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Amit Shah is the Pranab Mukherjee of Modi govt — he heads most ministerial groups

Home Minister Amit Shah heads over 7 GoMs, the most by any minister in the Modi cabinet, cementing his position as most powerful man in the govt.

Bastion lost & party not in power, BJP’s Pankaja Munde hints at major political declaration

In Facebook post, Munde, who lost her Parli seat in the Maharashtra polls, has sought ‘me time’ till 12 December, her later father Gopinath Munde’s birth date.

Amit Shah & Narendra Modi are migrants, says Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Modi and Shah are creating a fear that they will throw out the Muslims but they don't have the capability to do that.

BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis named Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray greeted former CM Fadnavis, after speaker Nana Patole made the announcement.

Congress leader Nana Patole elected as Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly

A four-time MLA, Nana Patole was elected unopposed after BJP candidate Kisan Kathore withdrew his nomination.

Sex scandal has Karnataka BJP & Congress on edge ahead of bypolls

At least eight leaders of BJP and Congress have reportedly fallen prey to extortion scandals based on explicit videos featuring them.

‘You can burn me’, BJP’s Pragya Thakur dares Congress MLA Govardhan Dangi after threat

BJP MP Pragya Thakur has been in the eye of a storm over a remark — since expunged — she reportedly made about Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse in Parliament.

NCP yet to decide name for deputy CM’s post, even as Congress makes a pitch too

As per the power-sharing formula of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government, the post of deputy chief minister goes to NCP, while Congress gets the Assembly Speaker's post.

Record 18 politicians in Jharkhand defect after being denied tickets in polls

Among others, three former state Congress chiefs have switched over to rival camps like BJP or other local parties in the run-up to the polls.

Discovery fan with an elephant’s memory — 5 facts about Uddhav Thackeray you didn’t know

The new Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray, is known to be a reserved man. His wife, Rashmi, is his adviser — even on political matters.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.