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LK Advani ‘sensed wind of change in BJP’, called up Amit Shah to bow out of Lok Sabha race

BJP has fielded party president Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, the Lok Sabha constituency L.K. Advani has won six times.

BJP denies tickets to 6 sitting MPs from UP including Krishna Raj & Ram Shankar Katheria

The party renominated Smriti Irani from Amethi to take on Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Congress loyalist Sam Pitroda ‘baffled’ by PM Modi’s response on Balakot airstrikes

'My asking a question should not create kind of reaction it has created, even at level of the prime minister. I am baffled,' said Pitroda.

Centre wants states to bolster security at campaign venues of PM, other high-risk leaders

The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that states should ensure surveillance and access control at venues where high-risk dignitaries hold public meetings.

PM Modi slams Sam Pitroda & calls opposition ‘terror apologists’

This is a New India- we will answer terrorists in a language they understand and with interest, said PM Modi.

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir joins BJP and is likely to contest Lok Sabha elections

Gambhir who joined the party in the presence of union minister Arun Jaitley may be fielded from the New Delhi constituency, currently represented by Meenakshi Lekhi.

Impressed & inspired by PM Modi, so joined politics, says Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba

Rivaba Jadeja says she's not averse to contesting the Lok Sabha polls and defends the Karni Sena, of which she is a part.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra can be spoilsport for SP-BSP alliance in UP, claims Shiv Sena

In an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, Shiv Sena said Pawar and Mayawati not contesting was a sign that road was clear for Modi to return. 

BJP’s no more party with a ‘difference’ — over 25% of its ministers in states are defectors

A detailed analysis by ThePrint of all BJP ministers — including junior ones — in states it rules shows that as many as 29% are of non-BJP origin.

In BJP’s first list, Amit Shah to debut from Advani’s Gandhinagar seat

With the party expected to fight around 430 seats, it has now announced a little over 40 per cent of its candidates by declaring names for 184 seats.

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Chinese say Beijing is negotiating Iran ceasefire talks. Pakistan is a proxy

There is a broad consensus across Chinese online platforms that US and Israeli actions have driven unilateral tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, troubling global energy markets.

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.