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What Farooq Abdullah’s release means for mainstream politics in Kashmir

The NC leader’s release comes at a time when new political formations are threatening existing political structures in J&K. The worries for PDP are far from over.

Rebel Congress MLAs look at ‘health certificates’ to face MP govt’s coronavirus threat

Amid fears that the Kamal Nath govt will screen and then isolate them in Bhopal, the 22 rebel MLAs are planning on carrying a health certificate with them.

60 Delhi MLAs & I could be ‘doubtful citizens’ if NPR-NRC take place, says Kejriwal

At a special session Friday, Delhi assembly passed a resolution that calls on the central government to withdraw the 'NPR-NRC exercise'.

Why Shivraj Chouhan calling Jyotiraditya Scindia ‘Vibhishan’ might not be a compliment

Welcoming Scindia into BJP, former MP CM Shivraj Chouhan called him ‘Vibhishan’, who would help them pull down Kamal Nath’s Congress govt.

I’m free, I’m free… but freedom is not complete, says Farooq Abdullah after PSA is revoked

Farooq Abdullah refers to J&K as a state, says freedom will be complete when son Omar, Mehbooba Mufti and other leaders are also released.  

Scindia effect in Haryana — Deepender Hooda pips hot favourite Kumari Selja for RS seat

The Hoodas have had fractious ties with Congress high command but Scindia’s defection appears to have led to Deepender’s nomination instead of Kumari Selja, a known Sonia loyalist.  

Congress cites coronavirus to try & defer MP assembly session, buy time to coax its MLAs

The MP assembly session is set to begin on 16 March, while the 22 Scindia-supporting MLAs in Bengaluru are set to fly to Bhopal Friday evening.

Who is Amarendra Dhari Singh? RJD’s Rajya Sabha pick that has raised eyebrows even in party

Most RJD leaders were surprised when Singh’s name was announced for the Rajya Sabha elections. They said they have never met him.

Jyotiraditya Scindia files nomination in Bhopal for Rajya Sabha elections

Three Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, currently held by Congress' Digvijaya Singh, BJP's Prabhat Jha and Satyanarayan Jatiya, are falling vacant next month.

Ready for floor test, ensure release of MLAs in captivity: Kamal Nath in letter to Governor

In his letter to Governor Lalji Tandon, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath has urged him to speak to Amit Shah to ensure release of MLAs 'held in captivity in Bengaluru’.

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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.