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2 Scindia loyalists could lose ministerial berth as EC delays MP bypoll date announcement

Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput should be elected to MP assembly by 21 October as they have taken oath on 21 April. But election seems unlikely to be held by that time.

Nitish showers sops on women as he woos his key vote bank ahead of Bihar polls

The Bihar CM Friday unveiled Seven Resolves Part 2, saying if voted to power again, he will ensure representation of women in administration — right from the block to the state level.

Tejashwi can be RJD’s choice, but alliance is yet to agree on CM face in Bihar, says Congress

Congress' Shaktisinh Gohil says every party has a right to put a leader’s face forward, but we will decide if the alliance benefits from one face, and who that will be.

My comments were twisted, BJP supports all demands of Ladakh — J&K leader Ashok Koul’s U-turn

BJP’s J&K general secretary Ashok Koul Tuesday said the call to boycott polls to Ladakh council was ‘nonsense’. On Friday, he claimed he was misquoted.

How BJP is using Smriti Irani & Bhojpuri to combat ‘misinformation’ over farm bills

The party is devising various state-specific strategies to deal with what it terms is a ‘misinformation campaign’ by the opposition on the farm bills.

Modi asks BJP workers to explain farm bills to farmers, says opposition misleading them

In virtual address to BJP workers, PM Modi urges them to conduct small meetings in groups of five over 'chai' and explain the nuances of the bills to farmers.

Why ‘friendly’ ties between BJP and KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samiti are coming undone now

KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi joined opposition ranks to boycott the just-concluded Parliament session in protest against the passage of the “anti-farmer” agriculture reform bills

Who killed Deendayal Upadhyaya? It’s a 50-year-old question

Five decades since then Bharatiya Jana Sangh chief Deendayal Upadhyaya died under mysterious circumstances, there are no still no answers to who killed him and why.

Leh shuts down to protest against BJP leader’s remarks on call to boycott hill council polls

BJP leader Ram Madhav, J&K unit functionary Ashok Kaul are currently in Leh. The shutdown call was given by the Apex Body of People’s Movement for Sixth Schedule.

After Akali Dal, now JD(U) wants changes to farm bills, demands MSP guarantee

The JD(U) is the second BJP ally to break ranks over the farm bills and is now asking for including provisions that punish companies that buy produce from farmers below MSP.

On Camera

How the Air Force’s Cheetahs and MI-8s gave India an edge in the race to Siachen

There can be no doubt that the Cheetahs and the MI-8s were the real sky messengers without whom there would have been no Operation Meghdoot.

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.