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To regain upper hand, BJP now wants its J&K leaders to raise pitch for statehood

During recent meeting in Jammu, BJP general secretary P. Muralidhar Rao is said to have told senior leaders they must ensure credit for return to full statehood goes only to BJP.

AAP as Avengers & ‘Thanos’ Modi — Kejriwal party gives Delhi poll campaign pop-culture spin

From video game Mario to Avengers, AAP is tapping several pop-culture mainstays for voters who no longer ‘want to be given gyan’.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa says he held ‘detailed’ discussions with Amit Shah on cabinet expansion

Before leaving for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Yediyurappa said that he hoped his visit would help bring in large-scale investments to the state.

Only ‘dirty films’ were being watched in Kashmir, NITI Aayog member justifies internet ban

NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat said that the suspension of internet in Kashmir Valley has not had any effect on business.

Nitish leads 16,443 km-long human chain in Bihar, opposition calls it a ‘fraud’

Bihar govt says 4.29 crore participated in the human chain for the environment. The figure, if ratified, will be a Guinness World Record.

If an ‘honest govt’ is in power in Delhi, private schools can’t arbitrarily hike fees: Kejriwal

In April 2018, Delhi govt had issued a circular prohibiting private schools on govt land from hiking tuition fees without the approval of the Directorate of Education.

Delhi could soon have 24×7 malls, eateries in commercial areas if Kejriwal’s AAP returns

The promise is set to be part of AAP's detailed manifesto for the Delhi assembly polls, and a pilot project will be conducted if it is re-elected.

BJP constantly harassing Hardik Patel: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress leader Hardik Patel was arrested Saturday night from Ahmedabad district after he did not appear before a trial court in connection with a 2015 sedition case against him.

After Kerala and Punjab, Maharashtra also considers a resolution against CAA

Congress spokesperson Raju Waghmare said senior leaders of Maharashtra Vikas Agadi will sit together and decide on the resolution.

AAP’s Jagdeep Singh quits party after being denied ticket for Delhi elections

Singh said he quit as AAP chose to give a ticket to Rajkumari Dhillon instead, who had defected from the Congress recently.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.