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BJP leaders’ praise for Nathuram Godse rattles party, Amit Shah steps in to control damage

Senior leadership believes remarks could hurt BJP prospects in last phase of polling, initiates disciplinary action against 3 leaders, including Pragya Thakur.

Amit Shah condemns comments by Pragya Thakur, other BJP leaders as Godse controversy grows

BJP chief Amit Shah distanced the party from the controversial comments saying they did not reflect the BJP's ideology.

These polls in Himachal are all about Balakot and a strong India, says CM Jai Ram Thakur

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur says many central and state govt schemes have had ‘great success’, but a ‘strong India under Modi’ is what matters.

Why Rajnath Singh emerged as No. 3 after Modi & Shah for BJP’s election campaign

As home minister, Rajnath Singh helped the BJP keep the focus on national security and nationalism while his Hindi proficiency was an asset in the heartland.

The big issue Goa parties always bet on to win power

Both Congress and BJP governments in Goa have fuelled the growth of casinos while in power, but vehemently demanded their removal while in the opposition.

Facing heat for Godse comment, Kamal Haasan says every religion has its terrorists

Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan reiterated his statements on extremists, saying he was unafraid of being arrested but warned an attempt would escalate tensions.

No joke, AAP’s comedian-MP Bhagwant Mann gets all serious as his party struggles in Punjab

Bhagwant Mann insists AAP is different from its 2014 avatar, without 'those hankering for power', but his campaign has a far more serious tenor this time around.

Pragya Thakur calls Nathuram Godse a ‘patriot’, retracts remark hours later

BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur apologised for calling Nathuram Godse a 'deshbhakt' as the party distanced itself from the remark.

‘There’s a time to be CM’: Kumaraswamy & Siddaramaiah in Twitter war over Kharge

Karnataka's Congress chief and former CM Siddaramaiah took a swipe at current state CM Kumaraswamy, who said Mallikarjun Kharge shuold've been made CM years ago.

Rahul Gandhi meets family of Alwar gang rape victim, assures justice

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and deputy CM Sachin Pilot, said that the matter for him was an 'emotional' and not political one.

On Camera

Anil Kapoor and the rise of angry Dalit-Bahujan hero

Bollywood shows Dalit-Bahujan characters as helpless victims. Recent film ‘Subedaar’ is an act of resistance.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.