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Paswan slams ally Nitish over food beneficiary list, JD(U) says he is doing politics

Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan is upset with Nitish govt for not sending updated list. But Bihar food minister says list already updated on Centre’s portal.

Haryana’s powerful Home Minister Anil Vij locks horns with CM Khattar again as lockdown eased

Home and Health Minister Anil Vij has been at loggerheads with CM Khattar since 2014. Now, he says he ‘fears’ CM’s decisions on relaxing the Covid-19 lockdown.

Kejriwal’s AAP playing politics on migrants’ rail fare: Bihar minister Sanjay Jha

In an interview to ThePrint, JDU leader & Bihar Water Resources Minister Sanjay Jha said CM Nitish Kumar’s stand of not allowing migrants to come back earlier being appreciated now.

Punjab cabinet meeting scrapped as ministers walk out after ‘fight’ with chief secretary

In the pre-cabinet meeting, two Punjab ministers have heated exchange with chief secretary on the issue of excise revenue generation.

Punjab minister says CM’s liquor home delivery move undignified, supports wife’s review call

Cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu supports wife who said CM Amarinder Singh’s decision is against social ethics. Wife of another Congress MLA too slams move.

It’s Nitish vs Kejriwal again as Bihar minister trashes AAP ‘white lies’ on migrant rail fare

Bihar minister Sanjay Jha accuses AAP of cheap politics amid pandemic, says Delhi has sent a reimbursement bill of Rs 6.3 lakh for rail fare of migrant workers.

Why Praveen Pardeshi, Mumbai’s ‘top corona warrior’, no longer leads fight against the virus

Praveen Pardeshi was transferred from his post as BMC commissioner Friday days after he reversed an order issued by the chief secretary.

Police issue order to play Mamata’s Covid song on Tagore birthday, BJP calls it ‘insulting’

The circular asked all district policemen to play Bengal CM’s awareness song on coronavirus in residential areas to mark Rabindranath Tagore’s birthday Friday.

PMO cannot fight Covid-19 alone, need to empower strong CMs, says Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi says his party's NYAY scheme of basic income for poor must be implemented.

Allies JDU, BJP fight over rail institute now, after differences on Covid handling, migrants

Bihar CM and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar not happy with reports that Railways wants to shift British-era IRIMEE from Munger to Lucknow even as the ministry says it has no such plans. 

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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.