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Inside story of how Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi forced Jyotiraditya Scindia to dump Congress

Jyotiraditya Scindia, former Guna MP who has been with Congress for 18 years, quit party Tuesday saying this path has been drawing itself out over past year.

14 Scindia loyalist MLAs resign as Madhya Pradesh govt crisis deepens

Six more Congress MLAs, including ministers, are also likely to resign from the Assembly. This will bring the strength of the House down and help BJP prove majority.

How BJP tapped Jyotiraditya Scindia’s isolation in Congress to make him quit the party

BJP meeting in Bhopal today where Jyotiraditya Scindia is set to be inducted, paving way for Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s return as MP chief minister.

Jyotiraditya Scindia quits Congress, can’t serve people by being in the party, he tells Sonia

The Congress expelled Jyotirditya Scindia for 'anti-party activities' just moments after he tweeted his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi. Fourteen Congress MLAs loyal to Scindia have also sent their resignations to the MP governor.

Kamal Nath govt teeters on edge as 17 Congress MLAs fly to Karnataka 

A total of 19 Congress legislators, including 6 ministers from the Kamal Nath govt, are allegedly in the safekeeping of a senior BJP leader in Bengaluru. 

Bihar like Europe by 2030? London-returned CM ‘candidate’ promises, but no one’s buying it

Pushpam Priya Choudhary, a London-educated woman from a political family in Darbhanga, has left Bihar stunned with her 2020 'candidature' announcement.

Rajya Sabha seat exposes fault lines in Congress-RJD alliance in Bihar

RJD is refusing to concede a Rajya Sabha seat, which ally Congress says was promised to it ahead of Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

Former PDP, NC leaders launch ‘Apni Party’ in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP welcomes move

Nearly 50 politicians from the PDP, NC, Congress and Shah Faesal's JKPM have joined the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, led by former PDP minister Altaf Bukhari.

Political wheels start turning in J&K, former PDP leader to launch new party Sunday

Former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari will launch "Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party" on International Women's, focussing on socio-economic & political development of the region.

‘Very sorry state of affairs in Bengal’ — Dhankhar meets Shah with complaints against Mamata

Massive misuse of public funds to propagate the political agenda of Mamata Banerjee government, Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar tells Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Most of the diplomatic messaging was driven not by Islamabad but by regional powers and their calculations—Washington, Tehran and even the UAE.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.