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How no-trust motion against Yediyurappa govt was defeated after 5-hour fierce debate

A high-voltage drama ensued in the Karnataka assembly after CM Yediyurappa and leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah were locked in a verbal duel.

Jaswant Singh — communicator, crisis manager, man of letters and a student of history

Jaswant Singh, a former Army officer, served as external affairs, defence and finance minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's governments from 1998 to 2004.

BJP promotes youth, doesn’t keep them on wait-list, new Yuva Morcha chief Tejasvi Surya says

Tejasvi Surya thanks BJP after the party names him president of its youth wing. He also says Amit Shah has assured him of setting up an NIA branch in Bengaluru soon.

Subramanian Swamy drags PMO into row with Amit Malviya, Tajinder Bagga questions his loyalty

In a tweet after Malviya was retained as IT head in BJP's new team, Swamy accused a PMO official of running fake tweets campaign against him.

Sena MP Sanjay Raut meets BJP ex-CM Fadnavis, says ‘we are not enemies’

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said CM Uddhav Thackeray was aware of the meeting, while Maharashtra BJP asserted there was no political angle to it.

BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal quits NDA over farm bills

The decision, announced by Sukhbir Badal, was taken at Akali Dal core committee meeting. Badal said govt didn't listen to the Akalis in honouring sentiments of farmers.

BJP picks treasurer after 6 years, former UP minister will hold post with Madhya Pradesh MP

Rajesh Agrawal will take over as BJP treasurer six years after Piyush Goyal, the last incumbent, was elevated to the Union Cabinet in the first Modi term.

In Mukul Roy’s elevation as BJP vice-president, a message for Trinamool turncoats

Three leaders from Bengal were Saturday picked for the BJP’s national team of office-bearers. They are Mukul Roy, Anupam Hazra and Raju Bista.

Ram Madhav out & Tejasvi Surya, Mukul Roy in — Nadda’s BJP rejig with a touch of BL Santhosh

In the organisational reshuffle, J.P. Nadda dropped senior leaders like Muralidhar Rao, Anil Jain, but retained Vasundhara Raje and Raman Singh. 

Tejasvi Surya named youth wing head, Anil Baluni chief spokesperson in BJP’s new team

In the latest reshuffle of the party's national office bearers, BJP's Ram Madhav, P Muralidhar Rao, Saroj Pandey and Anil Jain have been replaced with newcomers.

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Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.