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Allies isolate BJP over National Register of Citizens — 10 of 13 NDA constituents oppose it

The JD(U), AIADMK, Akali Dal, LJP & all NDA allies in the Northeast have categorically said they will not support the NRC.

On 135th Congress foundation day, a march in Mumbai, flag hoisting in Delhi

Amid raging protests against Citizenship Act, Congress will take out marches across India with message of "Save Constitution-Save India".

Why Left bastion Jadavpur University has become a battleground between Mamata and BJP

Kolkata’s Jadavpur University was born in dissent, has been at centre of anti-establishment protests since 1955 but every establishment wants a piece of it.

Jharkhand no exception, tribals are rejecting BJP in one state election after another

One of the factors for BJP’s loss in Jharkhand was tribal vote but the party has fared no better in ST reserved seats across the 5 states that went to polls in the last year. 

Sriramulu could face same fate as Reddys, BJP says as Karnataka minister threatens to quit

Karnataka Health Minister B. Sriramulu has demanded deputy CM post for a Nayaka leader, but BJP seems to be in no mood to give in.

Hemant Soren swearing-in to be opposition show of unity — Mamata, Kejriwal, Rahul to attend

CMs Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot & Uddhav Thackeray, besides nearly 25 opposition leaders, set to attend Hemant Soren's swearing-in as Jharkhand CM Sunday.

NPR and NRC like demonetisation, it is an attack on people, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged the poor will be forced to bribe officials to ensure they remain citizens, making NRC-NPR exercise another kind of tax.

Why JJP MLAs are upset with chief Dushyant Chautala, the most powerful minister in Haryana

MLA Ram Kumar Gautam, who has resigned as JJP vice-president, says Dushyant Chautala has concentrated all the power given to him by BJP in his own hands.

Siddiqullah Chowdhury — Mamata’s ‘extreme’ minister who clashes with Modi & Sheikh Hasina

Protesting against CAA, Siddiqullah Chowdhury recently said Amit Shah won't be allowed to leave airport if he visited Kolkata. He was denied visa by Bangladesh earlier this week.

Arvind Kejriwal roots for ‘Swachh Dilli’, says capital to become as clean as London, Paris

Arvind Kejrwal takes a leaf out of PM Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission, says cleanliness will be his focus in the next five years.

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.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

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.