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After MP, Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi turns attention to picking Chhattisgarh CM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a third round of talks Saturday to select CM for Chhattisgarh where the party won power in the state after 15 years.

This rebel Bihar MP is taking on everybody — Modi, Nitish & Kushwaha

Arun Kumar, the Jehanabad MP from Bihar, calls Upendra Kushwaha opportunistic, says he is disappointed in PM Modi.

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka PM, Wickremesinghe to be reinstated

Rajapaksa resigned following a Supreme Court decision declaring that the dissolution of Sri Lankan Parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena was "illegal".

BJP mahant’s defeat in Pokhran will hurt Yogi Adityanath more than most

Mahant Pratap Puri, an Adityanath-backed Hindu leader, narrowly lost to Congress' Saleh Mohammad, whose father is a popular leader of Sindhi Muslims.

Reading between the lines: What 3 losing BJP CMs have been up to on social media

Raman Singh, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan have remained active on social media, to varying degrees, perhaps based on poll performance.

Ashok Gehlot, ‘the CM of party workers’, gets another term at the helm in Rajasthan

Newly-appointed Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has a reputation of being a shrewd politician and one with a ‘clean image, ground-level connect and accessibility’. 

Congress falsehood on Rafale deal has fallen apart, says Arun Jaitley

Finance minister accuses Congress of compromising national security, says only judicial body can review deals like Rafale as JPC probe could be partisan.

5 reasons why Rahul Gandhi picked Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot

Keeping in mind caste dynamics in Rajasthan and 2019 possibilities, Congress president Rahul Gandhi was forced to deny chief ministership to Sachin Pilot.

Rahul Gandhi rubbing salt on the wounds of 1984 riots victims: Akali Dal on Kamal Nath appointment

Shiromani Akali Dal alleged that Kamal Nath had a hand in the anti-Sikh riots that broke out in Delhi in 1984.

Alliance with NC & Congress is need of the hour: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti calls BJP alliance ‘suicide’, slams Modi for not rising to the occasion the way Vajpayee did

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.