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Tejashwi Yadav finally surfaces in Patna but still can’t make it to Bihar assembly

Nitish govt gets walkover in assembly over encephalitis deaths as opposition tries to censure it but is left embarrassed by absence of its leader Tejashwi.

When PM told BJP MPs the secret to becoming a minister in Narendra Modi cabinet

At BJP’s first parliamentary party meeting after the Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi also had a message for the MPs bunking Parliament.

PM Modi seeks action against BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya for assault on Indore civic officer

Akash Vijayvargiya, the son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, was caught on camera assaulting a civic officer last week.

In a first, BJP to carry out on-spot verification of those signing up to be a member

BJP says move will ensure state units do not inflate the number of people joining the party, and that only genuine individuals are registered as members.

All Congress CMs offered their resignations to Rahul after 2019 poll defeat: Ashok Gehlot

Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states urged Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress president.

Karnataka’s Kumaraswamy govt in precarious position as 2 Congress MLAs resign

The resignations reduce the Congress-JD(S) strength in the assembly to 117, giving them a wafer-thin majority with the halfway mark at 113.

BJP MP trolls Mehbooba, Omar over ‘love for Pakistan’ as India lose to England in World Cup

England's win Sunday diminished Pakistan's shot at entering the Cricket World Cup semifinals, and Giriraj Singh claimed this had made Omar & Mehbooba sad.

Allahabad University, with 3 former PMs as alumni, ends student union polls

Allahabad University is replacing the student union with a student council, whose election will mirror the system followed for the Rajya Sabha.

Mamata’s got another headache — more and more people from Bengal want to join RSS

RSS website is seeing a steady rise in people from Bengal applying to join the organisation. Numbers show Bengal is second only to UP.

Revanth Reddy quits as Telangana Congress working president, second to step down in days

Revanth Reddy said he heard Rahul Gandhi's message loud and clear, and was quitting to pave the way for restructuring the party.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.