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Blow for Yediyurappa as BJP brass backs rival Santosh’s nominees for Karnataka RS seats 

BJP shot down 3 names that Karnataka unit recommended, and instead announced candidature of one-time RSS workers Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti  for the 2 RS seats.

62 BJP leaders, including Scindia rivals, to campaign in MP to help party win 24 MLA seats

Several of the leaders include critics of Jyotiraditya Scindia, who had been angry about the former Congress leader’s switch to the BJP.

Former PM HD Deve Gowda to contest Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka

Deve Gowda has reportedly agreed to contest the elections on the request of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and will file his nomination tomorrow.

How BJP is leveraging its goodwill to ease pressure on Nitish over his Covid-19 handling

There is growing concern in the Bihar BJP that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s image has taken a beating over his handling of the Covid-19 crisis.

Actor Sonu Sood propped up by BJP to show us in poor light: Shiv Sena

In his weekly column 'Rokhthok' in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana', Sanjay Raut questioned Sonu Sood's sudden rise on Maharashtra social scene during lockdown.

Premature of Delhi govt to ease lockdown, not the right time to unlock city, says Congress

Senior Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said it was 'shameful' that the Covid positivity rate in Delhi is the highest & its recovery rate the lowest in the country.

Congress fossilised, can’t beat BJP with such laid-back approach: Party spokesperson Sanjay Jha

In an interview to ThePrint, Congress national spokesperson Sanjay Jha hits out at his party for its 'high command culture' and for operating 'only out of Delhi'. 

NDA will get two-third majority in Bihar assembly polls under Nitish Kumar: Amit Shah

In a virtual rally, Shah attacked RJD saying the growth rate of Bihar was just 3.9% when the party was in power, but it rose to 11.3% under the NDA.

Ex-Congress leaders in Karnataka will now be vetted if they want ‘ghar wapsi’

New state Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar has set up a 12-member panel to vet those want to rejoin. Applications will be assessed on parameters such as why they left, what they've been doing since.

3 Gujarat Congress MLAs quit, BJP looks to ‘settle score’ over Ahmed Patel’s Rajya Sabha win

The resignations are a setback for Congress that has, since March, lost eight party MLAs, reducing its strength in the assembly to 65, against BJP’s 103.

On Camera

Anil Kapoor and the rise of angry Dalit-Bahujan hero

Bollywood shows Dalit-Bahujan characters as helpless victims. Recent film ‘Subedaar’ is an act of resistance.

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.