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Congress congratulates ISRO & Modi govt for A-SAT launch but credits Nehru & Indira

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said the UPA government had initiated the A-SAT program which has reached fruition today.

PM Modi got himself an hour of free TV to divert nation’s attention: Akhilesh Yadav

The prime minister addressed the nation and announced that India had shot down a live satellite using anti-satellite missile technology.

For grandson, Sukh Ram switches loyalty yet again, but latest move likely to dent his image

Sukh Ram, 92, a veteran Himachal politician credited with spearheading India’s telecom revolution, has joined Congress with grandson Ashray Sharma, 32, in tow.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant drops deputy CM from cabinet after MGP merger

Goa deputy CM Sudin Dhavalikar was the lone MGP MLA who did not break away from the party.

Actor Urmila Matondkar joins Congress, likely to be fielded from Mumbai North

Urmila Matondkar will meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi. She is expected to address a press conference at 2 pm.

Congress party’s minimum-income scheme for the poor is short on funding details

The plan has left economists wondering how this would be rolled out without breaching the budget deficit goal of 3.4% of GDP for the fiscal year starting April. 

2 MGP legislators break away to merge with BJP in Goa

BJP's strength now goes up to 14 in the 40-member House, bringing them on par with opposition Congress.

Not Modi vs Rahul, this poll will be defined by satraps, say Prannoy Roy & Dorab Sopariwala

BJP is way ahead of Congress in nurturing alliances with regional leaders, psephologists Prannoy Roy and Dorab R. Sopariwala say at Off The Cuff.

Indian women a step closer to breaking glass ceiling in politics

Quotas for women candidates in BJD & Trinamool are expected to help give a final push to reserving 33% Lok Sabha seats for women.

In BJP’s 10th list, party swaps seats of the mother-son duo of Maneka & Varun Gandhi

Uttar Pradesh minister and MLA Rita Bahuguna Joshi, formerly a top Congress leader in the state, has been fielded from Allahabad.

On Camera

How the Air Force’s Cheetahs and MI-8s gave India an edge in the race to Siachen

There can be no doubt that the Cheetahs and the MI-8s were the real sky messengers without whom there would have been no Operation Meghdoot.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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.