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Can’t hold ideals of Gandhi & be with Godse supporters: Prashant Kishor slams Nitish Kumar

In a direct assault on Nitish Kumar-led government's development model, Kishor said Bihar was the poorest state in 2005 and continues to be so.

The Nitish formula Kanhaiya, Tejashwi, Chirag are using to build support before Bihar polls

Tejashwi Yadav, Chirag Paswan will start yatras this month, while Kanhaiya Kumar has already begun his. This ‘yatra’ culture was started by CM Nitish Kumar for mass contact.

NCP-led Maharashtra home dept to set up SIT probe parallel to NIA’s in Elgar Parishad case

At a meeting called by Sharad Pawar, NCP ministers decide that the SIT probe will run alongside the NIA investigation ordered by CM Uddhav Thackeray.

Former Jharkhand CM Babulal Marandi’s JVM(P) merges with BJP

Babulal Marandi, who was earlier a BJP leader, gradually drifted away from the party and launched his own outfit —Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) in 2006.

Nitish, Paswan have a message for ally BJP — don’t bring Delhi-style campaign to Bihar

Both Bihar allies — JD(U) and LJP — have told BJP that the state polls due later this year must be fought on local issues and not Article 370, Ram temple or CAA.

Now, Congress’ Ajay Maken, Milind Deora in Twitter spat over praise for AAP’s Delhi victory

Earlier, Sharmistha Mukherjee had expressed her displeasure over former finance minister P. Chidambaram’s tweet in praise of the AAP.

Shobha Karandlaje — from devout Sangh follower to ‘most powerful woman’ in Karnataka

Born in Dakshina Kannada in 1966, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje is known outside Karnataka mostly for the controversies she stokes.

Here’s what Governor Dhankhar really wanted to say instead of Mamata’s anti-CAA speech

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar tells ThePrint in an exclusive interview that he was not allowed to raise the issues he really wanted to take up in the speech.

Blessings from Modi, body language — the symbolism and message of Kejriwal’s 2020 speech

Arvind Kejriwal's speech was conciliatory towards Modi & BJP, which ran a vitriolic campaign against him. Also made no mention of full statehood & Jan Lokpal bill, the pet themes in 2015.

Arvind Kejriwal talks of ‘politics of 21st century India’ as he takes charge of Delhi again

After taking oath, Arvind Kejriwal says he is everyone's CM, seeks Modi's blessing and calls on opponents to forget election politics and work with him to take Delhi forward.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

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.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.