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‘Sure you don’t like it’ — BJP flags ‘derogatory’ Saamana articles to editor Rashmi Thackeray

Over the last few days, the Shiv Sena, through Saamana editorials, has severely criticised BJP leaders over farmers’ protests and ED notices to political opponents, among other issues.

Asaduddin Owaisi visits West Bengal, meets influential Muslim cleric to discuss state polls

AIMIM state secretary said Owaisi wanted to keep the meeting with cleric Abbas Siddiqui a secret due to apprehensions that TMC govt might stop him from exiting the airport.

Can’t trust ‘BJP vaccine’, says Akhilesh Yadav, draws flak for ‘insulting scientists’

Former UP CM Yadav, however, later said in a tweet that he had full faith in scientists but not in the 'taali and thali wali unscientific thinking' of the BJP.

Stalin ‘deliberately slandering’ me and AIADMK govt, says Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami said DMK President MK Stalin had no intention of working hard to come to power and was under the impression that he could capture power through shortcuts.

How Buta Singh, Indira-Rajiv’s ‘hatchet man’, went on to become controversy’s child

Buta Singh, who passed away at 86, made his way up the ladder in the Congress as a ‘Yes’ man who would execute anything Indira or Rajiv Gandhi desired.

Will quit politics if I fail to prove corruption charges by TN minister, says MK Stalin

The DMK chief was addressing a people's gram sabha meeting at Devarayapuram in Thondamuthur constituency, represented by municipal administration minister S P Velumani.

Hindu Vahinis, Hindu Samaj, Hindu Army — how vigilante groups are thriving in Yogi’s UP

Since BJP assumed power at the Centre in 2014, fringe Hindu outfits have mushroomed in UP. While BJP says it has nothing to do with them, opposition alleges tacit support.

As BJP protests, Bengaluru stalls plan to rename 11 roads in Muslim areas after Muslim leaders

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said the decision to name roads in Muslim-majority areas after Muslims reeks of the 'communal mentality of Jinnah’s two-nation theory'.

BJP promotes 3 TMC turncoats accused in Saradha-Narada — scams it had used to target Mamata

Mukul Roy, Suvendu Adhikari and Sovan Chatterjee, all accused in Saradha chit fund scam & Narada sting cases, are now in BJP and hold significant posts.

Why Hardik Patel is losing his ‘mass leader’ appeal in Gujarat after joining Congress

Hardik Patel rose to prominence in 2015 on the back of Patidar quota agitation. He joined Congress in 2019, and was made its Gujarat unit working president in July 2020.

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Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

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.