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In Jharkhand polls, ex-MLA is up against ‘assassin he hired & son of rival he got killed’

Raja Peter of NCP, Independent Kundan Pahan and Vikash Munda of JMM will face off in the second phase of Jharkhand assembly polls.

Congress-NCP talks done, now will discuss Maharashtra govt formation with Sena: Chavan

Congress and NCP leaders held a marathon meeting on Wednesday to finalise details of their alliance before discussing the government formation with Shiv Sena.

Paswan slams Kejriwal, says 95% of Delhi children get diseases due to impure water

Consumer Affairs Minister Paswan said the AAP govt should take responsibility for Delhi’s poor BIS water quality test results and apologise on national TV.

Modi govt is targeting JNU because it never produced right-wing leaders, says Shiv Sena

In mouthpiece Saamana, Sena says it was unfortunate that the govt, under the garb of maintaining law and order, is trying to crush all voices of dissent.

Warring brothers, party-hoppers and rebellion ahead of Karnataka’s make-or-break bypolls

The Karnataka bypolls not only hold the key to the fate of Congress-JD (S) defectors, some individual contests promise to pack a serious punch.

European delegation’s Kashmir tour was private visit, govt tells Rajya Sabha

The two-day visit of 27 European parliamentarians to Kashmir on 28 October had been criticised severely by opposition parties.

What is the political situation in Maharashtra? Sonia Gandhi has ‘no comment’

Sonia Gandhi's silence comes as Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut claimed his party will form the Maharashtra government by next month.

Why ‘giant killer’ BJP rebel Saryu Roy wants to defeat CM Raghubar Das & party in Jharkhand

Saryu Roy is known as a giant killer in Bihar and Jharkhand politics for building watertight cases to land two former CMs in jail.

Youth Congress polls ‘expensive, corrupt & damaging’ — senior leaders want it junked

Seeking cancellation of polls for Punjab Youth Congress president, several senior leaders say these elections have been ‘detrimental to the party’.

Haryana deputy CM Chautala and home minister Vij to continue defamation battle in court

Dushyant Chautala had filed a case against Anil Vij last year when the BJP leader called him a ‘drug addict’, and won’t withdraw it now despite being allies.

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.