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BJP ally NPP withdraws support to Biren Singh-led govt in Manipur. ‘Cannot tolerate any more’

Meghalaya CM and NPP chief Conrad Sangma wrote to BJP national president Nadda conveying party’s decision. NPP local unit says ‘will go as per the wishes of the people in Manipur’.

‘Kejriwal’s Hanuman’ & L-G pick to hoist Tricolour—Kailash Gahlot, 3rd Delhi minister to quit AAP since 2022

Apart from induction of new buses, including electric vehicles, in the DTC fleet, Gahlot also steered roll out of Delhi govt’s Doorstep Delivery of Public Services scheme.

Declared ‘tankhaiya’, Badal steps down as Akali Dal chief. What his resignation means

Elected Akali Dal president twice since 2008, Sukhbir Badal was declared ‘tankhaiya’ by Akal Takht in August. SAD insiders say resignation is a preemptive measure.

As Jagan & his MLAs continue AP House boycott over LoP post, call to ‘disqualify’ from Naidu’s TDP

State Congress chief & Jagan’s sister YS Sharmila also took a dig at her brother, demanding he resign if he 'lacks boldness' to attend assembly & 'question NDA govt’s anti-people policies'.

Modi suffering ‘memory loss like former US president,’ says Rahul Gandhi at Maharashtra poll rally

Referring to Biden mistakenly referring to Ukrainian president as Putin, Rahul Gandhi said Modi has ‘memory loss’, might say in next rally that Congress leader is against caste census.

Aaditya Thackeray doing now what Congress did for 10 yrs, says Shinde Sena’s Worli pick Milind Deora

Former Congress MP Milind Deora also criticises ‘speed-breaker’ politics, adds that there is an unspoken rule within the MVA to oppose anything that a few business leaders do.

Sidelined in Haryana campaign stationery, why Modi is front & centre in BJP’s Jharkhand poll posters

PM prominent across posters along with the tagline, 'Roti, beti, maati ki pukaar, Jharkhand mai Bhajapa sarkar'. None of the state leaders are featured.

Modi govt’s Rs 6,000 cr pre-poll bonanza for tribals not a first. How BJP’s wooed adivasis over the yrs

First hint of BJP's outreach came way back in 2021, when Modi govt announced that tribal legend's birth anniversary would be celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.

Crying ‘land jihad’ over dispute in Kerala, BJP pushes Modi govt’s Waqf Amendment Bill as answer

Party is holding a campaign pushing for Waqf Act amendment with Munambam stir at fulcrum. A tripartite meet of govt, church & Board would have solved the row, says Waqf official.

Dimple, Shivpal, back-to-back rallies. Why SP called in big guns to campaign in family bastion Karhal

Karhal falls under Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, which was represented 5 times in Parliament by Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akhilesh has fielded his nephew Tej Pratap as Karhal bypoll candidate.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.