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PDP leader Bashir Ahmad Runyal quits party 

The senior PDP leader also said that he would fight the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as an independent candidate. 

India is the most tolerant country in the world, says Rajnath Singh

The home minister rubbished allegations that intolerance was rising in the country.

Mahagathbandhan is an incoherent alliance of rich dynasties, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also termed it an unholy alliance of various political parties for personal survival.

Pakistan army chief backs Imran Khan’s peace-building initiatives with India

Peace benefits everyone and it is time to fight disease, poverty and illiteracy instead of fighting against each other, said General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

Out of power in J&K, Mehbooba Mufti is fast losing grip on her party too

Amid rising discontent, Mehbooba's party is threatening to unravel as it loses senior leaders to rivals.

Imran Khan says he will show Modi govt how to treat minorities

Khan claimed his government is taking steps to ensure that religious minorities in Pakistan get their due rights.

BJP & JDU to contest on 17 seats each, LJP gets 6 in Bihar seat-sharing deal for Lok Sabha

Amit Shah made the announcement in presence of Nitish Kumar and Lok Janshakti Party chief and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Leadership must own up to defeat and failures, says union minister Nitin Gadkari

He advised the defeated candidates not to transfer the blame on others.

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy expands his cabinet with 8 new ministers

H.D. Kumaraswamy dropped two of his minister and brought on eight others in a rejig to his cabinet six months into his tenure

Punjab debacle in mind, AAP keeps ‘remote control’ away in Haryana

In party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s home state, AAP seems to have learnt its lessons and is getting ready for the Lok Sabha and Haryana assembly polls next year.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.