remembrance event was organised by Manmohan Singh’s family at Delhi’s India Habitat Centre. It concluded with rendition of Faiz’s “Gulon Mein Rang Bhare” by his youngest daughter Amrit.

Who is Sanjay Prasad, Yogi’s data man, tech-savvy taskmaster & UP’s most powerful IAS officer today

The 1995-batch IAS officer has regained charge of home dept after 9-month gap. The pandemic, during which Prasad was Yogi's '2nd-in-command', significantly bolstered his closeness to CM.

BJP releases 1st list for Delhi polls: Parvesh Verma to take on Kejriwal, Ramesh Bidhuri to face Atishi

BJP has done well in Delhi's parliamentary polls, winning all 7 seats in last 3 elections, but its assembly poll performance has lagged, with it accounting for just 7 of capital's 70 MLAs.

Haryana ministers in Nayab Saini govt get 17 officials suspended in 10 days. ‘Service rules ignored’

In the latest case, BDPO Vivek Kumar and 4 more officials were suspended Thursday on the orders of Haryana's Minister of Development and Panchayats Krishan Lal Panwar. 

After RJD & AIMIM, Congress likely to move SC seeking strict enforcement of Places of Worship Act

Once filed, petition will mark subtle shift in Congress’s strategy on question of rights of minorities. Decision is outcome of internal debate on need to take a firm stand.

With praise for CM Fadnavis, how Shiv Sena (UBT) seems to be holding out an olive branch to BJP

On the face of it, Shiv Sena (UBT) maintains that Saamana editorial is nothing more than 'basic civility in politics' keeping the good of Maharashtra in mind.

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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.