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Where is Ram Madhav — the RSS pracharak who was Modi’s Man Friday not long ago

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav no longer handles Modi's foreign tours. His involvement in BJP affairs in Northeast and J&K has also reduced.

BJP begins work for 2021 Bengal polls — picks candidates to groom in each constituency

BJP, which made massive inroads into Bengal during the Lok Sabha elections, has begun identifying 4 potential candidates for each of the 294 seats.

Modi’s statistics minister knows as much about the subject as Bharatnatyam: Swamy

At launch of his book, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy says he can’t discuss technical economic subjects with Modi as PM ‘feels offended’ but has written him letters.

India was careful at Balakot, Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan again

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated his warning from earlier this week, telling Pakistan not to repeat its mistake from 1971.

Silent resentment in Shiv Sena as BJP won’t settle for smaller share of seats anymore

BJP could contest a higher number of seats than Sena this time, given its burgeoning strength over last 5 yrs and a stellar performance in Lok Sabha polls.

Akalis, BJP plan tie-up for Haryana assembly elections for the first time

BJP and SAD have been allies in Punjab for 40 years, but the Akali Dal now wants to contest a dozen seats in Haryana too.

Sidelined in BJP, ex-CM Raman Singh fights a lone battle in Chhattisgarh

A question mark has emerged on Raman Singh’s role in the larger BJP framework since he lost the CM’s chair in last year’s assembly polls.

RSS has infiltrated Tripura Congress, Pradyot Debbarma says after quitting party

Former Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president Pradyot Debbarma says party old guard is targeting Rahul Gandhi's team.

Congress-BJP slanging match begins as 5 women are held for ‘extorting’ MP politicians

Congress alleges ‘ring leader’ Shweta Vijay Jain is ex-state secretary of BJP’s youth wing. Another woman arrested is the wife of a sacked Congress worker.

BJP’s new rhetoric ahead of state polls — press meets, articles on ‘economic turnaround’

Home Minister Amit Shah has asked BJP workers to spread more information about work done by the government to improve the current economic situation.

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.