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Haryana Congress shake-up has Sonia’s stamp all over — and a peek at where Rahul failed

Ahead of assembly polls later this year, Sonia Gandhi appointed a new Haryana Congress chief, while putting the campaign under Bhupinder Hooda.

‘BJP mole’ Praveen Chakravarty, the data cell head blamed for Congress loss, gets promoted

Praveen Chakravarty, blamed for shaping Rahul Gandhi's poor election strategy, has been appointed chairman of Congress' Technology and Data cell.

Modi govt practising ‘politics of persecution’, says Congress after Shivakumar’s arrest

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said the arrest of its Karnataka leader D.K. Shivakumar is the latest in a series of continued "political vendetta", and the party will not be intimidated.

Instead of mocking Manmohan Singh, heed his advice on economy, ally Shiv Sena tells BJP

In a Saamana editorial, Shiv Sena says irrespective of what bhakts say, truth is loud and clear and Manmohan Singh has spoken about this truth in gentle words.

How Maharashtra leaders ‘use’ Ganesh Chaturthi to mix politics and devotion

Maharashtra politicians have always indulged in manoeuvrings during Ganesh Chaturthi, often setting the tone for what’s to follow in state’s electoral landscape.

Discontent, dissent & defiance in Congress as Gandhi family begins to lose grip on party

Congress has of late been imploding under the Gandhis, with some leaders quitting and others refusing to back Rahul & Sonia, contradicting party line on contentious issues.

Line to join BJP is so long that union minister Raosaheb Danve is asking Oppn MLAs to wait

Maharashtra assembly polls are likely to be held in Sept-Oct & several leaders from the Congress and the NCP have made a beeline for the BJP and Shiv Sena over the past few weeks.

Arif Khan, Modi govt’s only 2nd Muslim governor, whose political views align with the BJP’s

The former Congress minister has toed the BJP line on a host of issues from triple talaq, abrogation of Article 370 to the 'myth of Muslim persecution'.

Congress minister during Rajiv era, TN BJP chief among 5 new governors appointed Sunday

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit the Rajiv government over the Shah Bano case, is new Kerala governor while TN BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan takes over in Telangana

BJP abandons Karnataka state flag, Congress says it’s bending to ‘Hindi hegemony’

Siddaramaiah’s Congress govt had approved a new design for the Karnataka state flag and sent a proposal to the central govt before the 2018 assembly polls.

On Camera

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.

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.