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Now, HP Congress MLA wants cow declared ‘Mother of the Nation’, Assembly passes resolution

Congress goes one up on BJP over gau mata in Himachal. A cow cess on liquor already in place. First cow ‘sanctuary’ inaugurated.

HC to rule in appeal against Sajjan Kumar acquittal in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Monday

A trial court had acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 2013.

Amit Shah to visit Telangana to review BJP’s assembly poll performance

The BJP won only one assembly seat in the Telangana state elections of the total 119.

Kejriwal to mobilise public opinion over next 1 year for full statehood for Delhi

CM Arvind Kejriwal says it's an insult to Delhi's citizens that capital doesn’t have full statehood & hopes it will get it in next 5 years.

National security & defence are either punching bag or funding source for Congress: Modi

PM Modi also accused Congress of wanting to make money from defence deals even if it meant hurting morale of military.

Chidambaram questions Jaitley’s claim that Modi govt bought Rafale jets at lower price

Chidambaram said Jaitley has been maintaining the price of the aircraft was cheaper by 9% or 20%.

Narendra Modi to visit Gandhi bastion Rae Bareli for the first time

Modi's visit is being seen as a strategy of the BJP to pin the Congress leadership in their respective constituencies in the 2019 general election. 

SC didn’t go into technical aspects of Rafale, only JPC can probe irregularities: Congress

The Congress claimed the Modi government had misled the Supreme Court by presenting wrong information about the CAG report on the Rafale deal.

Rahul Gandhi conspired to demean India over Rafale deal, says Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb

Along with CM Deb, senior BJP leader Ratan Lal Nath said there was a "foreign conspiracy" to delay the purchase of Rafale aircraft.

Farm loans will be waived in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan assures Rahul Gandhi

The Congress, which will form governments in the three states, had promised to waive farmer loans during it election campaign.

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.