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BJP leaders trying to topple govt in Rajasthan during Covid pandemic, says Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan CM said the BJP has 'gone beyond humanity' and 'crossed the limit of shamelessness'. However, he asserted that his govt is stable and will last 5 years.

No differences in Maharashtra govt, media creating stories to fill space, says Sharad Pawar

In an interview with Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, NCP chief Sharad Pawar says there is no unhappiness among the three parties that constitute the Maha Vikas Aghadi govt. 

Ram Vilas Paswan, ‘weather scientist of Indian politics’, fights a do-or-die battle in Bihar

Ram Vilas Paswan has been part of every coalition government at the Centre since 1989, but his political stocks in Bihar have only been dwindling.

How Nitish Kumar’s fight against corruption has unravelled in 13 years

In 2007, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar gave a rousing speech with a focus on fighting corruption. But in the years since, that fight appears to have lost its sheen.

Holding Bihar polls amid Covid will put people at risk, turnout may be low: Chirag Paswan

LJP chief & Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan has urged Election Commission to think and then take a decision that will be beneficial for the people at large.

Nadda asks BJP MPs to create e-books of their Covid relief work & publicise Modi’s efforts

In meeting with MPs of various states, BJP chief J.P. Nadda said the battle against Covid is long & any relaxed approach could backfire.

Uma Bharti questions MP CM Chouhan after Vikas Dubey ‘encounter’, praises Yogi govt

BJP leader Uma Bharti questioned the Madhya Pradesh govt over how Dubey reached Ujjain, among others. A BJP leader says this doesn’t reflect well.

Wary of blowback during Bihar polls, Modi govt puts OBC creamy layer tweak on backburner

Any bid to tamper with the quota system, even perceived, is likely to cost the BJP heavily in the Bihar elections, as it did in 2015, when RSS called for a ‘review of reservation’.

How ‘Vikas Purush’ Nitish Kumar favoured fellow Kurmis in Bihar administration and politics

Kurmis make up just 2% of Bihar’s population, but members of the caste wield a lot of influence on Nitish Kumar’s administration and in his JD(U).

CM Baghel eyes Jogi fortress Marwahi, but ‘Target 70’ not likely to be easy one for Congress

The Dalit and tribal-dominated seat has been with former CM Ajit Jogi & his family for 5 consecutive terms. A bypoll, necessitated after his death in May, is due.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.