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Jagan Reddy’s YSRC won’t accept Lok Sabha deputy speaker post over AP special status

YSR Congress, the fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha, said it did not want to appear like it was aligning with the NDA until Andhra is granted special status.

BSP chief Mayawati appoints brother and nephew to top party posts

At a meeting attended by BSP's top functionaries, Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand was appointed as national coordinator and her brother Anand Kumar as national vice president.

FIR against BSP MP Atul Rai for submitting false affidavit during Lok Sabha elections

An FIR was registered by an assistant district election officer against BSP MP Atul Rai for mentioning only 13 out of 24 cases against him.

Delhi govt to pay CBSE exam fees for students starting next year

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia says scholarship for students scoring 80% or more will be increased to Rs 2,500. Family income rider also being removed.

BJP wants to attack Nitish Kumar over Bihar encephalitis deaths, but just can’t do it

BJP has no one to blame for Bihar's encephalitis deaths because state health minister Mangal Pandey is a party leader.

Deve Gowda predicts mid-term polls, then makes a U-turn. But message to Congress is clear

Deve Gowda first said he wasn’t sure how long Karnataka's JD(S)-Congress coalition would last, before ‘clarifying’ that by mid-term elections he meant local body polls.

2 TDP MPs who switched to BJP are facing probe by CBI, ED, IT. One was raided 20 days ago

C.M. Ramesh and Y.S. Chowdary are under probe for financial irregularities. Last year, a BJP MP had called them ‘Andhra Mallyas’.

Kumaraswamy hit by ‘five-star CM’ tag ahead of his village-stay programme

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has been operating out of a five-star hotel for a year, drawing criticism from the opposition and some of his own party members.

4 Telugu Desam Party members of Rajya Sabha join BJP

Four out of six Rajya Sabha MPs belonging to TDP have switched parties and have sought a merger of the TDP Legislature Party with BJP.

VHP to submit Ram Temple resolution to PM Modi, urges CJI for a quick verdict too

VHP’s resolution increases heat on BJP to fulfil its promise of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, and asks the judiciary to keep a check on ‘anti-Ram elements’.

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.