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BJP will win over 200 seats, form next govt in Bengal, says Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

Union Minister Athawale also said he will seek four to five seats for his Republican Party of India(A), an ally of BJP, in the West Bengal polls.

Can’t block roads like this, democracy not for such things — CM Khattar on farmer protests

Addressing a Jal Adhikar Rally in south Haryana's Narnaul,the Haryana chief minister said the Centre is committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022.

Rahul Gandhi hasn’t visited 17 states once since May 2019, a reflection of ‘on-off politics’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has visited 5 states once, 5 other states twice and Kerala, from where he is an MP, 8 times since May 2019 results. 

Why BJP has dropped NRC from Bengal pitch a year after Amit Shah’s big push

BJP says it's focusing on implementing CAA, amid worries that an NRC push may backfire. But CM Mamata Banerjee is making it a poll issue.

RSS ideologue Vaidya was so committed to agenda, he proposed replacing BJP with new party

Sangh and BJP leading lights remember M.G. Vaidya, who died Saturday, as one who not only shaped Hindutva ideology, but ensured no one deviated from it.

Shah defends MHA’s Bengal IPS officers transfer order, challenges Mamata to prove it’s illegal

Massive crowd attends Shah's roadshow in Bolpur, which he calls a sign of imminent change in West Bengal ahead of the assembly polls early next year.

JD(S) hit hard in Kerala as two-thirds of top council sides with chief ousted by Deve Gowda

JD(S) is a constituent of Kerala's ruling LDF coalition. Party and rebels both claim to be working to arrive at an amicable resolution.

Bengal minister rejects BJP’s claim of winning 250 seats, says defections won’t impact TMC

Panchayat minister and TMC MLA Subrata Mukherjee says his party is neither shocked nor crestfallen after one MP and five MLAs of the TMC join the BJP.

Uddhav urges truce in metro car depot row, says Modi govt should act for Mumbai’s welfare

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says it's unfortunate that central govt has gone to court against his govt's decision to build the depot at Kanjurmarg.

Amit Shah pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore during Visva-Bharati University visit

Amid tight security, the home minister arrived in Santiniketan for more than an hour-and-a-half-long visit to the central university.

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What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

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.