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Kumaraswamy expands cabinet with 2 Independents but that could do little to save his govt

Rohini Swamy -
Political analysts say the instability is due to the dissent within the Congress and JD(S) and as such, this move will not ease the crisis in Karnataka.
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Rahul Gandhi is on a week-long trip to London, to return ahead of Parliament session

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Congress president Rahul Gandhi left for London Tuesday soon after his meeting with party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.
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Amit Shah to continue as BJP chief at least until assembly elections this year

Neelam Pandey -
BJP feels that with assembly elections due in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana, the current setup should not be changed.
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Amit Shah expands Shivraj Chouhan’s role in BJP, gets him to head recruitment drive

Pragya Kaushika -
As Shivraj Chouhan is a senior OBC leader and one of the more popular ones, BJP wants to use his clean image in furthering its membership drive.
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Mamata asks agitating doctors to resume work, slams BJP & Left for the strike

PTI -
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has given doctors on strike a deadline to resume work and warned of action if the order was not followed.
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Modi govt not keen on President’s rule in Bengal as ‘Mamata can use it in her favour’

Neelam Pandey -
Belief in the BJP is that if President's rule is imposed in West Bengal now, it will help Mamata Banerjee portray herself as the 'victim'.
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BJP signals its Dalit outreach by making Thawarchand Gehlot Leader of Rajya Sabha

Neelam Pandey -
The BJP has, for the first time, appointed a Dalit as Leader of Rajya Sabha. Thawarchand Gehlot will replace senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley.
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After weeks of speculation, Congress clears the air — Rahul Gandhi will remain party chief

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Rahul Gandhi had insisted on resigning as Congress president after party's dismal show in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Modi and Shah tell new MPs to felicitate BJP workers for Lok Sabha win, not themselves

Pragya Kaushika -
BJP brass believes ‘MPs shouldn’t think the Lok Sabha win was only about them’, and party workers should be given their due credit.
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BJP plans Wednesday protest against Mamata & Trinamool ‘atrocities’

Neelam Pandey -
BJP leader Mukul Roy writes to Home Minister Amit Shah, says there has been a complete breakdown of state machinery and urges him to take action.
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Opinion

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

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

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Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

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

Bloomberg News -
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,...

Defence

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

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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