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Was the 6 BSP MLAs’ merger with Congress in Rajasthan legal? The law is not settled

Rajasthan HC dismissed BJP MLA Madan Dilawar’s plea against Speaker CP Joshi’s ‘inaction’, but now that merger has been accepted, Dilawar plans to challenge it.

VHP slams Uddhav for wanting e-Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya, says it’s fall of a Hindutva party 

Maharashtra CM & Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Sunday said Bhoomi Pujan, for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, could be conducted through video-conferencing in view of Covid-19. 

Yediyurappa says it’s been a trial by fire as he completes one year as Karnataka CM

Yediyurappa says his govt will continue fighting Covid-19, bring Karnataka’s economy back on track, help youngsters find employment, and ensure stability.

Kapil Sibal, Salman Khurshid write to Rajasthan Governor over convening assembly session

3 former law ministers and Congress leaders including Ashwani Kumar wrote in a letter that delay in convening the Rajasthan assembly session will create a constitutional crisis.

Won’t lie, ‘absolutely convinced’ that China has entered Indian territory, Rahul Gandhi says

Don’t care if it costs me politically, going to say the truth as far as Indian territory is concerned, Rahul Gandhi says in video.

Ajit Pawar’s midnight birthday wish for Uddhav Thackeray comes with a veiled message

Pawar's tweet of a photo of him, in the driver's seat, with the Maharashtra CM came hours after Thackeray said he was steering the 'three-wheeled rickshaw' the coalition govt is.

BSP issues whip to 6 MLAs to vote against Congress in case of Rajasthan assembly floor test

The party general secretary Satish Chandra Misra said if the BSP MLAs voted against the party whip, they were liable for disqualification from the assembly.

Division of J&K was a ‘humiliation heaped on the state’, Omar Abdullah writes

Simply cannot and will not be a member of a House that has been disempowered the way J&K assembly has been, Omar Abdullah writes in The Indian Express.

Centre & BJP have launched an attack on democracy and the Constitution, says Ajay Maken

At a press conference, the Congress leader said the Centre was conspiring to topple Congress governments in various states instead of tackling Covid, economic crisis & China.

‘My future safe in BJP’ — Mukul Roy says vested interests across parties working against him

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy says he will demand an investigation into 'defaming and maligning reports' being published against him.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle’s last album was with British band Gorillaz. She was a trailblazer

Asha Bhosle showcased her versatility in 2006, when she collaborated with Australian cricketer Brett Lee on ‘You’re the One for Me’ for the ICC Champions Trophy.

Govt extends EV subsidies, nudges auto-makers to adopt cleaner fuel amid energy supply crisis

Centre says LPG supply stable despite pressure. Steps up efforts to ensure fuel security as Hormuz disruptions amid West Asia tensions upend global trade.

Brigadier & son assaulted in South Delhi for objecting to public drinking. No FIR yet, Army seeks action

Army has written to Delhi Police seeking action against the accused involved in the Friday night episode.

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.