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Navjot Singh Sidhu sends resignation letter to Amarinder Singh a day after he quit as minister

Navjot Singh Sidhu has been upset over Punjab CM Amarinder Singh blaming him for the party’s poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra to be Himachal governor, Acharya Devvrat moved to Gujarat

A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said the appointments of Mishra & Devvrat will come into effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

There is a new RSS ‘envoy’ in BJP. Here’s why the post is important

B.L. Santhosh has been appointed the general secretary (organisation) of BJP after the RSS recalled incumbent Ram Lal.

You don’t have majority & must resign immediately, Karnataka BJP tells CM Kumaraswamy

The state BJP has demanded the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy immediately resign or seek a trust vote on Monday itself.

Navjot Singh Sidhu tweets resignation letter, says no longer Punjab cabinet minister

Navjot Singh Sidhu chose to address his resignation letter to the Congress president, and not Punjab CM Amarinder Singh.

V Satish likely to replace BJP general secretary Ramlal who returns to RSS

Ramlal had one of the longest tenures in the post considered to be the second-most powerful position in the BJP after its president.

Struggling in Karnataka, Congress banks on its go-to man DK Shivakumar yet again

The party's chief troubleshooter is working round the clock to win back rebel MLAs in order to save the Congress-JDS government.

Rebel Karnataka MLAs head to Shirdi to visit Sai Baba temple

The MLAs have been camping in Mumbai since last Saturday after resigning and withdrawing support from the JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka.

Goa CM to reshuffle cabinet, swearing-in of new ministers at 3 pm

Goa CM Pramod Sawant will drop three members of ally Goa Forward Party (GFP) and an Independent legislator as ministers.

Congress initiates back-channel talks to win back rebel Karnataka MLAs

Efforts were intensified to reach out to dissident Karnataka legislators a day after CM Kumaraswamy made a surprise announcement that he will seek a trust vote.

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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.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.