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Nitish may have ‘mismanaged’ Covid crisis, but here’s why he needn’t worry about fallout

Bihar's Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP govt is facing criticism for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, especially the state healthcare system and migrant crisis.

BJP gets ready for Bihar election, will kick-off campaign with Modi’s next Mann Ki Baat 

BJP leaders say on 31 May, booth committee members will listen to the PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ to spread his message to people & mobilise support ahead of polls.

Why coronavirus is making India’s politicians nervous

Old school leaders who believe in 'touch-and -feel politics' are faced with adapting to more tech-savvy ways of reaching voters in the Covid world.

Chappal, soap, ambulance — be prepared with these to help migrants, Amit Shah tells BJP

Amit Shah made the suggestion to BJP chief J.P. Nadda, who then instructed the party to organise camps on highways and along railway tracks.

Besides Covid, Shivraj’s fighting dissent — from Congress defectors & BJP leaders they beat

The rebel Congress MLAs want a state cabinet expansion soon while BJP leaders, who lost to the MLAs in 2018, feel their political futures are at stake. 

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray & 8 others elected unopposed to Legislative Council

The council's election process was initiated on 4 May to fill in vacancies for nine seats, which fell vacant after the completion of the term of nine members.

Mamata is invoking Bengali pride again — her new ‘strategy’ to counter Covid flak

For 12 days, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee held no press conference. When she finally did Tuesday, after a heated discussion with PM Modi, she resorted to playing up 'Bangla' refrain.

NC in a bind: Party against J&K delimitation but its MPs could need to be part of exercise

NC has been against J&K reorganisation Act, but the party could go unrepresented on the govt panel that will execute the delimitation exercise if its MPs aren't on it.

‘IAS officers don’t fight polls’: Bihar BJP tells CM Nitish to make MLAs face of Covid relief

BJP has asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to allow MLAs stuck in Patna to return to their constituencies so they can distribute relief material there.

Gujarat High Court declares BJP minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama 2017’s election as void

Congress candidate Ashwin Rathod alleged that Chudasama indulged in 'corrupt practice and breach of many of the mandatory instructions of the Election Commission'.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

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.