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Brewing trouble in Mahayuti, Ajit Pawar goes against BJP’s wishes, fields Nawab Malik

Malik filed his nomination as official candidate of Ajit Pawar-led NCP Tuesday. The party has nominated his daughter Sana Malik from her father’s current constituency, Anushaktinagar.

After Kanwar Yatra row, now BJP & VHP leaders urge ‘Sanatanis’ to ‘buy from your own’ ahead of Diwali

VHP national spokesperson asserts move should be seen in a positive manner. There is no Hindu-Muslim aspect to it, he contends.

In Pawar bastion Baramati, Yugendra up against his own Goliath. Uncle Ajit has never lost an election

Second nephew versus uncle tussle in Pawar family, with Sharad & Ajit Pawar at loggerheads following latter’s rebellion. Yugendra is son of Ajit’s elder brother Shrinivas.

Why DMK has softened towards arch-rival BJP after Lok Sabha elections

Signs of bonhomie were evident in August when a BJP MLA shared stage with CM Stalin. Since then, DMK and BJP leaders have shared the stage on at least three occasions.

Why BJP’s Purvanchali leaders are cautioning party to look at community as a whole ahead of Delhi polls

Last month, a section of Purvanchali leaders was irked after a presentation on voter composition at Delhi BJP meeting sought to downplay number of Purvanchali voters in national capital.

Why Harjinder Dhami re-election as SGPC chief is boost for Sukhbir Badal & his beleaguered Akali Dal

Election was crucial for Akalis, as it took place amid tensions with Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, that works in close administrative contact with SGPC.

Maharashtra polls: Battleground set in Sindhudurg as Nitesh Rane files nomination from Kankavli, Nilesh Rane from Kudal

Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) , October 28 (ANI): Former Union Minister and BJP MP Narayan Rane's son, Nitesh Rane, held a roadshow and filed his nomination...

Delhi poll set to test INDIA allies as Congress plans yatra to ‘expose AAP’s decade of misgovernance’

Aim of Nyay Yatra is to expose AAP govt which has cheated people over last decade, says DPCC chief Devender Yadav. It will be held in 4 phases, each covering at least 16 segments.

“Difficult to live here,” Locals in Jharkhand’s Jharia face health problems, displacement due to coal mining

Dhanbad (Jharkhand) , October 28 (ANI): With assembly elections in Jharkhand around the corner, residents of Jharia in the State's Dhanbad district highlight the...

Ex-journalist, 2-time councillor & Tamil Sikh woman. Priyanka Gandhi’s rivals hope to wrest Wayanad

Priyanka is in poll fray after her brother Rahul vacated this seat. Both LDF & BJP are highlighting absence of Gandhi scion & long-pending local issues that remain unresolved.

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

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.