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Opposition was okay with no Question Hour, can’t record calls to prove it, says minister

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says Congress leaders in both Houses were ‘on board’ with suspending Question Hour, protested as an afterthought.

AAP survey finds Yogi govt is ‘Thakurvaadi’, sparks row and FIR against party MP

In its telephonic survey, AAP spoke to 68,000 people on the issue of casteism under CM Yogi. The results prompted Lucknow police to file FIR against Sanjay Singh.

Raja Singh accuses Facebook of working under Congress’ pressure, says he has no account

The BJP MLA, who was banned for hate speech violations Thursday, said he has not been on Facebook since April 2019, so there was no question of banning him.

First meeting of PDP brass since August 2019 prevented, police cite order from ‘higher-ups’

Videos posted by PDP members on social media purportedly showed police preventing senior leaders from leaving their homes.

Demonetisation was an attack on India’s unorganised sector, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi alleged that PM Modi wishes to make India a cashless economy while the unorganised sector, which comprises the poor, farmers, labourers and small traders, works on cash.

Digital raths, travelling musical group – How BJP plans to campaign in poll-bound Bihar

The BJP has decided to rope in around 150 odd ‘digital raths’, which will have a large LED screen mounted atop vehicles, and station them at strategic places.

Mamata Banerjee says 75% students couldn’t take JEE exam in Bengal, blames Centre’s ‘ego’

The Bengal CM said despite all the arrangements made by the state govt only 1,167 out of 4,652 candidates could take the JEE-Main exam.

MP minister’s suggestion to serve eggs in anganwadi meals puts vegetarian Shivraj in a spot

MP minister Imarti Devi reiterated her proposal to serve eggs in anganwadi meals. BJP says govt will consider people’s sentiments before taking a final decision.

GDP slump, high Covid caseload, border aggression are ‘Modi-made’ disasters, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi's attack comes after official data on Monday showed that the country's economy suffered its worst slump in April-June, with the GDP contracting by 23.9 per cent

‘We’re like displaced Kashmiri Pandits’ — BJP old guard takes jibe at Scindia over MP bypolls

A section of the BJP old guard, especially in Gwalior, is fearful of ceding ground to former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and his loyalists.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

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.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.