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Chandrababu Naidu & Jagan Reddy’s intense rivalry: What one does, the other has to erase

Naidu says he was friends with Jagan’s late father YSR from their Congress days. But their rivalry descended to mom jibes & airport insults.

Why KCR had BJP on his mind as he brought back nephew Harish, inducted 2 women in cabinet

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao expanded his cabinet last week ahead of municipal polls in the state.

Chandrababu Naidu, son Lokesh under house arrest amid TDP protests against Andhra govt

Several party leaders, including MLAs, were taken into custody on Wednesday in an bid to stop them from organising an agitation in Guntur district.

Why Urmila Matondkar’s stint in politics was shorter than expected

Local leaders who ran Urmila Matondkar’s election campaign say they did everything in their power to canvass on the ground for her.

Aaditya Thackeray speaks up against cutting trees for Metro depot, a pet project of ally BJP

Issue is a bone of contention between BJP and Sena, and Thackeray’s press meet comes as the 2 parties are working out seat-sharing deal for Maharashtra polls.

Congress’ new headache ahead of Maharashtra polls — no senior wants to fight Fadnavis

5 senior leaders suggested as probable candidates by state Congress working president Nitin Raut. They say recommendations are result of party rivalry.

Urmila Matondkar quits Congress just months after her political debut

Urmila Matondkar, who joined the Congress in March and contested for the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat, said didn't want to be party to petty in-house politics.

Now, Siddaramaiah’s Krishi Bhagya scheme under probe, Yediyurappa govt says funds ‘misused’

With a few other schemes launched by the previous regimes already being probed, opposition Congress is alleging vendetta politics.

Accused of rape again, BJP’s UP strongman Chinmayanand always had a ‘loose’ reputation

Chinmayanand, accused by a law student of rape & sexual assault, faced a rape case in 2011 too but the charges were withdrawn.

How Kejriwal’s AAP moved from ‘politics of change’ to counting on religion to win voters

As Delhi elections near, AAP focus has turned to religion — be it Ravidas protests or tirth yatras — a far cry from 2017 when health, education were its poll agendas.

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.