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Nitish Kumar’s anger has more to do with ally BJP than media questions on Bihar floods

BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Giriraj Singh and Sanjay Jaiswal have criticised the Nitish Kumar government over its failure to provide relief in flood-affected areas.

Bengal BJP worried Amit Shah’s NRC pitch will help Mamata win third term as CM

BJP leaders say political violence, unemployment are larger issues in Bengal, fear Shah's strident NRC pitch will push Hindus and Muslims towards Trinamool.

Uncanny chill between BJP & Congress, political barbs mark Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi did not acknowledge each other at the Parliament Hall.

There is ‘more give than take’ in alliance with BJP this time: Shiv Sena on seat division

Sena to contest 'approximately 125 seats' in Maharashtra’s polls. In Saamana editorial, party says BJP needs more space to accommodate defectors and allies.

Manohar Lal Khattar’s bank balance grew 10-fold since 2014 but he still doesn’t own a car

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar declared his assets Tuesday while filing his nomination papers from Karnal.

Yogi Adityanath opens Niira Radia’s hospital in Varanasi, photo goes viral on social media

The Sunday photograph of Yogi Adityanath with Niira Radia, posted on Twitter by the UP chief minister's official handle, has been since deleted.

BJP’s Giriraj Singh again targets ally Nitish Kumar — this time over Bihar floods

Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh tweeted a video of JD(U) MLA Narendra Singh, who blamed Nitish Kumar govt for its lackadaisical attitude in dealing with the floods.

BJP-Shiv Sena first list for Maharashtra polls accommodates dozen Congress, NCP defectors

The BJP and Shiv Sena have finalised their nominations for 125 and 70 seats respectively for the 21 October Maharashtra assembly elections.

BJP announces Shiv Sena alliance, names of 125 candidates for Maharashtra election

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will contest from Nagpur South West seat and BJP state chief Chandrakant Patil will contest from Kothrud.

Aspiring Kashmiri leaders ask Amit Shah to lift communication blockade, stick to promises

An informal group of aspiring Kashmiri political leaders is meeting the top tier of the Narendra Modi government. It is also hoping to start a political party.

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.