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Why Abdullahs, Mehbooba are silent on Article 370 and what it means for Kashmir politics

There's been no word on Article 370 from Farooq and Omar Abdullah, released from detention, or Mehbooba Mufti, who is otherwise vocal on Twitter. Analysts say they must make position clear.

Tablighi foreigners were right under Modi govt’s nose, it should have stopped them: Baghel

In an interview with ThePrint, Chhattisgarh CM Baghel discussed the state’s efforts to tackle Covid-19 & lashed out at Modi govt.

CM Mamata, Governor Dhankhar trade charges in letters as war of words escalates over Covid

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tells Governor Jagdeep Dhankar he has no power to interfere with internal administration, he responds by listing ‘the chief minister’s duty to the governor’. 

CM Shivraj Chouhan says Tablighi Jamaat members behind ‘rapid rise’ in MP’s Covid-19 cases

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan speaks about Covid crisis in Madhya Pradesh, cabinet expansion, Congress allegations and restarting the economy.

No salary for months, Delhi municipal staff’s struggles have multiplied in Covid lockdown

They include frontline staff such as doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, sanitation workers, para-medical staff, engineering staff and teachers among others. 

How the lockdown has unlocked rivalries and dissent in Karnataka’s BJP govt

B.S. Yediyurappa has been struggling to keep his flock together, which seems to have lent an air of indecisiveness to Karnataka’s fight against Covid-19. 

This is the only Indian state that doesn’t want its students, migrants to return home

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been consistent in opposing easing of lockdown rules, even to bring back state’s students stranded in Kota.

3 Bengal districts tagged hotspot by Modi govt ‘haven’t reported Covid-19 cases in a week’

Categorisation of these districts led to a slugfest between Mamata and Modi governments as central teams were not allowed to visit the affected areas initially.

Shivraj finally picks ministers — top BJP man, 2 Scindia loyalists among 5 to aid Covid fight

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expanded his cabinet after nearly a month, in which time MP has been struggling to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Shivraj Chouhan expands MP cabinet with 5 ministers — 2 of them Congress rebels

The Madhya Pradesh govt has faced criticism over its handling of Covid-19. The new cabinet includes ex-Congress leader Tulsi Silawat, a former health minister.

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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.