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PDP pays tribute to Mufti Sayeed on his death anniversary, demands release of J&K leaders

Marking party founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's fourth death anniversary, PDP said the BJP had back-stabbed the people of Kashmir and denied them livelihood opportunities.

Shiv Sena says Modi-Shah politics ‘brutal’, compares JNU attack with 26/11

The Shiv Sena has accused the BJP of trying to orchestrate 'Hindu-Muslim riots' over the citizenship law, and said the JNU attack could be 'revenge'.

Jaishankar defends Article 370 move & CAA, says they’re aimed at solving legacy of problems

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar cited China as an example for India, saying it had become a superpower by resolving problems facing them.

‘Inconsistent’ Rahul Gandhi missing again as JNU violence triggers fresh protests

Rahul Gandhi, who is likely to return as Congress president this year, has been conspicuous by his absence at some crucial junctures.

As Delhi gets set to vote on 8 Feb, here’s how AAP, BJP, Congress stack up

The AAP came to power in Delhi with a landslide in 2015, winning 67 of the national capital's 70 assembly seats.

Congress’ big plan to take on Yogi Adityanath — cow day-care centres in UP

Priyanka Gandhi sent 132-member team to Chhattisgarh last month to study CM Baghel's flagship initiative of gothaans or cow shelters, strategies to tackle BJP & RSS.

‘They will turn it into a Hindu-Muslim issue’ — Jairam Ramesh says CAA protests helping BJP

In interview to ThePrint, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says his party should ‘brutally introspect’ Lok Sabha results, but maintains it’s not in paralysis.

Bihar polls months away but Lalu, Nitish have set stage for battle — online and offline

A battle of hoardings between ruling JD(U) and principal opposition RJD has begun in Patna, with the rivalry also playing out in the virtual world.

RSS-BJP’s new plan for Kashmir — prop up Maharaja Hari Singh as a nationalist

Modi govt is looking to counter the narrative that Maharaja Hari Singh deliberately delayed signing the Instrument of Accession until the last moment.

After NRC ‘U-turn’, Nitish at crossroads again as deputy Sushil Modi announces NPR in Bihar

Bihar Deputy CM and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi has announced that the NPR, seen by many as a precursor to NRC, will be conducted in Bihar this May.

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.