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Rahul’s favourites have asphyxiating control over him, says Congress ex-spokesperson Sanjay Jha

In an interview to ThePrint, Sanjay Jha, former national spokesperson of the Congress, has said the party needs to learn from BJP how to be 'hungry and ambitious'.

Amit Shah’s Bengal rally sees big-ticket defections from Mamata’s TMC, 7 MLAs jump ship

Suvendu Adhikari was among the MLAs who joined BJP. At the rally, Shah said TMC has gone from a party of Ma, Mati, Manush to one of extortion, appeasement and nepotism.

Congress appoints Ashok Arjunrao Jagtap as new Mumbai Congress president

Charan Singh Sapra has been appointed as the new working president of the MRCC, according to the statement from AICC general secretary K C Venugopal.

BJP ally Hanuman Beniwal quits 3 parliamentary panels in support of farmers’ stir

Beniwal, the founder of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and Rajasthan MP, said there is no justification for committees in the parliamentary system if action is not taken.

Sonia Gandhi appoints six AICC Secretaries in poll-bound Assam, Kerala

The Congress president appointed MLAs Anirudh Singh, Vikas Upadhyay and Prithviraj Prabhakar Sathe from Assam.

Rahul ready to rebuild party, leaders want Chintan Shivirs — what transpired at Sonia’s meeting

Congress leaders say the issue of lack of gap between top leadership and rest of the party was addressed at the meeting, all where all leaders took their turn to speak at length.

Get over politics of regionalism, says Amit Shah in West Bengal

Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at the ancestral house of freedom fighter Khudiram Bose after landing at Midnapore town from Kolkata during his two-day visit.

Why the 2021 Bengal polls will see a tough fight between formidable Mamata Banerjee & BJP

In episode 643 of #CuttheClutter, Shekhar Gupta says the reason why Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have been targeting Bengal is because they want a big footprint in the east.

NSUI chief Ruchi Gupta resigns, ‘blames’ KC Venugopal for delay in state unit appointments

Ruchi Gupta tweeted about her resignation Saturday. Both Gupta as well as Venugopal are considered to be close aides of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Amit Shah arrives in West Bengal for 2-day visit, scheduled to hold roadshow in Bolpur

Union Home Minister Shah’s visit comes at a time when several MLAs from the ruling Trinamool Congress have resigned from the state Assembly.

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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.