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Former Kejriwal govt minister Kapil Mishra, AAP women’s wing chief join BJP

Kapil Mishra was disqualified from the Delhi assembly under the anti-defection law after he campaigned for the BJP during the Lok Sabha polls. He has challenged the ruling.

Sadhvi Pragya has dismal Lok Sabha report card, RSS steps in to ‘groom’ her

Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur didn't ask any questions regarding her constituency during Question Hour, raised just 4 issues during Zero Hour.

Yediyurappa has held four cabinet meetings — without a cabinet

Three weeks since he was sworn in as Karnataka CM, Yediyurappa has held 4 cabinet meetings, and he has been the only minister in attendance at all of them. 

Maharashtra elections the focus of Sonia Gandhi’s first meeting as interim Congress chief

Maharashtra Congress leaders told Sonia Gandhi that the party should put up heavyweight candidates against BJP bigwigs like CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Fadnavis gets poll makeover as caring brother — BJP wants 21 lakh women to send him rakhis

Maharashtra BJP Mahila Morcha has launched ‘Shakti Samman Mahotsav’ to reach out to as many women as possible ahead of the assembly elections.

Talk of split in Haryana Congress as former CM Hooda plans big show of strength at Rohtak

Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender have planned a Parivartan Maha Rally on 18 August. No senior Congress leader from Delhi is invited.

Kumaraswamy tapped our phones, allege rebel Karnataka MLAs, urge BJP to speed up induction

The rebel MLAs say H.D. Kumaraswamy wanted to ‘blackmail’ them into supporting his JD(S)-Congress govt in Karnataka. Former CM denies charge.

Elections done, BJP quietly buries NRC promise in West Bengal for now

Implementation of the National Register of Citizens in West Bengal was one of BJP's chief poll planks, especially in the northern parts of the state bordering Bangladesh.

Unlike BJP, which has just one voice, Congress gives every voice importance: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress general secretary Priyanaka Gandhi, who visited Sonbhadra a month after the state govt stopped her, said the scrapping of Article 370 was done in an 'unconstitutional manner'.

BJP uses its favourite defection strategy to breach final northeast frontier Sikkim

With 10 of 13 Sikkim Democratic Front MLAs joining BJP, the party has now become the main opposition in a state where it traditionally had no foothold.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

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.