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Pakistan still not doing enough to fight terror, top US official says before meeting Imran

Secretary of State Pompeo says Islamabad needs to do more before Washington can consider resuming security assistance.

Competitive cow politics in Madhya Pradesh as Congress looks to dethrone BJP

Congress announces it will set up gaushalas in every district if voted to power in the year-end elections.

Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘use and throw’ policy could end up hurting him the most

Several talented leaders have been left by the wayside, say party insiders, a fact that will hit AAP hard in election year.

Chidambaram blames rise in petrol, diesel prices on excessive taxes by the central govt

The former finance minister demanded that petrol and diesel be brought under the Goods and Services Tax immediately.

The political reason behind Modi & BJP ministers praising India’s Asian Games winners

BJP hopes the Twitter applause and ad campaign will help it court India's young voters ahead of DUSU polls and 2019 elections.

In election year, Modi and Shah have a new headache — the angry upper caste voter

At high-profile meeting, Modi and Shah urge all BJP chief ministers to address ‘upper caste unhappiness’ on a priority basis. 

BJP smells a rat as Congress emerges biggest player in Karnataka civic polls

BJP alleges 'blatant misuse of official machinery' in polls where Congress won 37 of the state’s 105 civic bodies, and the saffron party 31.

Congress students’ wing NSUI makes Jio’s eminence tag an election issue in DU polls

NSUI slogan is ‘Vote for NSUI if you want Delhi University to become an Institute of Eminence’. DUSU elections are due on 12 September.

Why Modi’s schedule over the next 6 months will be extremely hectic

Besides his trips abroad & campaign commitments, Modi will also be busy with visiting foreign leaders.

70-year-old man beaten up for ‘abandoning’ his cow in paddy field in UP

Victim and police reject reports that he was thrashed by cow vigilantes, say the attackers feared his cow would destroy their crops.

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

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.