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BJP to form govt in Haryana with JJP, Dushyant Chautala could be deputy CM

Incumbent CM Khattar said the two parties will meet the Governor in Chandigarh Saturday to stake the claim to form the govt in state.

BJP gets closer to forming Haryana govt as 7 independents ally, JJP support likely

Top BJP leaders moved swiftly to cobble together a majority in the 90-member Haryana Assembly after the party's tally fell six short of the majority mark.

If BJP makes Gopal Kanda minister, there’ll be a zillion Geetikas, says airhostess’ brother

Haryana MLA Gopal Goyal Kanda is accused of abetting the suicide of airhostess Geetika Sharma in 2012, and her mother’s in 2013.

Congress wrests 2 of 6 seats in Nagpur — the home turf of Fadnavis, Gadkari and RSS

Congress had drawn a blank in the 2014 elections, losing all 6 seats to BJP. This time, of the 4 seats won by BJP, two were by a narrow margin.

Suicide abetment, fraud, forgery — cases against Gopal Kanda who BJP’s desperately wooing

MLA Gopal Goyal Kanda has emerged 'king-maker' after BJP, with 40 seats, fell short of the majority mark in the Haryana assembly.

Neither Congress or BJP untouchable for us, says JJP’s Dushyant Chautala

Chautala, who has emerged as the kingmaker in Haryana, says the JJP will go with whichever party agrees with their agenda common minimum programme.

Shiv Sena’s Saamana editorial talks of BJP’s ‘politics of arrogance’, praises Sharad Pawar

In a 'Saamana' editorial, Shiv Sena says people have refused to come under influence of politics of terror and power. Verdict shows people want a strong opposition, it adds.

No word from Rahul Gandhi as Congress celebrates Haryana, Maharashtra poll performance

Rahul Gandhi is yet to comment on the Congress' performance in the Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections. He has not posted anything on Twitter also.

BJP has 16 dynast MLAs in Maharashtra — highest among all parties

17 of the 29 dynasts BJP fielded across Maharashtra and Haryana have won. The figure for Congress stands at 21 out of 36.

Not a good election for turncoats — 60% candidates lose in Maharashtra, Haryana

Haryana voters more unforgiving to turncoats as 9 out of 14 candidates fielded by BJP lost. Maharashtra defectors had a better strike rate.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

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.