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Modi govt’s ‘guided tours’ of foreign envoys in J&K shows its double standards: Congress

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh demanded the government allow unfettered access to Jammu & Kashmir to all politicians in India.

BJP gets a reason to cheer CAA in Bengal — thanks to Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s top paramilitary officer Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam has said 445 of his country's nationals returned home in November & December.

Congress, UPA parties plan front to take on Modi govt over campus violence, CAA-NRC, economy

Senior leaders of Congress, NCP, CPI, DMK & RJD are likely to meet on 13 January to devise plan. Formation of strategic group also in the works.

How BL Santhosh is redefining role of RSS pointsman in BJP under Amit Shah

Bommarabettu Laxmijanardhana Santhosh, better known as B.L. Santhosh, was appointed the BJP national general secretary (organisation) in July last year.

BJP dealt big blow in Maharashtra stronghold Nagpur, gets routed in Zilla Parishad polls

Result is a massive setback for BJP as Nagpur is one of its strongholds — Devendra Fadnavis and Nitin Gadkari belong to the city, which is also RSS headquarters. 

They will be used & thrown away, says NC MP on new front ready to look past Article 370

National Conference MP Mohammad Akbar Lone says the party will not contest any election until J&K special status is restored.

Mamata’s crackdown on bandh is aimed at old adversary —  Left parties she ousted in 2011 

Political experts say Mamata Banerjee has always been wary of Communist leaders in Bengal and she will never allow even the 'slightest revival' of the CPI(M) here.  

24×7 water supply for Delhi to be key promise in AAP manifesto for assembly polls

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had promised round-the-clock water supply while inaugurating a reservoir in the capital last month.

Congress membership drive in Goa ends up a dud, only 2,600 new recruits in 2 months

Though the response in Goa has been poor, Congress plans to expand the pilot digital membership project to three districts of Gujarat and four of UP.

Who’ll sit close to Uddhav — Ashok Chavan, Chhagan Bhujbal ‘spar over chair’ at cabinet meet

Congress' Ashok Chavan and NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal allegedly argued for 20 minutes over a chair at the first cabinet meeting of the new Maharashtra govt.

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.