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Rahul Gandhi’s stamp clear on Team Priyanka in UP as veteran leaders get sidelined

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has chosen to relegate senior leaders and promote a mix of activists, dynasts and Youth Congress leaders.

Congress-NCP manifesto promises jobs for Maharashtra residents, preservation of Marathi

Manifesto addresses farmers’ concerns and promises environment conservation. It also talks of protecting Mumbai’s salt lands and stopping coastal pollution.

Congress finds its UP chief in two-time MLA who was once a construction worker

Tamkuhi Raj MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu, a post-graduate in political science, says he's ready to help set up a new organisational base for Congress in UP.

J&K block polls will create a parallel political class as NC & PDP are unlikely to contest

With 310 blocks set to elect chairmen on 24 October, J&K block polls have become the latest flashpoint between state administration and political parties.

This BJP crack team helps Amit Shah pass bills, win elections and everything in between

Home minister and BJP chief Amit Shah is a pivotal figure in Modi govt, who relies on a battery of trusted lieutenants to manage his affairs.

All will respect Supreme Court decision on Ayodhya, says UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

CM Adityanath had earlier said there would be "very good news", but later dismissed it to say he was talking about a 'deepotsav' to be held in Ayodhya on Diwali.

In poll season, Haryana’s pahalwans find a new arena — as bouncers for politicians

Haryana, which votes on 21 October, is known to nurture bodybuilders or ‘pahalwans’, reared on its famed ‘doodh-dahi ka khana’. 

BJP’s Pragya Thakur, gagged for ‘black magic’ remark, missing in action ahead of MP bypoll

Buzz is BJP wants to avoid ‘unnecessary attention’ that Pragya Thakur — known for calling Gandhi's assassin Godse a ‘patriot’ — could bring to the campaign trail.

Why Kejriwal has dropped Modi-baiter avatar to become champion of Delhi’s development

The AAP insists it’s a natural shift in narrative warranted by the upcoming Delhi assembly polls.

Months before Delhi polls, 4-time ex-Congress MLA Parlad Singh Sawhney joins AAP

The former aide to Sheila Dikshit said he did not join AAP for a ticket to contest the assembly polls next year but to work for development in Delhi.

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.'

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

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.