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Sharad Pawar & Ajit Pawar face off once again, this time over NCP’s new saffron flags

Sharad Pawar has 'snubbed' nephew Ajit Pawar's assertion that NCP will use saffron flag with Shivaji emblazoned on it, a move seen as toeing soft Hindutva line.

At BJP hq, Modi is Sankatmochak, true friend, sensitive writer, poet, brave child and more

BJP is celebrating PM Modi’s birthday week in Delhi with a gallery that features images, illustrations & textual anecdotes recounting his life story.

Digvijay Singh says BJP & Bajrang Dal take money from ISI, slapped with defamation case

The complaint alleged that Digvijay Singh committed a "grave offence" and caused injury to the BJP, its leaders and public at large with his 'defamatory statements'.

Before polls, Jharkhand’s BJP govt to pay reporters Rs 15,000 to write on welfare schemes

A newspaper ad issued by the Jharkhand govt said journalists were required to apply for the scheme by 16 September. 

War must be fought if needed to protect woman’s honour, says Amit Shah citing Ramayana

Speaking at the fifth International Ramayana Festival, Amit Shah urged everyone to read the Hindu epic because it has solutions to all the world’s problems.

Amit Shah raises questions about India’s multi-party democracy

Home Minister Amit Shah takes a swipe at Congress, saying they 'worked 30 years' but can't name 5 big decisions, while BJP can list 50 decisions in just 5-year rule.

BJP storms govt offices with Tricolour to push demand for ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’

BJP wants anniversary of Hyderabad's 1948 annexation to India recognised as 'Hyderabad independence day', and says TRS opposes the move over 'communal concerns'.

West Bengal name change, central funds on agenda as Mamata set to meet Modi

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will meet PM Modi in New Delhi Wednesday. They last met during the May 2018 convocation ceremony for Visva-Bharati University.

On his birthday, PM Modi says decision to abrogate Article 370 inspired by Sardar Patel

From Hyderabad Liberation Day to the 'Per drop more campaign', PM Modi remembered Sardar Patel, and lauded the former home minister's vision.

Rename Bakhtiyarpur to ‘undo sins of the past’, VHP-backed body writes to Bihar CM

Bakhtiyarpur was named after Bakhtiyar Khalji, who had destroyed Nalanda University. Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti says it should be renamed after Chanakya or Shilbhadra.

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India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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.