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Money for new secretariat building not even 0.1% of Covid budget, Telangana ex-MP Kavitha says

Telangana move to build new secretariat amid Covid pandemic has drawn flak. Kavitha Kalvakuntla, ex-MP & CM KCR’s daughter, says govt hasn't started spending on project yet.

Opposition protests Question Hour suspension, govt says parties had agreed to it earlier

Opposition says govt trying to strangulate democracy by suspending Question Hour. Rajnath Singh says Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had given consent to it earlier.

Will face all political storms and also fight Covid-19, Uddhav Thackeray says

In a televised public address, CM Uddhav Thackeray says there is a conspiracy afoot to malign Maharashtra, assures people he would fight the political crisis.

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh — Lalu’s conscience keeper and the driving force behind NREGA

Former Union minister and veteran Bihar leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who resigned from the RJD Friday, died Sunday morning. He was 74 years old.

No date yet, but Bodo council poll campaign heats up with rallies despite Covid restrictions

Election to 40-seat Bodoland Territorial Council was deferred in March this year due to Covid-19 pandemic. A new election date is yet to be announced.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren meets Lalu Prasad, says will fight Bihar polls together

RJD is a partner in the coalition government headed by Soren in Jharkhand. Besides JMM, the Congress is also part of the government in the state.

It’s Atma Nirbhar Bihar now as BJP launches poll campaign themed on Bihari pride

BJP also launched a toll-free number & a website to seek people’s suggestions on how to make Bihar self-reliant. The suggestions will be incorporated in their poll manifesto.

What the elevation of an unrelenting Mamata critic in Bengal Congress means for 2021 polls

Adhir Chowdhury has been Bengal Congress chief before but his elevation now is significant as it comes ahead of 2021 polls and is further proof of Gandhis' confidence in him. 

Dev Anand to Kangana Ranaut — Shiv Sena has had a long love-hate relationship with Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut’s spat with the Shiv Sena is only the latest incident in the party’s long history of an oxymoron relationship with Bollywood.

Bihari Sushant, Bengali Rhea, Himachali Kangana — region key in political row on actor death

The line adopted by political parties in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case appears to be largely driven by the electorate that forms their core voter base.

On Camera

Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law doesn’t guarantee justice. What more needs to be done

The AAP govt has extracted more political capital from sacrilege accountability than any of its predecessors. It now has the opportunity — and the obligation — to match that rhetoric with performance in court.

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.