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BJP set to win 10 Rajya Sabha seats amid drama in Gujarat and Manipur

Of the 24 Rajya Sabha seats up for grabs Friday, Congress is set to win 5 and BJP 10 if the Election Commission rejects the former’s objections in Gujarat.

Cross-voting, turncoat MLAs allowed to vote: How BJP won lone Rajya Sabha seat in Manipur

The victory is a shot in the arm for the BJP govt in the state that was thrown into a crisis after nine ruling coalition members, including four ministers, resigned Wednesday.

BJP objects to Congress MLA voting in RS polls, says he violated quarantine rules

BJP said MLA Wajib Ali returned from abroad and should be in quarantine, to which, Ali said, his Covid-19 test was conducted earlier and he tested negative.

‘Our culture is we…won’t go back on words’ — CM Uddhav taunts BJP on Sena foundation day

Addressing Shiv Sena leaders, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said the party has not changed its ideology.

In UP politics, FIRs are like medals and jail is like a second home: UP Congress chief

In exclusive interview, UP Congress chief Ajay Lallu, jailed by Yogi govt over bus controversy, says state had no intention of using buses Congress promised for migrants.  

Bangla CPM mouthpiece blames BJP for ‘mischief’ as article with China statement sparks outrage

An article on Monday’s deadly Galwan clash quoted both Indian and Chinese foreign ministries, but ‘Ganashakti’ & CPI(M) are accused of being ‘anti-India’.

Manipur Congress moves to remove assembly Speaker, says he’s behaving like BJP MLA

The notice comes after Speaker Y. Khemchand advanced proceedings on disqualification of 7 Congress MLAs, who crossed over to the BJP, to 18 June from 22 June.

Would have quit BJP govt long ago if not for Covid lockdown, says Manipur deputy CM

Yumnam Joykumar of National People’s Party is one of nine MLAs who resigned from Manipur’s Northeast Democratic Alliance government, leaving it in a minority.  

Madhya Pradesh BJP claims support of BSP, SP & Independents in Rajya Sabha elections

Voting for three Madhya Pradesh seats in Rajya Sabha takes place Friday. The BSP and SP said MLAs supporting the BJP were going against the party line.

Year-long power tussle between CM & his deputy — how the Manipur crisis came to be

Nine MLAs have deserted the NDA, reducing it to a minority in the 59-member Manipur assembly. Deputy CM Y. Joykumar Singh is leading the revolt.

On Camera

How India’s Sparrows outsmarted Pakistan and conquered Siachen in 1984 Operation Meghdoot

The ‘Sparrows’—the signalmen of the Indian Army— were known for their swiftness and agility in establishing secure and reliable communication in battle zones.

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.