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It was Rahul’s warning that helped Bhilwara tackle Covid-19, says Sonia at Congress meet

Speaking to state Congress chiefs, Sonia Gandhi says India would have been in a better position if Modi govt had heeded Rahul advice too.

Bombs, bullets fly as Covid-19 lockdown fails to end violence in ‘politically-charged’ Bengal

Nearly a dozen incidents of violence related to coronavirus have been reported across West Bengal. CM Mamata Banerjee asks for strict action against offenders.

Karnataka bracing for spurt in Covid-19 cases by April end, a long fight ahead: Yediyurappa

In exclusive interview to ThePrint, CM Yediyurappa says Karnataka has suffered Rs 1,500-cr loss since lockdown began and could open liquor outlets for revenue.

Lockdown casts a cloud over Uddhav Thackeray’s election to legislature and smooth run as CM

Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister on 28 November 2019, but he is yet to be elected as a member of the House. 

Kejriwal meeting with Delhi BJP MPs turns into blame game on tracing Tablighi Jamaat members

Chief Minister Kejriwal met the 7 BJP Lok Sabha MPs and 3 AAP Rajya Sabha members from Delhi via video conferencing on handling the coronavirus crisis.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is doing it all alone, from running a state to tackling Covid-19

The Covid-19 crisis and lockdown has thrown a spanner in the works in Madhya Pradesh, resulting in CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan functioning as a one-man cabinet.

Mamata calls questions on Tablighi event ‘communal’, avoids giving any answers

Mamata govt on 1 April had shared details of the number of people who attended the Delhi event. Since then, there has been no official update.

Punjab’s high Covid-19 death rate triggers political mudslinging, Badal alleges negligence

SAD president Sukhbir Badal’s allegations against Amarinder Singh’s Congress govt began after the death of Padma Shri awardee singer Nirmal Singh Khalsa.

From 2 Lok Sabha seats to 18 crore members, 10 biggest milestones of BJP’s 40-year journey

Beginning with less than 8% votes in 1984, the BJP has formed the central govt 5 times, and now rules India with a commanding 303-seat majority.

Lamps, crackers to fake image, conspiracy theory: Reactions to Modi’s ‘light a candle’ plea

Lamp lighting, photo shoots and even firecrackers — for a moment one forgot there was a pandemic. Here’s how Twitter reacted to last night’s “festivities”.

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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.