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Allies step up pressure on BJP to end deadlock with farmers, party says ‘treading cautiously’

JD(U) says govt should include MSP in laws, while AIADMK wants farmers’ concerns to be addressed and JJP in Haryana has urged the govt to add a line on MSP in the laws.

Assam Bodoland council polls will test BJP’s reach in region, decide fate of ally BPF

With BJP looking to unseat ally Bodoland People's Front, questions have risen if the ruling party will go alone in the state assembly elections next year.

Let Rajinikanth float his party, will convey views then, says DMK chief MK Stalin

Rajinikanth had on 3 December announced that he would float his political party in January 2021 and face next year's assembly polls, due in April-May.

Rajasthan Congress united, new state unit will be in place by year-end, says Ajay Maken

The AICC general secretary in-charge for the state asserted that the BJP would fail miserably if it tried to bring down the Ashok Gehlot govt again.

NDA govt must shun arrogance, roll back farm laws, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

In a series of tweets, Gehlot also said the Congress stands with the farmers, and that the NDA government must not delay paying heed to the farmers' welfare issues.

AAP to hold peaceful protest at ITO in support of Bharat Bandh, says Delhi minister Gopal Rai

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had said that all party workers across the country will support the strike and appealed to all citizens to support the farmers.

BJP govt should immediately withdraw ‘anti-people’ farm laws or step down, says Mamata

Addressing a rally in Midnapore district, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee asserted that she would rather stay in jail than ‘remain silent or put up with BJP's misrule’.

MP ‘love jihad’ law could have provisions of alimony and attaching accused’s property

Minister Narottam Mishra says they have added provisions that aren’t there in laws enacted by other BJP-ruled states. Congress says competition shouldn’t dictate framing of law.

BJP wins 6 of 11 UP Legislative Council seats, SP wins 3, including 2 in Modi’s Varanasi

Polls for the 11 teachers’ and graduates’ quota seats were held on 1 December, and both BJP and SP say they are happy with their showing.

Rajinikanth’s party to fight on all 234 seats in 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections

After making the announcement, Tamilaruvi Manian, Rajinikanth's political advisor, also said that their party's politics will be 'spiritual' and won't 'slam anybody'.

On Camera

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.